without_o the_o word_n there_o be_v no_o light_n or_o nothing_o but_o darkness_n isa_n 8.20_o and_o iii_o faith_n desire_v to_o increase_v and_o grow_v great_a this_o it_o do_v by_o the_o word_n 1_o peter_n 2.2_o and_o iv_o faith_n desire_v comfort_n this_o it_o have_v in_o the_o word_n psa_n 119.92_o and_o therefore_o let_v we_o endeavour_v to_o delight_v in_o the_o word_n if_o we_o desire_v to_o approve_v our_o faith_n remember_v 1._o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o hear_v the_o word_n and_o 2._o another_o to_o understand_v it_o and_o 3._o another_o to_o taste_v the_o good_a word_n of_o god_n or_o to_o relish_v the_o word_n to_o be_v good_a heb._n 6.4_o that_o be_v to_o perceive_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o goodness_n and_o sweetness_n thereof_o and_o 4._o it_o be_v another_o thing_n to_o hunger_n after_o the_o word_n luke_n 11.27_o lord_n give_v we_o evermore_o of_o this_o bread_n and_o 5._o it_o be_v another_o thing_n to_o delight_n in_o the_o word_n isa_n 58.13_o this_o be_v the_o 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and_o work_n be_v manifest_a unto_o all_o fides_n probatur_fw-la per_fw-la opera_fw-la chrysost_n hom_n 1._o in_o 1_o thes_n 1._o faith_n be_v try_v by_o work_n fides_n similis_fw-la est_fw-la venusto_fw-la corpori_fw-la vita_fw-la destituto_fw-la chrysost_n hom_n 8._o in_o 2_o tim_n 3_o without_o work_n faith_n be_v like_a to_o a_o fair_a and_o beautiful_a body_n void_a of_o life_n to_o a_o golden_a picture_n or_o statue_n more_o particular_o it_o appear_v that_o faith_n be_v to_o be_v prove_v and_o approve_v by_o work_n four_o manner_n of_o way_n viz._n i._o by_o these_o place_n of_o scripture_n mat._n 5.16_o phil._n 2.15_o tit._n 3.8_o 14._o heb._n 2.14_o jam._n 2.18.20_o 22._o 2_o pet._n 1.5_o etc._n etc._n and_o ii_o from_o nature_n for_o natural_o the_o tree_n be_v know_v by_o his_o fruit_n mat._n 7.20_o and_o the_o fruit_n of_o faith_n be_v work_n gal._n 5.6.22_o whence_o the_o apostle_n conjoyn_v they_o eph._n 1.15_o yea_o by_o our_o fruit_n we_o be_v know_v what_o we_o be_v john_n 13.35_o 1_o john_n 3.5.14.4.13_o and_o iii_o from_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v command_v we_o to_o testify_v both_o our_o faith_n and_o love_n unto_o he_o by_o our_o obedience_n john_n 14.15_o tit._n 2.11_o etc._n etc._n 1_o thes_n 4.3_o and_o iv_o from_o our_o vocation_n eph._n 2.10_o 1_o thes_n 4.7_o jam._n 1.27_o qu._n 31._o what_o may_v we_o learn_v from_o hence_o answ_n 1._o that_o if_o our_o faith_n be_v to_o be_v approve_v by_o work_n than_o work_n be_v no_o more_o the_o cause_n of_o justification_n than_o a_o apple_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o graft_n and_o plant_v of_o the_o tree_n note_v here_o that_o there_o be_v a_o double_a plantation_n i._o of_o good_a apple_n tree_n for_o some_o plant_n excellent_a and_o profitable_a fruit_n and_o ii_o of_o wild_a tree_n which_o of_o themselves_o will_v never_o bear_v any_o good_a or_o pleasant_a fruit_n and_o such_o plant_n be_v we_o for_o 1._o the_o lord_n plant_v we_o and_o then_o 2._o he_o cut_v we_o off_o and_o then_o 3._o he_o graft_v grace_n in_o we_o or_o engraft_v we_o into_o christ_n and_o then_o 4._o we_o bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n answ_n 2._o we_o may_v learn_v hence_o that_o faith_n which_o work_v not_o be_v no_o true_a faith_n jam._n 1.23.2.17_o and_o therefore_o this_o may_v be_v apply_v i._o to_o carnal_a man_n who_o brag_v of_o their_o faith_n and_o hope_v