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

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liege, and for thy protecting, preferving
mercy.
15. They have not relieved us this day
out of the trenches — we are much fa-
tigued by being two days in them We
hear we are to get the fort Scarp alfo,
which we were not expecting. This is a
great mercy, for it would have proved
troublefome, and perhaps taken up much
of our precious time.
16. We were not relieved til] twelve
o'clock this day. We have got poiTeilion
of a poll and of the fort.
18. Sabbath. The garrifon of Doway
marched out, and we were under arms all
day on that account. I was invited to
dine with a General, but I'd rather fail-
ed. O Lord, warn and cleanfe me from
the filth I contract in this wicked army
among vicious men — filthy, idle conver-
fation. I flee to the mercy of God in
Chrift, and to the blood of Chiift for
walliing, for repentance and remiffion of
iin. O deliver me out of thefe fnares !
Sanctify my foul.
24. I beibught the Lord to remove
temptation, and give more grace ; and I
blefs him that he is the hearer of prayer,