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where_o he_o have_v a_o intent_n to_o lend_v his_o ear_n to_o hear_v psal_n 10.17_o indeed_o as_o one_o boast_v that_o he_o can_v make_v a_o engine_n which_o will_v remove_v the_o whole_a earth_n if_o he_o have_v some_o place_n else_o to_o fix_v his_o engine_n upon_o so_o faith_n will_v remove_v the_o world_n if_o it_o have_v a_o promise_n to_o stand_v firm_a upon_o if_o it_o be_v say_v we_o shall_v pray_v for_o nothing_o but_o what_o we_o have_v a_o promise_n for_o i_o deny_v it_o there_o be_v as_o mr._n hooker_n eccles_n pol._n l._n 5._o sect._n 48._o have_v right_o observe_v two_o use_n of_o prayer_n it_o serve_v as_o a_o mean_n to_o procure_v those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o grant_v when_o we_o ask_v and_o as_o a_o mean_a also_o to_o express_v our_o lawful_a desire_n towards_o that_o which_o whether_o we_o shall_v have_v or_o no_o we_o know_v not_o till_o we_o see_v the_o event_n yea_o i_o may_v add_v further_o we_o may_v therein_o represent_v our_o desire_n with_o a_o submission_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o know_v we_o shall_v not_o have_v it_o be_v plain_o our_o saviour_n case_n matth._n 26.39_o though_o he_o know_v it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o the_o cup_n shall_v pass_v from_o he_o and_o that_o he_o be_v come_v to_o that_o hour_n for_o this_o end_n that_o he_o may_v drink_v it_o john_n 12.27_o chap._n v._o the_o gospel_n the_o word_n of_o life_n of_o hear_v and_o read_v the_o word_n the_o word_n be_v effectual_a by_o faith_n how_o various_o faith_n act_n upon_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o word_n upon_o the_o history_n and_o doctrine_n thereof_o hebr._n 11.3_o illustrate_v upon_o the_o command_n the_o socinian_o notion_n of_o faith_n censure_v 1_o thes_n 2.13_o explain_v the_o act_n of_o faith_n on_o the_o promise_n rom._n 4.17_o etc._n etc._n 2_o pet._n 1.4_o open_v how_o the_o promise_n to_o grace_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n conduce_v to_o sanctification_n how_o faith_n act_v on_o 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and_o their_o grace_n by_o edification_n ephes_n 4.11_o 12._o i_o will_v not_o examine_v whether_o this_o word_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o whether_o they_o have_v their_o different_a way_n of_o work_v the_o one_o moral_o by_o persuasion_n the_o other_o physical_o by_o real_a influence_n but_o this_o be_v sure_a there_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o life_n accompany_v the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o word_n which_o quicken_v dead_a soul_n as_o a_o spirit_n of_o life_n enter_v into_o the_o prophet_n and_o set_v he_o upon_o his_o foot_n when_o god_n speak_v to_o he_o ezek._n 2.2_o and_o as_o there_o go_v a_o divine_a power_n along_o with_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n when_o he_o bid_v lazarus_n come_v out_o of_o his_o grave_n which_o raise_v he_o
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such_o infidel_n as_o to_o deny_v the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n yet_o it_o be_v only_o the_o exercise_n of_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n which_o can_v lift_v up_o the_o soul_n under_o affliction_n that_o be_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o thing_n hope_v for_o and_o the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v for_o a_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n let_v i_o borrow_v the_o word_n of_o a_o learned_a man_n dr._n arrowsmith_n tact._n sacr._n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o s_o 13._o o_o quanâ—â—â—â—_n memorem_fw-la fides_fw-la virtutum_fw-la nobilissima_fw-la etc._n etc._n how_o shall_v i_o make_v mention_n of_o thou_o o_o faith_n the_o most_o noble_a of_o all_o virtue_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o thou_o thou_o be_v the_o hinge_v on_o which_o the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n turn_v the_o bucket_n by_o which_o we_o draw_v the_o water_n of_o life_n the_o wedding_n ring_n whereby_o the_o soul_n be_v marry_v to_o jesus_n christ_n the_o receptacle_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n 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