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upon_o the_o axletree_n which_o carry_v about_o all_o the_o government_n of_o this_o commonwealth_n and_o as_o all_o inferior_a magistrate_n namely_o the_o chief_a of_o every_o province_n city_n town_n ecorporate_a constable_n of_o hundred_o and_o the_o rest_n be_v to_o move_v by_o degree_n so_o must_v the_o private_a multitude_n move_v but_o as_o the_o first_o mover_n shall_v direct_v and_o which_o can_v not_o immediate_o be_v sensible_a unto_o they_o until_o it_o be_v by_o the_o ordinary_a motious_a of_o the_o other_o mover_v intimate_v and_o whosoever_o seem_v to_o move_v of_o himself_o and_o to_o move_v other_o without_o this_o ordinary_a motion_n he_o can_v but_o be_v censure_v a_o usurper_n of_o that_o office_n a_o untimely_a comet_n which_o will_v show_v light_n be_v darkness_n itself_o and_o therefore_o to_o be_v abandon_v out_o of_o all_o the_o true_a constellation_n which_o have_v their_o due_a motion_n and_o light_n from_o the_o first_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n in_o 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to_o fly_v cowardliness_n whereby_o they_o may_v discomfit_v their_o follower_n &_o rashness_n whereby_o they_o may_v endanger_v themselves_o and_o other_o but_o to_o be_v true_o magnanimous_a dismay_v at_o no_o tiding_n fear_v no_o danger_n nor_o admit_v no_o occasion_n to_o absent_v they_o from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o enemy_n for_o to_o live_v or_o die_v be_v not_o of_o themselves_o good_a but_o to_o do_v both_o of_o they_o right_o and_o in_o a_o good_a matter_n bring_v honour_n and_o therefore_o cato_n senior_n to_o encourage_v a_o man_n to_o true_a fortitude_n without_o too_o much_o fear_n or_o too_o much_o rashness_n faith_n that_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o much_o esteem_v of_o virtue_n and_o little_o weigh_v of_o life_n whereby_o he_o show_v that_o it_o be_v a_o commendable_a thing_n to_o desire_v life_n to_o be_v virtuous_a rather_o then_o rash_a without_o discretion_n to_o be_v famous_a but_o if_o you_o show_v yourselves_o provident_a in_o your_o charge_n and_o as_o occasion_n serve_v forward_o in_o true_a fortitude_n for_o your_o country_n safety_n you_o shall_v be_v reverence_v and_o be_v worthy_o famous_a and_o not_o for_o desperate_a run_v on_o with_o a_o furious_a crew_n of_o brainesicke_a people_n but_o for_o your_o discretion_n which_o more_o prevail_v by_o a_o few_o then_o hasty_a fury_n by_o a_o multitude_n that_o prayer_n must_v be_v add_v unto_o all_o the_o former_a mean_n which_o in_o christian_a policy_n we_o be_v allow_v to_o make_v to_o resist_v this_o antichristian_a host_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o weapon_n be_v fit_a and_o very_a necessary_a for_o war_n wall_a city_n fort_n and_o castle_n for_o defence_n policy_n be_v a_o requisite_a matter_n in_o martial_a affair_n but_o all_o these_o be_v to_o no_o more_o effect_n than_o a_o wooden_a dagger_n to_o defend_v one_o or_o offend_v another_o as_o of_o themselves_o without_o god_n bless_v the_o use_n of_o they_o for_o he_o can_v frustrate_v every_o action_n by_o his_o 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sword_n of_o the_o wicked_a prevail_v against_o the_o wicked_a and_o sometime_o against_o the_o godly_a which_o may_v argue_v a_o virtue_n in_o the_o same_o thing_n it_o must_v not_o so_o be_v take_v sparrow_n for_o that_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n have_v a_o share_n in_o a_o combat_n between_o two_o sparrow_n and_o whether_o of_o they_o he_o will_v prevail_v and_o therefore_o we_o that_o pretend_v to_o be_v true_a christian_n have_v a_o peculiar_a promise_n to_o be_v defend_v and_o preserve_v by_o he_o and_o between_o he_o and_o we_o be_v such_o a_o spiritual_a affinity_n that_o if_o we_o add_v unto_o these_o outward_a thing_n inward_a faith_n and_o faithful_a prayer_n to_o he_o he_o will_v so_o bless_v our_o weapon_n and_o our_o proceed_n against_o the_o enemy_n that_o we_o shall_v accomplish_v that_o admirable_a matter_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v we_o to_o perform_v namely_o ten_o to_o chase_v a_o hundred_o weapon_n and_o one_o hundred_o to_o put_v 10000_o to_o flight_n the_o israelite_n fight_v with_o the_o amalekite_n prevail_v more_o by_o moses_n prayer_n than_o josua_n and_o the_o soldier_n do_v by_o battle_n exo._n 17._o 11._o the_o like_a do_v they_o against_o the_o philistine_n by_o the_o prayer_n of_o samuel_n 1._o sam._n 7._o 3._o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o just_a person_n avail_v much_o and_o therefore_o say_v david_n cal_n upon_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n and_o he_o shall_v hear_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v glorify_v he_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v over_o the_o righteous_a and_o his_o ear_n be_v open_a unto_o their_o prayer_n whereby_o we_o may_v assure_v we_o of_o his_o presence_n with_o we_o in_o this_o dangerous_a hoobub_n if_o we_o pray_v to_o he_o and_o for_o our_o further_a encouragement_n against_o this_o wicked_a nation_n he_o say_v the_o lord_n be_v against_o they_o that_o rise_v against_o he_o prayer_n be_v a_o most_o