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of_o the_o spirit_n through_o faith_n and_o the_o scripture_n foresee_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n will_v justify_v the_o heathen_a through_o faith_n 8._o preach_v before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v before_o hand_n preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o abraham_n say_v 7._o in_o thou_o that_o all_o nation_n be_v bless_v so_o then_o they_o which_o be_v of_o faith_n the_o same_o be_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n they_o which_o be_v of_o faith_n 9_o be_v bless_v with_o faithful_a abraham_n and_o be_v therefore_o of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o as_o there_o it_o follow_v who_o shall_v live_v by_o faith_n 11._o now_o if_o it_o be_v ask_v what_o it_o be_v thus_o to_o live_v by_o faith_n it_o be_v too_o large_a a_o task_n for_o one_o sermon_n to_o give_v a_o full_a account_n of_o it_o for_o almost_o the_o whole_a bible_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o all_o age_n be_v but_o a_o comment_n on_o it_o i_o shall_v therefore_o content_v myself_o to_o give_v a_o 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now_o see_v or_o that_o there_o be_v no_o praeexi_v matter_n such_o as_o we_o now_o see_v of_o which_o it_o be_v make_v but_o be_v indeed_o make_v of_o nothing_o which_o however_o contrary_v to_o the_o sentiment_n of_o philosopher_n exit_fw-la nihilo_fw-la nihil_fw-la in_fw-la nihilum_fw-la nil_fw-la posse_fw-la reverti_fw-la that_o nothing_o can_v be_v make_v out_o of_o nothing_o yet_o when_o god_n have_v tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v so_o we_o be_v to_o give_v full_a credit_n to_o it_o there_o be_v indeed_o nothing_o from_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n contrary_a hereunto_o why_o we_o shall_v disbeleeve_v it_o when_o it_o be_v reveil_v but_o yet_o we_o be_v say_v to_o know_v it_o by_o faith_n because_o it_o be_v above_o what_o nature_n alone_o can_v have_v teach_v for_o when_o we_o see_v this_o glorious_a fabric_n of_o the_o world_n we_o may_v well_o admire_v it_o but_o can_v never_o know_v whence_o it_o be_v if_o god_n have_v not_o tell_v we_o for_o though_o naturalist_n have_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n talk_v of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o causa_fw-la prima_fw-la a_o common_a maker_n or_o first_o cause_n which_o shall_v give_v original_a to_o all_o thing_n else_o yet_o this_o be_v but_o either_o from_o some_o faint_a remain_n of_o a_o ancient_a tradition_n from_o adam_n and_o noah_n downward_o to_o after_o age_n or_o atmost_a be_v conjectural_a and_o grope_v in_o the_o dark_a and_o guess_v at_o this_o as_o a_o more_o likely_a supposition_n than_o that_o it_o have_v always_o be_v or_o shall_v take_v its_o beginning_n from_o a_o fortuitous_a concourse_n of_o atom_n which_o yet_o the_o wit_n of_o this_o age_n as_o they_o will_v be_v think_v or_o the_o fool_n rather_o 14.1_o will_v now_o cry-up_a as_o