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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d too_o the_o basis_n or_o subsistence_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o it_o so_o present_v divine_a thing_n to_o the_o mind_n that_o it_o also_o draw_v in_o the_o soul_n to_o trust_v in_o god_n and_o hope_v for_o good_a from_o he_o and_o the_o good_a thing_n it_o hope_n for_o faith_n give_v bottom_n to_o and_o enable_v the_o soul_n to_o act_v towards_o they_o as_o if_o they_o have_v a_o real_a existence_n as_o be_v before_o note_v 10.17_o rom._n 10.17_o and_o for_o the_o way_n to_o come_v by_o this_o faith_n the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o fides_n ex_fw-la auditu_fw-la etc._n etc._n faith_n be_v by_o hear_v by_o that_o mean_v god_n â—fiâ—ctâ—th_v it_o whence_o that_o in_o isa_n 55.3_o hear_v and_o your_o soul_n shall_v live_v 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o be_v not_o every_o hear_n that_o produce_v this_o faith_n but_o that_o which_o iâ—_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o hear_n of_o the_o gospel_n or_o word_n of_o faith_n that_o be_v both_o mother_n and_o nurse_n of_o it_o from_o that_o it_o 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he_o take_v our_o flesh_n so_o he_o give_v we_o his_o spirit_n which_o do_v refresh_v and_o fill_v our_o heart_n with_o joy_n god_n power_n he_o be_v conquer_a death_n and_o its_o accomplice_n in_o we_o as_o once_o in_o christ_n with_o who_o join_v thus_o he_o write_v his_o name_n upon_o we_o god_n with_o we_o he_o be_v our_o life_n in_o death_n hope_v in_o despair_n our_o strength_n in_o weakâ—sse_n and_o he_o do_v repair_v our_o breach_n all_o while_o he_o do_v make_v we_o see_v that_o we_o shall_v râ—st_v and_o reign_v as_o well_o as_o he_o oh_o glorious_a death_n by_o which_o our_o life_n appear_v oh_o glorious_a spirit_n that_o our_o heart_n no_o bear_n oh_o gloricus_fw-la word_n that_o do_v this_o tiding_n bring_v oh_o glorious_a chaâ—_n where_o our_o heavenly_a king_n come_v ride_v to_o 〈…〉_o precious_a faith_n that_o such_o a_o spring_n and_o such_o a_o issue_n have_v oh_o precious_a lord_n that_o barâ—st_v to_o we_o such_o love_n try_v self_n so_o to_o abase_v â—ll_o to_o remove_v from_o 〈…〉_o who_o it_o lay_v and_o will_v have_v wrought_v our_o and_o esse_fw-la ruin_n thou_o to_o be_v have_v bring_v life_n yea_o immortal_a life_n thou_o be_v the_o day_n that_o lightne_v our_o night_n thou_o be_v the_o way_n by_o which_o god_n come_v to_o 〈◊〉_d in_o he_o great_a night_n by_o which_o he_o give_v to_o 〈◊〉_d his_o holy_a spirit_n by_o which_o we_o come_v to_o he_o and_o find_v his_o power_n infuse_v life_n into_o we_o in_o death_n hour_n thâ—â—s_n art_n the_o word_n on_o thou_o the_o spirit_n be_v put_v to_o open_a eye_n that_o blind_a be_v and_o unshut_a the_o step_a ear_n from_o bondage_n to_o set_v free_a and_o to_o get_v over_o dâ—â—th_o full_a victory_n oh_o show_v thyself_o to_o we_o be_v thou_o our_o life_n fill_v we_o with_o piece_n and_o joy_n end_v all_o our_o strife_n be_v thou_o our_o all_o open_v our_o heart_n to_o see_v and_o fill_v we_o withâ—ly_a glory_n so_o shall_v we_o triumph_v in_o midst_n of_o death_n and_o sing_v thy_o praise_n full_a well_o assure_v that_o thou_o thenâ—e_o will_v raise_v we_o up_o again_o and_o set_v we_o on_o thy_o throne_n for_o evermore_o with_o god_n to_o be_v at_o one_o the_o life_n of_o faith_n in_o death_n the_o text._n hebrew_n 11.13_o 14._o all_o these_o die_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o or_o according_a to_o faith_n not_o have_v receive_v the_o promise_n but_o see_v they_o afar_o off_o they_o be_v persuade_v and_o embrace_v they_o and_o confess_v that_o they_o be_v stranger_n and_o sojourner_n in_o the_o earth_n for_o they_o that_o say_v such_o thing_n manifest_a that_o they_o seek_v a_o country_n the_o custom_n of_o a_o solemn_a inter_v of_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o decease_a friend_n and_o of_o make_v lamentation_n over_o they_o be_v very_o ancient_a and_o laudable_a the_o mention_n of_o it_o be_v