Through Thee, an host of men, I conquere shall, And with Thy helpe transcend the highest wal;[196] GOD'S way is pure, His word is tride with fire;[197] Hee heals all them which unto Him retire; For who is God? or who hath strength and power Except our Lord, our God and only our? Hee girdeth mee with furniture to fight, And guideth mee, and houldeth mee upright; My feet as swift as HART'S feet Hee doth make, And vp to honnor's tower Hee doth mee take; Hee giues such strength unto my fingers weake, As that my arme a bowe of steele shall breake. Thy hands shall bee my safety and protection, Thou shalt aduance mee with Thy sweet correction; Thou for my feet shalt make a passage wide, Soe as my steps shall neuer goe aside; I shall pursue, and in pursuite outgoe, And neuer turne till I haue quelld my foe; When I him smite[198] he shall not rise at all, If once at my victorious feet hee fall. Thou hast girded mee with a sword of strength, Wherewith I shall subdue my foes at length; For thou shalt turne the stubburne necke about Of them that hate mee till, I root them out; Then shall they crie (but helpe there shall be non) Euen to the Lord, Who shall not heare their mone. My foes to powder I shall breake and bray And tread them down like mire amid the way. Thou my rebellious subjects shalt accord, And ouer Heathen Nations make mee Lord; A people whome I knowe not shall mee serue, And with base adulation mee obserue; These Aliens all, shall faint and bee dismaied And in their strongest Castles bee afraid. Liue Lord! my strength: and blessed bee therefore And praisèd bee my Sauiour euermore, Who doth repay my foes with vengeance due, And unto mee my vassals doth subdue; Who doth not only saue but sett mee high Aboue my foes, and there[199] feirce crueltie. For this, both of my thanks and praise to Thee, The Heathen Nations witneses shall bee; For wealth and power and blessings manie moe, On Dauid and his race Thou shalt bestowe. [Footnote 193: = surround: as 'trihumph' for triumph. Cf. Psalm xxxv. line 37. G.] [Footnote 194: Inadvertently written 'cleare.' G.] [Footnote 195: 'My' written and erased here. G.] [Footnote 196: 'Wal' is supplied in a more recent hand. G.] [Footnote 197: In the MS. following on the line "God's way ...... fire," is this: "All those that trust in Him will He vphold."