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God of heaven — he is on our side, we hope, and iC God is on our side we 

 need not fear what man can do unto us. 



We have all the true friends of virtue, of liberty and righteousness on 

 earth on our side— we have all the angels of heaven on our side — for we 

 have truth and justice on our side — therefore we have the God of truth 

 and justice on our side — although for wise purposes of divine provi- 

 dence, a good cause is permitted to be for a time under a cloud — to try 

 the patience and faith of God's people, that the deliverance may finally 

 appear, as it ever will be, God's own work ; God will never forsake his 

 own side of the question. Courage then! courage my brave American 

 soldiers, if God he for ^ lolio can he against you? Equip yourselves, and 

 to be equipt for this warfare — put on, gentlemen, the gospel armour — 

 have your feet shod ivith its preparation — for your helmet, salvation — for 

 your shield, faith — and be girt ivith trutlt — this, Sirs, is a go.spel uniform, 

 that well becomes the Christian soldier — and thus go forth in the name 

 of the Lord of hosts ; and may he protect you, bless you, and succeed 

 your very laudable and grand undertaking, in connection with all the Mili- 

 tia of North America; and may God grant that out of these present tumults, 

 disturbances and commotions, a great and iniglity empire may rise up in 

 this western world, for King Jesus, as well as a })rotestant King, built on 

 the solid principles of liberty and true religion ; and the glory shall be 

 given to his holy name, now and for ever more. Anient 



The military organization known as ^^Associators^^ had adopted the 

 subjoined "Articles of Association," which were read and approved by 

 the Council of Safety on August 19, 1775. 



^^ Articles of Association of Pennsylvania. 



" We, the officers and soldiers, engaged in the present association for 

 the defence of American Liberty, being fully sensible that the Strength 

 and Security of any Body of Men, acting together, consists in just regu- 

 larity, due subordination, and exact obedience to command, without 

 which no individual can have that confidence in the support ef those 

 about him, that is so necessary to give firmness and resolution to the 

 whole, Do Voluntarily and Freely, after consideration of the following 

 articles, adopt the same as the Kules by which we agree and resolve to 

 be Governed in all our Military concerns and operations until the same, 

 or any of them, shall be changed or dissolved by the Assembly, or Pro- 

 vincial Convention, or in their recess by the Committee of Safety, or a 

 happy reconciliation shall take place between Great Britain and the 

 Colonies : 



1st. " If any Officer make use of any profane Oath or execration, when 

 on duty, he shall forfeit and pay for each and every such Offence, the sum 

 of Five Shillings. And if a Non-Commission'd Officer or Soldier be thus 



