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to_o be_v complete_v so_o to_o live_v by_o faith_n here_o that_o we_o be_v not_o disappoint_v of_o our_o hope_n hereafter_o and_o the_o same_o he_o pursue_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n 11._o give_v we_o great_a example_n of_o live_v by_o faith_n and_o the_o advantage_n of_o so_o do_v in_o abel_n enoch_n noah_n abraham_n sarah_n isaac_n jacob_n joseph_n moses_n and_o a_o many_o more_o throughout_o the_o whole_a eleven_o chapter_n and_o then_o exhort_v they_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o twelve_o chapter_n that_o 12.1_o be_v compass_v about_o with_o so_o great_a a_o cloud_n of_o witness_n they_o shall_v themselves_o do_v as_o those_o before_o have_v do_v the_o great_a doctrine_n of_o the_o text_n therefore_o be_v this_o that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n and_o it_o be_v our_o privilege_n to_o live_v by_o faith_n that_o be_v to_o live_v in_o a_o constant_a exercise_n of_o that_o grace_n upon_o all_o occasion_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o it_o be_v our_o privilege_n that_o we_o may_v do_v it_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o trust_v in_o god_n and_o it_o be_v our_o privilege_n that_o we_o have_v a_o god_n to_o trust_v in_o nor_o do_v this_o duty_n and_o privilege_n concern_v these_o only_a to_o who_o this_o epistle_n be_v particular_o direct_v the_o christian_a hebrew_n but_o it_o look_v backward_a to_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n and_o wide_a than_o the_o jewish_a nation_n i_o say_v first_o it_o look_v backward_a to_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n nor_o only_o before_o the_o come_v of_o christ_n but_o even_o before_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n to_o abel_n 7._o enoch_n noah_n before_o abraham_n and_o then_o to_o abrabraham_n 22._o isaac_n jacob_n joseph_n before_o moses_n all_o which_o be_v say_v to_o live_v