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Principall Points of holy profession

touching these three estates of Mankind. 1. Their Creation. 2. Their Subuersion. 3. Their restoration. Wherein 1. Gods Mercifulnesse. 2. Satans maliciousnesse. 3. And mans weaknesse Is made manifesto: Composed in verse by H. A. G. [i.e. Henry Arthington]

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Vpon euery letter of our Soueraignes Heyre-apparant, his most honorable Stile.

The Author to the Reader of this Booke.

The First Point. In Creating all thinges for our vse, and vs for his glory.

The Second Point, Describing the malice of Sathan towardes Mankind, in ouerthrowing their happy estate in Parradise.

[Mankinds lamentation]

Whether (by the workes of the Law) any of Adams heyres may be restored into Gods fauour.

How Gods Iustice and mercy ioyne both together in mankinds restoration.

What Christ suffered in his body, for the sinnes of our bodies.

That Christ suffered in his Soule, for the sinnes of our Soules

Vpon the sufferings of our Sauiour Iesus, two questions discussed.

A glimpse of that glory, which the redeemed shall haue with Christ in his kingdome.

All professours shall not be inheritors of Christes kingdome (but true beleeuers onely.)

[A feruent supplication]

A recapitulation of all before spoken, with humble thankefulnesse for Gods exceeding goodnesse, to his redeemed.

Infallible tokens of predestation vnto Saluation.

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TO HIS RENOWMED excellency, Henry Prince of Wales, Sonne and Heire apparant to our most gracious Soueraigne, increase of all Royall giftes and graces.