Select passages from the diary and letters of the late John Blackader, Esq.

1710.] col. blackader's papers. 129
ing up on the counterfcarp, which we
took to be a fortie. We had no harm by
it, though it was hard by us. Thou malt
not be afraid of the terrors by night. Go-
ing through the faps and bridges, where
the bombs, fmall fhot and grenades were
flying pretty thick, I believed I was even
as fafe there under the protection of God
as if I had been at home. Thou art my
fhield and buckler. I mall never attri-
bute my deliverance to blind chance.
21. This morning I came off this ad-
vanced poll and joined the regiment in
the trenches 5 we had a good night, only
one man killed by a bomb. Sabbath. This
is two nights we have been at arms. I
came home, lay down and flept from
ten till two o'clock. I blefs thee, O Lord,
who gives reft after fatigue, and fleep af-
ter long watching. I was fent for to
fup abroad, where we had much idle con-
verfation. Lord, cleanie my foul from
the filth and fin I contract in evil com-
pany. I endeavoured alfo to teftify my
dlllike at vice and abominable things as
they came to be the fubjecl of converfa-
tion.
June 4. Sabbath. We went into the