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constant_a in_o seek_v earthly_a thing_n it_o be_v shame_n to_o be_v inconstant_a in_o seek_v heavenly_a thing_n ibid._n 5_o if_o you_o be_v not_o constant_a in_o good_a you_o will_v be_v constant_a in_o evil_a ibid._n 6_o the_o more_o unconstant_a you_o be_v the_o more_o you_o make_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n difficult_a last_o go_v to_o god_n by_o prayer_n for_o fixation_n page_n 450_o finis_fw-la the_o content_n the_o great_a thing_n faith_n can_v do_v on_o hebrew_n 11.32_o sermon_n i._n the_o text_n open_v page_z 1_o 2_o doct._n save_v faith_n will_v do_v very_o great_a thing_n page_z 3_o open_v by_o three_o proposition_n 1_o save_v faith_n be_v a_o work_a grace_n ibid._n 2_o save_v faith_n will_v do_v great_a thing_n 3_o how_o save_v faith_n come_v to_o do_v great_a thing_n first_o proposition_n prove_v ib._n 1_o true_a faith_n have_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o it_o ibid._n 2_o it_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o work_v ibid._n 3_o it_o be_v the_o first_o worker_n in_o the_o soul_n ibid._n 4_o it_o be_v a_o universal_a work_n page_z 4_o 5_o it_o work_v best_a alone_a ibid._n 6_o it_o work_v best_a sometime_o in_o the_o dark_a ibid._n 7_o it_o work_v best_a at_o last_o ibid._n ii_o what_o be_v those_o great_a thing_n faith_n can_v do_v page_z 5_o answ_n faith_n will_v do_v as_o great_a thing_n now_o as_o it_o do_v under_o the_o old_a testament_n ibid._n 1_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a matter_n to_o overcome_v temptation_n ibid._n 2_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a matter_n to_o perform_v duty_n to_o the_o hazard_n of_o life_n ibid._n 3_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a matter_n to_o mortify_v fear_n ibid._n 4_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a matter_n to_o mortify_v your_o care_n ibid._n 5_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a matter_n to_o have_v your_o grief_n assuage_v ibid._n 6_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a matter_n to_o be_v keep_v steady_a in_o time_n of_o change_n page_z 6_o 7_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a matter_n to_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o the_o world_n ibid._n 8_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a matter_n for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v faithful_a under_o all_o his_o betrustment_n ibid._n 9_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a matter_n to_o see_v thing_n invisible_a ibid._n 10_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a matter_n for_o a_o man_n to_o live_v in_o dependence_n only_o upon_o christ_n ibid._n more_o comparative_o there_o be_v three_o great_a agent_n in_o the_o world_n â—ut_v faith_n work_v beyond_o they_o all_o page_n 6_o 1_o compare_v with_o power_n page_n 7_o 2_o compare_v with_o moral_a honesty_n this_o be_v prove_v by_o three_o reason_n ibid._n 3_o how_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o faith_n can_v do_v more_o than_o gospel_n gift_n and_o common_a grace_n it_o be_v make_v to_o appear_v by_o four_o argument_n page_z 8_o 9_o iii_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o true_a faith_n can_v do_v such_o great_a thing_n page_z 10_o answer_v by_o four_o reason_n 1_o it_o go_v forth_o in_o the_o might_n of_o god_n promise_v ibid._n 2_o it_o go_v forth_o in_o the_o might_n of_o god_n power_n ibid._n 3_o it_o go_v forth_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o god_n call_v ibid._n 4_o it_o go_v forth_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o what_o god_n and_o christ_n have_v do_v for_o the_o soul_n page_n 11_o application_n 1_o the_o reason_n why_o man_n do_v no_o great_a thing_n in_o their_o generation_n be_v because_o they_o want_v faith_n ibid._n 2_o if_o you_o will_v do_v great_a thing_n call_v in_o for_o faith_n page_n 12_o quest_n how_o shall_v we_o improve_v our_o faith_n to_o do_v great_a thing_n page_n 13_o answ_n 1_o study_n much_o the_o greatness_n of_o god_n ibid._n 2_o keep_v close_o to_o god_n ordinance_n ibid._n 3_o do_v not_o chide_v off_o your_o heart_n from_o believe_a page_n 14_o 4vse_v your_o faith_n to_o do_v small_a thing_n ibid._n 5_o look_v much_o upon_o the_o call_v you_o have_v to_o any_o work_n page_n 15_o note_n from_o verse_n 32._o 1_o the_o number_n of_o believer_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n it_o seem_v be_v not_o small_a ibid._n 2_o god_n 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how_o shall_v a_o man_n be_v able_a to_o go_v through_o these_o hard_a thing_n ibid._n answ_n true_a save_a faith_n will_v do_v it_o prove_v by_o four_o reason_n page_n 23_o 24_o object_n we_o have_v read_v of_o many_o that_o suffer_v hard_a thing_n yet_o have_v not_o this_o faith_n ibid._n answ_n 1_o a_o wicked_a man_n may_v suffer_v as_o a_o evil_a doer_n page_n 25_o 2_o a_o wicked_a man_n do_v not_o suffer_v upon_o choice_n ibid._n 3_o he_o do_v not_o lay_v the_o stress_n of_o all_o upon_o faith_n ibid._n 4_o he_o suffer_v not_o cheerful_o but_o discontentedly_n ibid._n 5_o he_o will_v rest_v upon_o his_o suffering_n ibid._n 6_o he_o will_v yield_v at_o last_o page_n 26_o 7_o he_o do_v not_o bring_v forth_o the_o quiet_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n ibid._n quest_n three_o by_o what_o mean_n can_v faith_n do_v this_o ibid._n answ_n 1_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o say_v to_o submit_v to_o god_n will_n ibid._n 2_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o faith_n to_o cleave_v to_o the_o 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