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¹ Fayth is the grounde of thynges hoped for, the euidence of thynges not seene.² For by it, the elders obtayned a good report.³ Through fayth, we vnderstande that the worldes were ordeined by the word of God, and that thynges whiche are seene, were made of thynges whiche were not seene.

⁴ By fayth Abel offered vnto God a more excellent sacrifice then Cain: by whiche he was witnessed to be ryghteous, God testifiyng of his gyftes: by which also he beyng dead, yet speaketh.⁵ By fayth was Enoch translated, that he shoulde not see death, neither was he founde, for God had taken hym away: For afore he was taken away, he was reported of to haue pleased God.⁶ But without fayth it is vnpossible to please hym: For he that cometh to God, must beleue that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seeke him.⁷ By fayth Noe beyng warned of God of thinges not seene as yet, moued with reuerence, prepared the arke to the sauyng of his house, through the whiche [arke] he condempned the worlde, and became heire of the righteousnes which is by fayth.⁸ By fayth Abraham when he was called, obeyed, to go out into a place whiche he shoulde afterwarde receaue to inheritaunce: and he went out, not knowyng whyther he shoulde go.⁹ By fayth he remoued into the lande of promise, as into a straunge countrey, whe he had dwelt in tabernacles, with Isaac and Iacob, heires with hym of the same promise:¹⁰ For he loked for a citie hauyng a foundation, whose buylder and maker is God.¹¹ Through fayth also Sara her selfe receaued strength to conceaue seede, and was delyuered of a chylde whe she was past age, because she iudged hym faythfull which had promised.¹² And therfore sprang there of one, euen of one whiche was as good as dead [so many] in multitude, as are the starres in the skye, and as the sande the whiche is by the sea shore innumerable.¹³ These all dyed according to fayth, not hauing receaued the promises, but seing them a farre of, and beleuyng, and salutyng, and confessyng that they were straungers and pilgrimes on the earth.¹⁴ For they that saye suche thynges, declare that they seke a countrey.¹⁵ Also yf they had ben myndfull of that [countrey] from whence they came out, they had leasure to haue returned:¹⁶ But nowe they desire a better, that is, a heauenly. Wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God, for he hath prepared for them a citie.¹⁷ By fayth Abraham offered by Isaac when he was proued: and he that had receaued the promises, offered vp his only begotten sonne:¹⁸ To whom it was saide, that in Isaac shall thy seede be called.¹⁹ For he considered that God was able to rayse the dead vp agayne, fro whence also he receaued hym in a similitude [of the resurrection.]²⁰ By fayth did Isaac blesse Iacob and Esau, concernyng thynges to come.²¹ By fayth Iacob when he was a dying, blessed both the sonnes of Ioseph, and worshypped towarde the toppe of his scepter.²² By fayth Ioseph when he dyed, remembred the departyng of the chyldren of Israel, and gaue commaundement of his bones.²³ By fayth Moyses whe he was borne, was hyd three monethes of his father and mother, because they sawe he was a proper chylde, neither feared they the kynges commaundement.²⁴ By fayth Moyses when he was great, refused to be called the sonne of Pharaos daughter:²⁵ Chosyng rather to suffer aduersitie with the people of God, then to enioye the pleasures of sinne for a season:²⁶ Esteemyng the rebuke of Christ, greater riches, then the treasures of Egypt: For he had respect vnto the recompence of the rewarde.²⁷ By fayth he forsoke Egypt, fearyng not the wrath of the kyng: For he endured, euen as though he had seene him which is inuisible.²⁸ Through fayth, he ordeyned the Passouer and the effusion of blood, lest he that destroyed the first borne, shoulde touche them.²⁹ By fayth, they passed through the redde sea, as by drye lande: which the Egyptians assaying to do, were drowned.³⁰ By fayth, the walles of Iericho fell downe, after they were compassed about seuen dayes.³¹ By fayth, the harlot Rahab perished not with them that were disobedient, when she had receaued the spyes with peace.

³² And what shall I more say? for the tyme woulde fayle me, to rehearse of Gedeon, of Barac, and of Sampson, and of Iephte, of Dauid also and Samuel, and of the prophetes:³³ Which through faith subdued kingdomes, wrought righteousnesse, obteyned the promises, stopped the mouthes of the Lions,³⁴ Quenched the violence of fyre, escaped the edge of the sworde, out of weakenesse were made strong, wared valiant in fyght, turned to flyght the armies of the aliantes.³⁵ The women receaued their dead, raysed to lyfe agayne: Other were racked, not lokyng for deliueraunce, that they might receaue a better resurrectio.³⁶ And others were tryed with mockynges, and scourgynges: Yea, moreouer with bondes and prisonment:³⁷ They were stoned, were hewen asunder, were tempted, were slaine with sword, wandred about in sheepskinnes, and goates skinnes, beyng destitute, afflicted [and] tormented:³⁸ Of who the worlde was not worthie: They wandred in wildernesse, and in mountaynes, and in dennes, and caues of the earth.³⁹ And these all through fayth, obteyned good report, and receaued not the promise:⁴⁰ God prouidyng a better thyng for vs, that they without vs shoulde not be made perfect.