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A89645 A little starre, giving some light into the counsels and purposes of God revealed in the Scriptures. Or A catechisme, wherein these ensuing principles. 1. What God is, and how he manifests himselfe. 2 Why he made the world and man. 3. Mans condition, what, 1. by creation. 2. By his fall. 3. By being restored by Jesus Christ. 4 The uses and ends of the law. 5. What the Gospell is. 6. Justification what it is. 7. Sanctification what, and how it is wrought. 8. What repentance is. 9. The use and ends of the Scriptures. 10. What true prayer is. 11. Baptisme, and the Lords Supper, why, and how used. 12. Generall redemption what, and how to be adjudged of. 13. Resurrection and judgement what. 14. Heaven and Hell what, in truth and misterie. All which are briefly by way of question and answer opened and explained. / By VVilliam Mason. Mason, William, Anabaptist. 1653 (1653) Wing M948; Thomason E1505_1; ESTC R208669 86,553 204

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31._o 20._o gen._n 3._o 15._o isa_n 53._o 6._o rom._n 3._o 25_o 26._o rom._n 4._o 16._o prov._n 11._o 19_o and_o the_o 12._o 28._o rom._n 4._o 5._o mark_v 9_o 23._o mat._n 9_o 29._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 8._o mark_v 7._o 21._o sect._n 4._o levit._fw-la 15._o 2_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 3._o c_o 10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n gen._n 1._o 26._o gen._n 5._o 3._o job_n 14._o 4._o and_o 15._o 14._o eph._n 2._o 3._o ezek._n 18._o 20._o sect._n 5._o gal._n 4._o 4._o eph._n 2._o 4._o psal_n 103._o 6._o phil._n 2._o 7._o luke_n 1._o 35._o mat._n 1._o 21._o john_n 3._o 16._o mat._n 1._o 23._o john_n 8._o 46._o mat._n 3._o 15._o phil._n 2._o 8._o rom._n 5._o 8._o heb._n 9_o 22._o rom._n 5._o 6._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 9_o 10._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 16._o isa_n 53._o 6._o gal._n 3._o 13._o sect._n 6._o gen._n 3._o 15._o gen._n 22._o 18._o rom._n 4._o 13._o gen._n 6._o 5._o deut._n 27._o 26._o gal._n 3._o 10._o rom._n 3._o 9_o 10._o exod._n 20._o 18._o heb._n 12._o 21._o heb._n 12._o 20_o exod._n 20._o 19_o gen._n 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