Principall points of holy profession touching these three estates of mankind. 1. Their creation. 2. Their subuertion. 3. Their restoration. Wherein 1. Gods mercifulnesse. 2. Satans maliciousnesse. 3. And mans weakenesse is made manifest. Composed in verse by H.A.G.

1.

One doubt remaineth yet bebynd, * 1.1Dissolued for to be, Which dearest Saints of God, most finde, To vexe their soules daily.

2.

That is, The sight of present sinnes, Whereby Gods wrath they moue, To hold them still in Sathans grins, (As banisht from his loue.)

3.

Which makes them weepe both day and night, For grieuing him so sore, To shut them quite out of his sight, To see his face no more.

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O ye the blessed of the Lord, * 1.2That thus do sigh and grone, Giue eare vnto his holy word, And cease to make your mone.

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On whom doth God cast downe his eye, * 1.3But on the wounded hart, That for his mercies call and cry, To ease them of their smart.

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Or whom doth Christ vnto him call, (But such as he opprest,) * 1.4That he (in time) might ease them all, And bring them to his rest.

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What he hath said you must beleeue, (You can it not deny,) Oh then, do not his spirit grieue, But to his mercy flye.

8.

You know Gods mercy (through his loue,) Sent downe his Sonne Iesus,* 1.5 You know Christes mercie did him moue, To become man for vs.

9.

That in our nature he might pay The debt that we did owe,* 1.6 And so his Fathers iustice stay, His mercy for to show.

10.

To this end, when accurst we were, (By reason of our sinne) Christ Iesus then our cursse did beare,* 1.7 (When he on Tree did hang.)

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And that he might for euermore, From Vengeance set vs free, The wrath of God (on Crosse) he bore,* 1.8 That we might saued be.

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And to that end, when he did rise, From death to life againe, And did assend in glorious wise,* 1.9 With troups of Angels traine.

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* 1.10Then led he captiue all our foes, The Deuill, with all the rest, And reconcild to God all those, That are, or shall be blest.

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Who sitteth now on Gods right hand, * 1.11Our aduocate to be, And doth our causes vnderstand, From foes to set vs free.

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If sinne therefore, thy soule oppresse, Then sue to him for grace, * 1.12And he will soone procure release, To ease thee in that case.

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For why, (in him) the Father is * 1.13Well pleased for euermore, To giue all those eternall blisse, That do his name adore.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The last doubt.
• * 1.2

  Mat. 5,
• * 1.3

  Esa. 66, 2 Psa, 51.17
• * 1.4

  Ma, 11, 28
• * 1.5

  Iohn. 3
• * 1.6

  Iohn 10.
• * 1.7

  Deut. 21.23. Gal. 3.13
• * 1.8

  Col. 2
• * 1.9

  Act. 1
• * 1.10

  Eph. 4, 8 Hebr. 3
• * 1.11

  1 Tim. 2, 5
• * 1.12

  Mat. 11.28.
• * 1.13

  Mat. 17 Iohn 17