while_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o live_v in_o sin_n rom._n 6.2_o whereas_o sin_n and_o grace_n can_v no_o more_o live_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o heart_n than_o the_o ark_n and_o dagon_n can_v stand_v in_o one_o temple_n and_o ii_o to_o novice_n and_o freshwater_n soldier_n who_o beginning_n to_o perceive_v some_o conversion_n to_o be_v wrought_v in_o their_o heart_n be_v ready_a to_o stop_v stay_n and_o stand_v still_o as_o though_o no_o more_o now_o need_v to_o be_v do_v whereas_o they_o shall_v strive_v unto_o perfection_n titus_n 3.8_o 2_o peter_n 1.10_o qu._n 32._o what_o rule_n must_v we_o observe_v and_o follow_v for_o the_o approve_v of_o our_o faith_n by_o our_o work_n answ_n these_o which_o follow_v i._o do_v not_o perform_v good_a work_n only_o sometime_o e_fw-la re_fw-la natà _fw-la by_o chance_n or_o upon_o some_o special_a occasion_n but_o make_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-it 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o our_o holiday_n work_n but_o our_o daily_a labour_n let_v our_o study_n care_n and_o endeavour_n be_v to_o serve_v the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 6.20_o ii_o principal_o have_v a_o care_n of_o the_o inward_a man_n labour_v that_o all_o carnal_a affection_n may_v be_v subdue_v in_o we_o all_o satan_n strong_a hold_n in_o our_o heart_n demolish_v and_o our_o heart_n establish_v with_o grace_n ephes_n 4.22_o etc._n etc._n colos_n 3.5_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 10.20_o 2_o cor._n 10.4_o iii_o neglect_v not_o eternal_a work_n of_o holiness_n for_o fides_n est_fw-la sanctissima_fw-la faith_n be_v most_o holy_a phil._n 1.27_o judas_n 20._o and_o iv_o omit_v not_o but_o add_v unto_o these_o the_o work_n of_o honesty_n and_o righteousness_n phil._n 4.8_o qu._n 33._o what_o be_v the_o adjunct_n of_o true_a faith_n answ_n 1._o latimer_n say_v that_o faith_n be_v like_a to_o some_o great_a lady_n who_o have_v her_o gentleman-usher_n go_v before_o she_o which_o be_v the_o knowledge_n and_o acknowledgement_n of_o sin_n and_o a_o noble_a or_o honourable_a company_n of_o attendant_n wait_v upon_o she_o answ_n 2._o more_o particular_o the_o adjunct_n or_o the_o grace_n and_o virtue_n accompany_v and_o attend_v upon_o this_o queen_n faith_n be_v these_o 1._o repentance_n mark_v 1.15_o act_n 19.18.11.21_o 2._o obedience_n john_n 1.12_o 13._o a_o man_n can_v live_v without_o lively_a faith_n and_o faith_n be_v not_o lively_a without_o a_o holy_a life_n faith_n in_o christ_n must_v be_v second_v with_o faithfulness_n unto_o christ_n as_o we_o must_v have_v faith_n in_o he_o so_o by_o obedience_n we_o must_v keep_v faith_n unto_o he_o as_o fire_n can_v be_v without_o heat_n nor_o the_o sun_n without_o light_n so_o a_o justify_v faith_n can_v be_v without_o sanctify_a obedience_n for_o as_o water_n make_v the_o earth_n fruitful_a so_o faith_n enrich_v the_o man_n endue_v therewith_o with_o good_a work_n as_o fabritio_n the_o famous_a italian_a at_o the_o conflict_n of_o ravenna_n bare_a in_o his_o shield_n a_o touchstone_n with_o this_o motto_n fides_n hoc_fw-la uno_fw-la virtusque_fw-la probantur_fw-la import_v thereby_o that_o his_o virtue_n and_o faith_n shall_v of_o all_o man_n be_v know_v by_o touch_n and_o trial_n 3._o peace_n rom._n 15.13_o 4._o joy_n act_v 16.34_o rom._n 15.13_o 1_o pet._n 1.8_o 5._o hope_v rom_n 15.13_o 6._o confidence_n mark_v 5.36_o 7._o divine_a worship_n john_n 9.38_o 8._o a_o good_a conscience_n 1_o tim._n 1.19_o 9_o patience_n 2_o thes_n 1.4_o hebr._n 6.12_o
