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they_o to_o fall_v before_o his_o choose_a people_n therefore_o let_v we_o not_o be_v in_o the_o least_o dismay_v it_o be_v good_a for_o we_o that_o we_o have_v the_o lord_n on_o our_o side_n who_o have_v guard_v govern_v and_o defend_v this_o city_n for_o these_o many_o month_n past_a and_o have_v give_v we_o many_o instance_n of_o his_o love_n and_o kindness_n in_o bear_v up_o our_o droop_a spirit_n to_o a_o miracle_n during_o the_o time_n of_o this_o close_a siege_n likewise_o afford_v we_o a_o happy_a success_n against_o our_o enemy_n he_o be_v gracious_a and_o his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v his_o people_n to_o become_v a_o prey_n to_o
the_o christian_a champion_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o a_o second_o discourse_n to_o the_o besiege_a soldier_n in_o londonderry_n first_o to_o exhort_v they_o to_o put_v away_o every_o evil_a thing_n that_o god_n may_v be_v merciful_a to_o they_o in_o this_o time_n of_o trouble_n second_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v courageous_a in_o this_o christian_a undertake_v not_o fear_v the_o fury_n or_o the_o force_n of_o rome_n print_a for_o p._n brâ—â—â—sby_n j._n deacon_n j._n blare_n j._n back_o 1689._o license_v according_a to_o order_n july_n the_o 30_o 1689._o the_o christian_a champion_n etc._n etc._n deuteronomy_n xxiii_o chap._n ix_o ver._n when_o the_o host_n go_v forth_o against_o thy_o enemy_n then_o keep_v thou_o from_o every_o wickesd_v thing_n ver._n 14._o for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n walk_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o camp_n to_o deliver_v thou_o and_o to_o give_v up_o thy_o enemy_n before_o thou_o therefore_o shall_v thy_o camp_n be_v holy_a that_o he_o see_v no_o 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