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say_v he_o that_o believe_v have_v everlasting_a life_n and_o saint_n paul_n say_v by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v 2.8_o joh._n â—_o 36_o ephe._n 2.8_o by_o thing_n to_o come_v i_o mean_v the_o accomplishment_n and_o performance_n of_o our_o salvation_n which_o in_o this_o life_n we_o do_v patient_o wait_v for_o and_o expect_v by_o hope_n therefore_o hope_n be_v sometime_o use_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o faith_n be_v as_o in_o the_o eight_o to_o the_o roman_n saint_n paul_n say_v we_o be_v save_v by_o hope_n that_o be_v by_o 8.24_o rom._n 8.24_o hope_n our_o faith_n be_v support_v and_o we_o be_v comfort_v till_o we_o have_v the_o end_n of_o our_o faith_n even_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n again_o this_o difference_n be_v between_o faith_n and_o hope_v that_o faith_n do_v embrace_v and_o apprehend_v agree_v wherein_o faith_n and_o hope_n agree_v the_o promise_n of_o thing_n and_o hope_v the_o thing_n whereof_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v only_o in_o this_o faith_n and_o hope_n agree_v that_o they_o have_v always_o respect_n unto_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o benefit_n as_o for_o example_n when_o abraham_n 17.19_o gen._n 17.19_o be_v promise_v to_o have_v a_o son_n in_o his_o old_a age_n he_o do_v very_o believe_v it_o but_o with_o hope_n do_v expect_v the_o performance_n thereof_o many_o year_n he_o be_v promise_v also_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n he_o do_v very_o 17.8_o gen._n 17.8_o believe_v it_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v but_o yet_o he_o do_v only_o enjoy_v the_o same_o by_o hope_n thus_o we_o have_v see_v brief_o the_o difference_n between_o faith_n hope_n and_o love_n as_o also_o how_o they_o agree_v in_o one_o but_o of_o love_n we_o shalspeake_v more_o god_n will_v in_o the_o last_o chapter_n now_o let_v we_o proceed_v a_o little_a further_o in_o our_o purpose_n to_o show_v the_o excellency_n and_o worthiness_n of_o faith_n whereby_o we_o be_v assure_v of_o thing_n invisible_a as_o though_o we_o see_v they_o 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