as_o old_a as_o abraham_n time_n we_o find_v it_o be_v then_o a_o custom_n usual_a in_o the_o eastern_a country_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o egyptian_n and_o sure_o in_o its_o original_a it_o be_v tessera_fw-la &_o fidei_fw-la &_o amoris_fw-la a_o pledge_n and_o testimony_n both_o of_o their_o faith_n and_o love_n fidei_fw-la a_o witness_n of_o their_o faith_n that_o they_o believe_v and_o look_v for_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o will_v decent_o bestow_v cost_v upon_o and_o inter_v the_o body_n amoris_fw-la of_o their_o love_n to_o the_o decease_a who_o relic_n therefore_o they_o so_o sarre_o honour_v and_o who_o loss_n or_o absence_n rather_o they_o lament_v as_o in_o their_o presence_n former_o they_o have_v be_v delight_v thus_o i_o may_v show_v you_o abraham_n himself_o the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a gen._n 23.2_o bury_v the_o corpse_n of_o his_o decease_a sarah_n and_o
weep_v for_o she_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o jew_n write_v the_o letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o signify_v to_o weep_v very_o small_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o intimate_v the_o practice_n of_o abraham_n to_o have_v be_v suitable_a to_o what_o the_o apostle_n paul_n express_o wish_v that_o believer_n in_o the_o like_a case_n shall_v be_v 1_o thes_n 4_o 13._o a_o moderate_a mourning_n for_o their_o dead_a in_o the_o lord_n as_o those_o that_o believe_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n be_v not_o without_o hope_n for_o they_o i_o may_v point_v you_o likewise_o to_o jacob_n burial_n of_o his_o wife_n rachel_n and_o his_o and_o esau_n burial_n of_o their_o father_n isaac_n gen._n 35.19_o 20_o 29._o and_o to_o joseph_n and_o his_o brethren_n with_o many_o of_o the_o egyptian_n make_v a_o very_a great_a lamentation_n for_o old_a israel_n when_o they_o bury_v he_o insomuch_o that_o the_o place_n where_o they_o stay_v lament_v he_o get_v from_o thence_o a_o new_a denomination_n be_v afterward_o call_v abel_n mizraim_n 11._o gen._n 50.10_o 11._o or_o the_o egyptian_n mourning_n because_o of_o the_o excessive_a mourning_n of_o the_o egyptian_n by_o which_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o egyptian_n though_o least_o akin_a to_o he_o yet_o make_v the_o great_a lamentation_n sure_o not_o because_o they_o love_v he_o better_o than_o his_o child_n but_o because_o they_o be_v not_o so_o well_o instruct_v and_o therefore_o have_v neither_o so_o much_o knowledge_n nor_o so_o much_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n which_o shall_v have_v put_v more_o bound_n unto_o their_o mourning_n except_o we_o shall_v say_v that_o the_o whole_a company_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n have_v the_o common_a name_n of_o egyptian_n put_v upon_o they_o because_o so_o adjudge_v to_o be_v by_o the_o people_n thereabouts_o inhabit_v i_o may_v tell_v you_o too_o of_o the_o inter_v of_o aaron_n miriam_n and_o the_o lamentation_n make_v for_o they_o as_o also_o for_o moses_n joshua_n samuel_n and_o many_o other_o but_o then_o as_o the_o apostle_n sale_n in_o this_o heb._n 11._o in_o another_o case_n the_o time_n will_v fail_v i_o or_o my_o strength_n will_v fail_v i_o by_o exceed_v the_o time_n i_o shall_v therefore_o content_v myself_o with_o what_o be_v say_v to_o that_o and_o turn_v from_o this_o discourse_n to_o my_o text_n and_o see_v what_o it_o will_v afford_v for_o our_o observation_n and_o usefullnesse_n before_o we_o make_v further_a application_n of_o our_o discourse_n to_o the_o present_a occasion_n all_o these_o die_v in_o or_o according_a to_o faith_n the_o apostle_n in_o this_o epistle_n have_v most_o sweet_o open_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o hebrew_n that_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o heavenly_a call_n and_o thereby_o bring_v to_o believe_v and_o thence_o call_v holy_a brethren_n ch_z 3.1_o and_o from_o his_o nature_n office_n suffering_n and_o from_o the_o 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