but_o according_a to_o the_o proverb_n he_o who_o hope_v for_o dead_a man_n shoe_n may_v go_v long_o barefoot_a some_o hope_n to_o gain_v by_o their_o kindness_n to_o other_o but_o to_o hope_v for_o requital_n of_o benefit_n bestow_v may_v rather_o be_v account_v usury_n then_o virtue_n and_o 3._o there_o be_v a_o ambitious_a hope_n but_o high_a hope_n have_v oftentimes_o hard_a hap_n and_o such_o as_o reach_v at_o the_o tree_n often_o stumble_v at_o the_o root_n 4._o there_o be_v a_o cruel_a hope_n hest_n 9.1_o second_o there_o be_v a_o divine_a hope_n which_o be_v twofold_a viz._n i._o false_a opinionative_n deceitful_a and_o deceivable_a as_o job_n 6.20_o prov._n 11.7_o and_o ii_o true_a and_o good_a and_o be_v either_o 1._o charitable_a 1_o corinth_n 13.7_o 2_o corinth_n 1.7.10.15_o or_o 2._o spiritual_a ezra_n 10.2_o job_n 5.16_o hebr._n 11.1_o to_o hope_v above_o and_o against_o hope_n be_v the_o excellency_n of_o a_o mighty_a resolution_n qu_n 3._o how_o do_v hope_n and_o desire_n differ_v answ_n thus_o desire_n extend_v itself_o to_o all_o kind_n of_o good_a thing_n without_o any_o apprehension_n of_o difficulty_n and_o therefore_o belong_v to_o the_o concupiscible_a appetite_n but_o hope_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o irascible_a and_o respect_v the_o future_a good_a get_v with_o difficulty_n for_o no_o wiseman_n ever_o hope_v for_o thing_n which_o he_o hold_v impossible_a to_o attain_v unto_o qu._n 4._o wherein_o do_v the_o hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o the_o faithful_a in_o earth_n and_o of_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n differ_v answ_n 1._o negative_o the_o hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o those_o and_o these_o do_v not_o differ_v herein_o that_o the_o hâ—pe_n of_o these_o be_v certain_a but_o of_o those_o uncertain_a for_o both_o be_v sure_a and_o certain_a of_o the_o salvation_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n at_o the_o last_o day_n answ_n 2._o the_o hope_n and_o expellation_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n and_o faithful_a on_o earth_n differ_v in_o these_o thing_n i._o that_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o saint_n on_o earth_n adhere_v unto_o faith_n which_o look_v upon_o god_n in_o his_o promise_n as_o in_o a_o glass_n or_o dark_a speak_v 1_o cor._n 13.12_o but_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n adhere_v unto_o a_o open_a and_o manifest_a vision_n of_o â—od_a and_o ii_o our_o hope_n be_v with_o labour_n pain_n and_o strife_n but_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n be_v without_o any_o difficulty_n and_o iii_o our_o hope_n be_v a_o imperfect_a expectation_n there_o be_v a_o perfect_a hope_n â—nd_n iv_o our_o hope_n be_v for_o the_o possession_n they_o for_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o heavenly_a glory_n and_o v._o our_o hope_n be_v for_o the_o glorify_v both_o of_o our_o soul_n and_o body_n they_o only_o of_o their_o body_n their_o soul_n be_v already_o glorify_v qu._n 5._o how_o do_v faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n differ_v answ_n bernard_n in_o psalm_n 91._o sai_fw-mi h_o dicit_fw-la side_n parata_fw-la suâ—t_z maâ—na_fw-la inexcogitabilia_fw-la bova_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la sidelibus_fw-la suis_fw-la dicit_fw-la spes_fw-la mihi_fw-la illa_fw-la servantur_fw-la tertia_fw-la quidem_fw-la charitas_fw-la curro_fw-la ego_fw-la ait_fw-la