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verse_n 5._o hope_n make_v not_o ashamed_a because_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v shed_v abroad_o in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o us._n therefore_o faith_n be_v thus_o describe_v heb_n 11.1_o faith_n be_v the_o substance_n or_o ground_n and_o assurance_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o and_o the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v q._n show_v it_o yet_o more_o full_o and_o plain_o a._n it_o may_v appear_v more_o full_o and_o evident_o by_o that_o confident_a acclamation_n plain_o and_o protestation_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o every_o christian_a rom._n 8.35_o who_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n and_o verse_n 38.39_o for_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o comâ—_n nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o 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that_o we_o through_o the_o spirit_n wait_v for_o the_o hope_n of_o righteousness_n by_o faith_n hâ—e_v present_o add_v these_o word_n for_o say_v he_o in_o jesus_n christ_n neither_o circumcision_n avail_v any_o thing_n nor_o uncircumcision_n but_o faith_n which_o work_v by_o love_n therein_o note_v faith_n to_o be_v the_o proper_a efficient_a cause_n of_o love_n and_o love_n to_o be_v the_o proper_a effect_n of_o faith_n q._n prove_v that_o till_o we_o believe_v we_o be_v without_o god_n without_o christ_n without_o hope_n a_o we_o may_v see_v the_o truâ—h_n of_o this_o by_o the_o apostle_n description_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o ephesian_n before_o their_o conversion_n hope_n eph._n 2.12_o at_o that_o time_n say_v heâ—_n you_o be_v without_o christ_n be_v alien_n from_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n and_o stranger_n from_o the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n have_v no_o hope_n and_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n q._n prove_v that_o when_o once_o we_o believe_v we_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n a._n it_o be_v so_o write_v peace_n rom._n 5.1_o that_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o chap._n 8.1_o there_o be_v therefore_o now_o no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n who_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n q._n prove_v that_o once_o believe_v we_o can_v but_o be_v fruitful_a in_o all_o good_a work_n fruitful_a a._n that_o when_o once_o we_o believe_v we_o can_v but_o be_v fruitful_a our_o saviour_n himself_o teach_v by_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o vine_n whereunto_o he_o do_v resemble_v himself_o and_o the_o believer_n that_o be_v in_o he_o by_o faith_n to_o the_o branch_n joh._n 15.5_o i_o be_o the_o vine_n you_o be_v the_o branch_n he_o that_o abide_v in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o he_o the_o same_o br_v forth_o 〈…〉_z without_o i_o you_o 〈…〉_z thing_n apo_n 〈…〉_z 2.14_o that_o christ_n 〈…〉_z se_fw-es for_o we_o that_o he_o 〈…〉_z from_o all_o ini_fw-la 〈…〉_z rifie_v unto_o himself_o 〈…〉_z ople_n zealous_a of_o 〈…〉_z r_o of_o the_o mean_n of_o increase_a faith_n and_o all_o other_o grace_n q._n rehearse_v the_o letter_n r._n a._n remember_v that_o say_v and_o so_o all_o other_o grace_n be_v increase_v and_o confirm_v by_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n preach_v as_o also_o by_o read_v meditation_n conference_n practice_n prayer_n and_o sacrament_n for_o as_o god_n require_v of_o every_o christian_a a_o daily_a increase_n of_o grace_n so_o he_o have_v appoint_v these_o mean_n to_o that_o end_n q_n prove_v in_o general_n that_o say_v and_o all_o other_o grace_n be_v increase_v and_o confirm_v by_o these_o mean_n increase_v a._n so_o much_o may_v be_v gather_v in_o general_a by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o evangelist_n act._n 2.41.42_o where_o speak_v of_o those_o that_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n he_o say_v then_o they_o that_o glad_o receive_v his_o word_n be_v baptize_v and_o they_o continue_v in_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n and_o fellowship_n and_o break_v of_o bread_n and_o prayer_n note_v thereby_o how_o be_v convert_v they_o do_v continue_v and_o be_v increase_v and_o confirm_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n by_o those_o mean_n q._n more_o particular_o prove_v that_o preach_a be_v a_o mean_n to_o increase_v and_o confirm_v grace_n preach_v a._n it_o be_v manifest_a in_o that_o the_o apostle_n peter_n speak_v of_o the_o word_n preach_v say_v 1_o pet._n 2.2_o as_o new_o bear_v babe_n desire_v the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o you_o may_v grow_v thereby_o and_o act._n 14_o 21.2â—_n it_o be_v say_v that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n return_v etc._n etc._n confirm_v