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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The Second Point, Describing the malice of Sathan towardes Mankind, in ouerthrowing their happy estate in Parradise.
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The Second Point, Describing the malice of Sathan towardes Mankind, in ouerthrowing their happy estate in Parradise.
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Sathan the Deuill, our deadly foe,(Enuying our first happinesse)
Did forthwith seeke to breede our woe,
And bring vs into wretchednesse.
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VVho, knowing Adam and his wife,To be most wise (of Creatures)
He chose the next, to worke their strife,
And so the Serpent, he allures.
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Directing him, first to beginne,(VVith Eue, the weaker, as he knew)
And (if he could) to make her sinne,
That afterwardes they both might rew.
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The Serpent then, (vpon her speech)(They might not eate of euery Tree)
Did seeke there by to ouerreach
Her vnconstant simplicity.
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And thereupon, He answered,Hath God forbidden to eate of all,
(As who should say be not afraid)
Small signe of loue, you may it call.
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The woman heareunto replyes,God giues vs both free liberty,
To eate all fruit before our eyes,
(Saue onely one) Least then we dye.
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And heare behold, her weakenesse great,To doubt of that, (which God said plaine)
At what time thereon ye shall eate,
(Ye shall not doubt) but dead remaine.
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The Serpent seeing her made doubt,To eate thereof for feare of death,
Doth answer (like a Champion stoute)
(You shall not dye) feare not his breath.
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For, Well God knowes, the very day,That you shall eate thereon your fill,
You shall be like to him alway,
In knowledge of both good and euill.
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The woman then distrusting God,And trusting Serpents subtiltyes,
Did yeeld to eate the fruit forbad,
(In hope his words would proue no lyes.)
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But, That she should soone reape thereby,Both honor, profit, and pleasure,
And hauing tast thereof, did bye,
Her Husband likewise to allure.
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VVho, (by her smooth and flattering tongue)Did eate thereof, with her also,
And thereby did himselfe great wrong,
To wrap them both in endlesse woe.
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