ad_fw-la illa_fw-la faith_n say_v god_n have_v prepare_v many_o good_a and_o great_a mercy_n for_o his_o child_n hope_n say_v i_o be_o one_o of_o god_n dear_a one_o and_o therefore_o have_v a_o right_n unto_o and_o a_o interest_n in_o those_o inestimable_a and_o inexpressible_a blessing_n and_o love_n say_v see_v they_o be_v i_o i_o which_o will_v hasten_v to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o they_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n which_o be_v best_a of_o all_o qu._n 6._o what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o hope_n and_o heaviness_n answ_n crates_n answer_v sadness_n be_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o heart_n but_o hope_n be_v the_o medicine_n of_o distress_n qu._n 7._o wherein_o do_v true_a hope_n consist_v answ_n bernard_n in_o psalm_n 91._o say_v tria_fw-la considero_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la tota_fw-la spes_fw-la mea_fw-la consistit_fw-la charitatem_fw-la adoptionis_fw-la veritatem_fw-la promissionis_fw-la potestatem_fw-la redditionis_fw-la three_o thing_n i_o constant_o and_o continual_o consider_v wherein_o my_o whole_a hope_n stand_v the_o love_n of_o adoption_n the_o truth_n of_o promission_n and_o the_o power_n of_o reddition_n when_o i_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o god_n so_o love_v i_o in_o christ_n that_o in_o he_o he_o have_v make_v i_o a_o son_n and_o remember_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o promise_v make_v unto_o son_n and_o withal_o how_o abundant_o able_a the_o lord_n be_v to_o perform_v all_o his_o promise_n make_v to_o his_o child_n then_o do_v my_o soul_n cheerful_o hope_v in_o god_n qu._n 8._o what_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o spiritual_a hope_n answ_n 1._o it_o be_v of_o that_o nature_n that_o nothing_o can_v destroy_v it_o for_o though_o fortune_n as_o one_o say_v maâ—_n take_v away_o our_o good_n yet_o death_n can_v deprive_v we_o of_o hope_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o better_a hope_n than_o we_o have_v by_o the_o law_n hebr._n 7.19_o 3._o it_o speedy_o desire_v and_o earnest_o belong_v for_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o thing_n hope_v for_o prov._n 13.12_o 4._o it_o make_v we_o not_o ashamed_a rom._n 5_o 5._o and_o 5._o it_o be_v a_o remedy_n against_o all_o evil_n temporal_a and_o spiritual_a si_fw-mi insurgant_fw-la adversum_fw-la i_o praeâ—ia_fw-la si_fw-la saeviat_fw-la mundus_fw-la si_fw-la fremat_fw-la malignus_fw-la si_fw-la itsa_fw-la caro_fw-la adversus_fw-la spiritum_fw-la concupiscat_fw-la in_fw-la te_fw-la ego_fw-la sperâ—bo_fw-la bern._n ser_n 9_o sup_n qui_fw-la habitat_fw-la hope_v in_o god_n be_v a_o sovereign_a antidote_n against_o the_o poison_n and_o peril_n of_o satan_n the_o world_n wicked_a man_n and_o our_o own_o corrupt_a nature_n si_fw-mi tribulatio_fw-la infertur_fw-la per_fw-la te_fw-la sperabo_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la speâ—_n mea_fw-la si_fw-la insurgat_fw-la hostess_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o te_fw-la sperabo_fw-la bern._n in_o psal_n 91._o 6._o it_o comfort_v we_o in_o spiritual_a dejection_n and_o languishment_n psalm_n 42.5_o 11._o why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v within_o i_o hope_v in_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n as_o without_o food_n the_o body_n will_v fail_v so_o as_o the_o proverb_n be_v if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o hope_n the_o heart_n