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3_o 3._o the_o three_o and_o last_o concern_v of_o faith_n be_v its_o present_a act_n or_o fruit_n which_o it_o do_v in_o some_o measure_n sustain_v the_o soul_n by_o whilst_o it_o wait_v for_o those_o great_a thing_n to_o come_v for_o faith_n be_v not_o all_o take_v up_o with_o expectation_n it_o do_v now_o possess_v much_o though_o it_o expect_v more_o all_o be_v not_o in_o reversion_n though_o the_o most_o though_o the_o best_a be_v faith_n look_v unto_o thing_n hope_v for_o 11.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la igitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significat_fw-la aliquando_fw-la sisto_fw-la sic_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significare_fw-la potest_fw-la actum_fw-la habitumve_fw-la fiducialem_fw-la habentem_fw-la vim_o non_fw-la tantum_fw-la statuminandi_fw-la sperantem_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o sistendi_fw-la rem_fw-la speratum_fw-la capellus_n in_o heb._n 11.1_o yet_o in_o some_o sort_n give_v they_o subsistence_n not_o only_o confirm_v the_o person_n who_o hope_v but_o set_v before_o he_o as_o a_o thing_n present_v that_o good_a he_o hope_v for_o as_o the_o learned_a and_o judicious_a divine_a jacobus_n capellus_n observe_v on_o the_o word_n the_o apostle_n use_v heb._n 11.1_o indeed_o it_o see_v what_o be_v far_o off_o yet_o bring_v that_o which_o it_o see_v so_o near_o that_o it_o embrace_v what_o it_o see_v heb._n 11.14_o faith_n be_v of_o very_o great_a and_o present_a advantage_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o exert_v its_o power_n and_o virtue_n on_o the_o soul_n in_o these_o four_o particular_n 1._o faith_n do_v by_o the_o improvement_n of_o the_o promise_v ratify_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n our_o sacrifice_n quiet_a and_o settle_v the_o soul_n in_o some_o good_a measure_n of_o peace_n and_o assurance_n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o sweet_a and_o first-fruit_n of_o faith_n that_o it_o quiet_v the_o heart_n and_o pacifi_v it_o whereas_o unbelief_n do_v fill_v the_o heart_n with_o fear_n and_o a_o convince_a soul_n under_o doubt_n be_v as_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o custom_n with_o the_o roman_a soldier_n to_o make_v their_o will_n when_o they_o stand_v in_o battel-aray_n 2._o facientibus_fw-la testamenta_fw-la in_o procinctu_fw-la veluti_fw-la ad_fw-la certam_fw-la mortem_fw-la eundum_fw-la foret_fw-la velleius_n paterculus_n lib._n 2._o i_o be_o sure_a when_o they_o go_v on_o a_o hard_a and_o dangerous_a design_n the_o more_o considerate_a among_o they_o make_v their_o last_o will_n as_o the_o roman_a historian_n report_v of_o their_o soldier_n assault_v trebonia_n in_o spain_n our_o great_a and_o glorious_a captain_n know_v that_o his_o hour_n be_v come_v and_o that_o he_o must_v die_v for_o we_o dispose_v thus_o his_o estate_n by_o will_n or_o testament_n which_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o death_n as_o full_o as_o any_o will_v due_o prove_v by_o course_n of_o law_n prove_v that_o the_o testator_n be_v dead_a now_o certain_o good_a evidence_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n 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