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make_v of_o nothing_o and_o this_o very_o we_o believe_v but_o who_o do_v or_o ever_o can_v see_v this_o therefore_o we_o do_v and_o must_v believe_v that_o which_o we_o have_v not_o neither_o can_v see_v &_o so_o we_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o sight_n 7._o â—â—rs_n 7._o secondary_o he_o thus_o speak_v there_o of_o the_o faith_n of_o noah_n that_o he_o be_v warn_v of_o god_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v as_o yet_o not_o see_v move_v with_o reverence_n prepare_v the_o ark_n to_o the_o save_n of_o his_o household_n where_o two_o thing_n be_v note_v that_o he_o beleve_v that_o which_o he_o can_v not_o see_v 1._o that_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v drown_v for_o their_o sin_n 2._o that_o by_o repentance_n and_o faith_n himself_o have_v find_v favour_n with_o god_n &_o shall_v be_v save_v in_o the_o water_n &_o therefore_o he_o make_v the_o ark_n according_a to_o god_n commandment_n long_o before_o he_o see_v the_o flood_n or_o any_o token_n of_o it_o that_o he_o may_v be_v save_v in_o it_o and_o so_o he_o believe_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n to_o come_v upon_o the_o wicked_a and_o salvation_n promise_v himself_o though_o he_o can_v not_o see_v nor_o have_v any_o present_a feel_n of_o either_o of_o they_o and_o this_o be_v that_o operation_n of_o faith_n which_o it_o must_v have_v in_o we_o even_o to_o cause_v we_o to_o believe_v both_o the_o threaten_n of_o god_n judgment_n against_o impenitent_a sinner_n &_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n to_o they_o that_o walk_v before_o he_o in_o truth_n though_o we_o have_v no_o present_a sight_n or_o feeling_n either_o of_o the_o one_o or_o of_o the_o other_o for_o we_o must_v consider_v the_o constant_a truth_n of_o god_n word_n both_o in_o his_o justice_n and_o mercy_n which_o in_o time_n shall_v be_v verify_v though_o for_o the_o present_a there_o be_v no_o visible_a sign_n and_o token_n thereof_o to_o be_v see_v or_o feel_v of_o ourselves_o or_o any_o other_o the_o three_o example_n be_v of_o sarah_n the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o through_o faith_n she_o receive_v strength_n to_o conceive_v seed_n 11._o vers_fw-la 11._o and_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o child_n when_o she_o be_v past_o age_n because_o she_o judge_v he_o faithful_a which_o have_v promise_v when_o a_o man_n child_n be_v first_o promise_v unto_o she_o be_v both_o old_a and_o barren_a as_o long_o as_o she_o measure_v thing_n by_o sight_n and_o feeling_n she_o believe_v not_o this_o neither_o can_v 18.11_o â—en_n 18.11_o for_o she_o see_v that_o it_o cease_v to_o be_v with_o she_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o woman_n therefore_o she_o laugh_v at_o it_o within_o herself_o as_o at_o a_o thing_n impossible_a for_o which_o she_o be_v reproove_v with_o these_o word_n shall_v any_o thing_n be_v hard_a to_o the_o lord_n but_o when_o she_o give_v over_o consult_v with_o reason_n she_o believe_v not_o only_o without_o but_o clean_o contrary_a to_o all_o sense_n and_o 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