will_v break_v futurorum_fw-la spes_fw-la laborantibus_fw-la requiem_n parit_fw-la sicut_fw-la in_o ago_o positis_fw-la dolorem_fw-la vulnerum_fw-la mitigat_fw-la spes_fw-la coronae_fw-la orig._n hom_n 9_o sup_n exod._n sola_fw-la spes_fw-la hominem_fw-la in_o miseriis_fw-la consolari_fw-la solet_fw-la cicer_n in_o catalin_n 7._o it_o be_v always_o of_o thing_n not_o see_v and_o to_o come_v rom._n 8.24_o spes_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la bonarum_fw-la rerum_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la nisi_fw-la futurarum_fw-la august_n enchir._n c._n 8._o 8._o it_o be_v a_o lively_a hope_n 1_o pet._n 1.3_o 9_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o three_o chief_a theological_n virtue_n 1_o cor._n 13.13_o 10._o it_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o righteousness_n galat._n 5.5_o 11._o it_o be_v a_o refuge_n in_o the_o time_n of_o need_n hebr._n 6.18_o 19_o 12._o it_o rejoice_v in_o adversity_n as_o follow_v afterward_o 13._o it_o be_v a_o good_a hope_n lament_v 3.26_o &_o 2_o thess_n 2.16_o 14._o i_o be_v a_o bless_a hope_n tit._n 2.13_o 15._o it_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o salvation_n 1_o thess_n 5.8_o tit._n 3.7_o or_o it_o be_v a_o hope_n that_o save_v our_o soul_n rom._n 8.24_o spes_fw-la praemii_fw-la solatium_fw-la sit_fw-la laboris_fw-la the_o hope_n of_o the_o reward_n be_v the_o comfort_n of_o the_o work_n hier._n in_o ep_v spes_fw-la in_o aeternitatem_fw-la animum_fw-la erigit_fw-la greg._n in_o moral_n spes_fw-la est_fw-la ultimum_fw-la adversarum_fw-la rerum_fw-la solatium_fw-la senec._n in_o ep_v qu._n 9_o what_o be_v the_o fruit_n effect_n benefit_n and_o excellency_n of_o true_a hope_n answ_n 1._o this_o question_n may_v be_v full_o answer_v from_o the_o former_a but_o i_o will_v add_v a_o word_n or_o two_o 2._o hope_n keep_v we_o from_o sin_n for_o as_o it_o do_v not_o hurt_v rahab_n to_o dwell_v with_o the_o people_n of_o jericho_n but_o her_o faith_n keep_v her_o safe_a so_o sin_n do_v not_o harm_v those_o who_o by_o faith_n and_o a_o lively_a hope_n do_v expect_v their_o redeemer_n and_o 3._o it_o cause_v we_o to_o approach_v unto_o christ_n for_o as_o by_o the_o cable_n a_o man_n may_v draw_v his_o vessel_n to_o the_o anchor_n so_o the_o soul_n be_v fix_v by_o the_o anchor_n of_o hope_n to_o christ_n do_v hale_v and_o draw_v itself_o near_o and_o near_o unto_o he_o and_o 3._o it_o animate_v and_o embolden_v a_o man_n to_o undertake_v great_a thing_n add_v as_o it_o be_v wing_n to_o his_o attempt_n cum_fw-la alâ—qua_fw-la spes_fw-la subâ—st_fw-la vehementioâ—es_fw-la vires_fw-la apparere_fw-la assolent_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr quant_fw-fr anim_fw-la c._n 22._o
of_o promise_n ephes_n 2.12_o qu._n 21._o who_o hope_n shall_v perish_v answ_n 1._o the_o hope_n of_o the_o unjust_a and_o wicked_a man_n job_n 11.20.14.19_o prov._n 10.28.11.7_o and_o 2._o the_o hope_n of_o hypocrite_n job_n 8.14.27.8_o 3._o sometime_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o righteous_a for_o a_o time_n job_n 19_o 10._o lam._n 3.18_o qu._n 22._o what_o must_v we_o not_o hope_v for_o answ_n 1._o we_o must_v not_o hope_v for_o any_o use_n increase_n or_o advantage_n of_o or_o for_o what_o we_o lend_v especial_o to_o the_o poor_a luke_n 6.35_o 2._o we_o must_v not_o hope_v for_o the_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n of_o god_n people_n hest_n 9.1_o 3._o we_o must_v not_o hope_v for_o help_v or_o deliverance_n by_o our_o gold_n