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true_a save_a faith_n will_v make_v the_o child_n of_o god_n to_o bear_v they_o all_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o christ._n the_o effect_n of_o faith_n before_o set_v down_o be_v many_o and_o singular_a but_o undoubted_o this_o strength_n of_o patience_n which_o it_o give_v under_o the_o great_a torment_n for_o christ_n sake_n be_v one_o of_o the_o principal_a this_o paul_n do_v notable_o testify_v in_o this_o profession_n roman_n chapter_n 8._o verse_n 38_o 39_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 come_v 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 god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n oh_o singular_a power_n of_o faith_n which_o so_o firm_o unite_v the_o believer_n unto_o christ_n that_o no_o torment_n in_o the_o world_n no_o not_o all_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n and_o his_o angel_n can_v separate_v they_o asunder_o question_n how_o do_v faith_n work_v this_o indissoluble_a power_n in_o cleave_v unto_o christ_n answer_n after_o this_o manner_n it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o faith_n to_o persuade_v the_o conscience_n of_o god_n love_n and_o favour_n in_o christ_n and_o upon_o this_o persuasion_n the_o heart_n begin_v to_o love_n god_n again_o now_o by_o this_o love_n do_v faith_n work_n and_o make_v a_o man_n able_a to_o bear_v all_o torment_n that_o can_v be_v inflict_v for_o religion_n sake_n for_o love_n suffer_v all_o thing_n 1._o cor._n 13.7_o even_o that_o love_n wherewith_o one_o man_n love_v another_o how_o much_o more_o than_o shall_v this_o love_n wherewith_o we_o love_v god_n in_o christ_n make_v we_o to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n for_o his_o name_n sake_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o love_n be_v say_v to_o be_v strong_a as_o death_n and_o the_o coal_n thereof_o be_v fiery_a coal_n and_o a_o vehement_a flame_n 8.6_o yea_o much_o water_n can_v quench_v 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