against_o we_o or_o the_o like_a faith_n act_v will_v say_v as_o david_n psal_n 3.6_o i_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o ten_o thousand_o of_o people_n that_o have_v set_v themselves_o against_o i_o round_o about_o as_o elisha_n to_o his_o servant_n 2_o king_n 6.16_o fear_v not_o for_o they_o that_o be_v with_o we_o two_o man_n only_o be_v 〈◊〉_d than_o they_o that_o be_v with_o they_o as_o asa_n 2_o chron._n 14.11_o lord_n it_o be_v nothing_o with_o thou_o to_o help_v whether_o with_o many_o or_o with_o they_o that_o have_v no_o power_n as_o jehosaphat_n chap._n 20.12_o we_o haâ—e_v no_o might_n against_o this_o great_a company_n that_o come_v against_o we_o neither_o know_v we_o what_o to_o do_v but_o our_o eye_n be_v upon_o thou_o or_o as_o moses_n at_o the_o red_a sea_n exod._n 14.13_o fear_v you_o not_o stand_v still_o and_o see_v the_o salvation_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o will_v shâ—w_v to_o you_o to_o day_n again_o faith_n act_v will_v say_v god_n be_v able_a to_o make_v 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