Excerpt from A Sermon on the Nature and Influence of Faith After these preliminary observations, permit me to call your attention directly to the subject introduced by the text. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. I shall avail myself particularly of this text, and of the chapter which contains it, in executing my present design which is, to illustrate the nature and practical influence of faith. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.