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which_o be_v call_v by_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 8._o 19_o the_o fervent_a desire_n of_o the_o creature_n phil._n 1._o 20._o paul_n do_v profess_v this_o kind_n of_o hope_n and_o earnest_n look_v for_o and_o thus_o much_o of_o hope_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o our_o church_n now_o be_v advertise_v in_o few_o word_n what_o our_o adversary_n hope_n popish_a opinion_n of_o hope_n think_v of_o it_o they_o make_v the_o object_n of_o hope_n to_o be_v those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o he_o that_o hope_v for_o this_o difference_n they_o make_v between_o hope_n and_o faith_n that_o faith_n be_v of_o general_a mercy_n and_o not_o of_o proper_a but_o that_o hope_n be_v of_o proper_a mercy_n but_o this_o difference_n be_v false_a for_o as_o well_o faith_n as_o hope_v be_v of_o proper_a grace_n and_o mercy_n they_o say_v with_o we_o that_o the_o subject_n of_o hope_n be_v the_o heart_n for_o they_o teach_v that_o hope_n be_v a_o virtue_n put_v into_o the_o heart_n they_o make_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o to_o consist_v not_o in_o know_v nor_o in_o judge_v but_o in_o expect_v bellarmine_n make_v a_o difference_n between_o hope_v and_o expect_v we_o hope_v say_v he_o for_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o do_v not_o know_v certain_o that_o we_o shall_v obtain_v whereupon_o the_o bless_a soul_n in_o heaven_n be_v say_v to_o expect_v the_o resurrection_n of_o their_o body_n because_o they_o know_v certain_o that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v but_o paul_n rom._n 8._o seem_v to_o take_v the_o word_n of_o hope_v and_o expect_v for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n if_o we_o hope_v for_o that_o which_o we_o see_v not_o then_o do_v we_o with_o patience_n expect_v it_o you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v that_o with_o paul_n to_o hope_n and_o to_o expect_v be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o they_o make_v the_o property_n of_o hope_n to_o be_v certainty_n for_o they_o say_v that_o hope_n be_v certain_a but_o they_o teach_v that_o this_o certainty_n belong_v to_o 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christ_n which_o notwithstanding_o hold_v i_o know_v not_o what_o freedom_n of_o will_n &_o that_o our_o meritorious_a work_n do_v concur_v in_o our_o votion_n justification_n &_o glorification_n with_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o as_o touch_v our_o call_n although_o they_o confess_v this_o to_o be_v true_a that_o prevent_v grace_n as_o they_o speak_v do_v so_o prevent_v or_o preoccupy_v we_o even_o then_o when_o we_o think_v nothing_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n or_o of_o prepare_v ourselves_o to_o receive_v grace_n but_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o sleep_n in_o sin_n yet_o they_o do_v ascribe_v to_o freewill_a that_o affiance_n which_o we_o give_v unto_o faith_n whereby_o we_o assent_v unto_o prevent_v grace_n &_o admit_v y_z e_z same_o as_o though_o we_o have_v any_o actual_a freewill_a or_o self_n power_n as_o they_o speak_v to_o receive_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n we_o do_v grant_v some_o power_n or_o freedom_n of_o will_n whereby_o it_o incline_v after_o a_o sort_n unto_o that_o 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