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Touching these three singular¹ gifts of God, S. Paul speaketh distinctly, giving to each of them their peculiar properties. 1. Thes. 1. We give ⟨p. 47⟩thanks unto God almighty for you all, making mention of you in our prayers: remembering always your effectual faith, diligent or working love, and steadfast hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. &c. And forasmuch as he giveth thanks and prayers unto God, he teacheth, that these virtues are freely given from him unto men, and that therefore they ought to pray and render thanks unto him. And unto faith he attributeth a certain effectual working, because that from her all good works, yea hope and charity do spring. And he calleth charity diligentor working, because true charity or love laboureth and exerciseth her self to please both God and man. And to hope he attributeth steadfastness and patience, because Paul in the eight to the Romans saith: That we are made safe through hope. But hope if it be seen is no hope. For how can a man hope for that which he seeth? But if we hope for the thing which we see not, by patience we look for them. Therefore faith, hope and charity are distincted virtues, and have each their ⟨image 58⟩proper operations. And therefore are they severally reckoned by S. Paul 1. Corin 1. in which place he saith that