job_n 31_o 24._o qu._n 23._o what_o may_v we_o hope_v for_o answ_n â—_o we_o may_v hope_v for_o some_o temporal_a natural_a and_o oeconomical_a thing_n viz._n i._o to_o find_v water_n to_o quench_v our_o thirst_n job_n 6.20_o ii_o to_o see_v our_o friend_n who_o we_o be_v absent_a from_o 1_o tim_n 3_o 14._o iii_o for_o a_o second_o marriage_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o the_o first_o choice_n ruth_n 1.12_o iv_o for_o child_n in_o marriage_n ruth_n 1.12_o v._o for_o long_a life_n job_n 6.11_o answ_n 2._o we_o may_v hope_v for_o spiritual_a thing_n as_o i._o for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o god_n promise_n even_o above_o natural_a probability_n rom._n 4.18_o etc._n etc._n ii_o for_o the_o pardon_n of_o the_o sin_n commit_v against_o god_n if_o we_o will_v but_o turn_v from_o they_o ezra_n 10.2_o iii_o for_o deliverance_n from_o the_o mighty_a though_o we_o be_v but_o mean_a job_n 5.16_o iv_o for_o a_o joyful_a resurrection_n psalm_n 16.9_o act_n 26.6_o 7._o qui_fw-la enim_fw-la arat_fw-la arat_fw-la ut_fw-la metat_fw-la qui_fw-la pugnat_fw-la pugnat_fw-la ut_fw-la uincat_fw-la tolle_fw-la ergo_fw-la spem_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la &_o resoluta_fw-la est_fw-la observantia_fw-la omnis_fw-la pietatis_fw-la chrysost_n in_o matth._n 22._o in_o every_o action_n the_o virtue_n of_o work_v be_v from_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o thing_n to_o come_v he_o who_o plough_n plough_n to_o reap_v he_o who_o fight_v fight_v to_o overcome_v and_o he_o who_o do_v well_o hope_n for_o a_o reward_n in_o the_o resurrection_n take_v away_o the_o resurrection_n and_o farewell_o all_o care_n of_o godliness_n v._o we_o may_v hope_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o lord_n psalm_n 119.166_o 1_o thess_n 5.8_o or_o for_o heavenly_a glory_n rom._n 5.2_o col._n 1.5_o tit._n 1.2_o as_o the_o husbandman_n sow_v his_o land_n in_o hope_n of_o a_o plentiful_a crop_n so_o man_n perform_v the_o duty_n of_o christianity_n in_o hope_n of_o heaven_n macarius_n hom_n 14._o as_o a_o merchant_n take_v pain_n to_o furrow_v the_o vast_a ocean_n in_o hope_n of_o earthly_a gain_n so_o a_o christian_n struggle_v through_o the_o wave_n and_o billow_n of_o this_o life_n in_o hope_n of_o a_o heavenly_a reward_n basil_n in_o psalm_n 1_o as_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o crown_n and_o victory_n make_v the_o trouble_n danger_n and_o hazard_n of_o war_n tolerable_a so_o the_o hope_n of_o heaven_n make_v the_o grief_n and_o turmoil_n of_o this_o life_n portable_a and_o to_o be_v endure_v â—hrysost_n qu_n 24._o what_o be_v the_o object_n of_o hope_n answ_n futurum_fw-la possibâ—le_n something_o to_o come_v which_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v obtain_v note_v here_o hope_n have_v a_o twofold_a respect_n to_o its_o object_n viz._n i._o as_o a_o anchor_n heb._n 6.9_o and_o in_o this_o respect_n it_o rest_v upon_o god_n for_o the_o thing_n promise_v ii_o as_o a_o eye_n and_o so_o most_o usual_o it_o be_v take_v and_o import_v no_o more_o but_o the_o expectation_n and_o wait_v for_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o thing_n promise_v note_n further_o hope_n be_v a_o theological_a virtue_n which_o i._o in_o regard_n of_o the_o subject_a the_o superior_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n have_v three_o gift_n or_o property_n according_a to_o the_o three_o principal_a faculty_n of_o the_o 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