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they_o do_v show_v the_o excellency_n thereof_o by_o the_o great_a effect_n of_o patience_n and_o courage_n which_o be_v wrought_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o those_o famous_a worthy_n whereby_o they_o obtain_v so_o good_a a_o report_n from_o god_n who_o high_o favour_v they_o and_o reward_v they_o for_o all_o their_o suffering_n the_o several_a instance_n be_v very_o remarkable_a faith_n chap._n 2._o of_o example_n of_o faith_n 3._o ver._n 3._o the_o world_n frame_v by_o god_n word_n thing_n see_v make_v of_o thing_n that_o do_v not_o appear_v but_o be_v understand_v by_o faith_n by_o the_o thing_n now_o see_v we_o have_v a_o sight_n of_o thing_n unseen_a do_v long_o before_o our_o time_n the_o scripture_n make_v faith_n of_o it_o let_v there_o be_v light_n 33.6_o gen._n 1.3_o ps_n 33.6_o and_o there_o be_v light_a etc._n etc._n by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o heaven_n make_v etc._n etc._n he_o speak_v the_o word_n and_o it_o be_v do_v we_o now_o see_v tree_n of_o tree_n live_v creature_n from_o live_a creature_n man_n from_o man_n but_o these_o first_o tree_n creature_n and_o man_n have_v not_o their_o beginning_n from_o these_o we_o now_o see_v 11.17_o wisd_v 11.17_o but_o from_o the_o chaos_n or_o deep_a without_o form_n 4._o ver._n 4._o abel_n offer_v a_o more_o excellent_a sacrifice_n than_o cain_n by_o faith_n he_o leave_v out_o adam_n for_o his_o sin_n abel_n sacrifice_n be_v not_o more_o valuable_a than_o cain_n but_o more_o acceptable_a for_o his_o faith_n the_o other_o be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o fool_n i.e._n a_o sinner_n this_o of_o a_o wise_a man_n i._n e._n just_a 5._o verse_n 5._o enoch_n be_v translate_v by_o faith_n 5.21_o gen._n 5.21_o for_o he_o walk_v with_o god_n and_o so_o please_v god_n how_o but_o by_o faith_n for_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n 7._o verse_n 7._o noah_n prepare_v a_o ark_n by_o faith_n i._n e._n in_o hope_n of_o god_n promise_n he_o have_v a_o sight_n of_o thing_n unseen_a i.e._n of_o the_o flood_n yet_o to_o come_v a_o subsistence_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o i._n e._n safe_o from_o the_o universal_a deluge_n 8._o verse_n 8._o abraham_n sojourn_v and_o look_v for_o a_o city_n to_o come_v by_o faith_n 27._o verse_n 27._o and_o offer_v up_o isaac_n the_o child_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o promise_n not_o nature_n 11._o verse_n 11._o sarah_n by_o faith_n conceive_v in_o her_o old_a age_n above_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n 20._o verse_n 20._o isaac_n bless_a jacob_n and_o esau_n concern_v thing_n to_o come_v in_o the_o promise_v land_n 21._o verse_n 21._o jacob_n die_v in_o faith_n and_o worship_v bless_a his_o son_n to_o the_o promise_v land_n 22._o verse_n 22._o joseph_n by_o faith_n give_v commandment_n concern_v his_o bone_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o canaan_n 23._o verse_n 23._o moses_n by_o faith_n be_v save_v from_o drown_v and_o refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n than_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n 30._o verse_n 30._o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n fall_v down_o by_o faith_n 31._o verse_n 31._o rahab_n by_o faith_n perish_v not_o with_o the_o unbeliever_n so_o gideon_n barak_n samson_n jephthah_n and_o david_n samuel_n and_o the_o prophet_n who_o by_o faith_n subdue_v kingdom_n and_o wrought_v righteousness_n obtain_v the_o promise_n endure_v torture_n stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o lion_n quench_v the_o violence_n of_o fire_n wax_v valiant_a in_o fight_n mace_n 2_o mace_n woman_n receive_v their_o dead_a raise_v to_o life_n again_o etc._n etc._n heb._n 11.35_o all_o this_o faith_n arise_v not_o from_o any_o clear_a promise_n of_o a_o resurrection_n faith_n chap._n 3._o act_n of_o faith_n but_o hope_v in_o god_n power_n and_o goodness_n beyond_o this_o life_n they_o endure_v all_o thing_n here_o patient_o much_o more_o may_v we_o that_o have_v a_o full_a and_o open_a promise_n and_o example_n of_o 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