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who_o prosper_v and_o maintain_v your_o honour_n in_o his_o fear_n long_o to_o continue_v enrytch_v you_o with_o all_o good_a blessing_n and_o governinge_v you_o and_o you_o by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n untyll_o he_o shall_v call_v you_o to_o come_v unto_o himself_o there_o to_o continue_v in_o his_o glorious_a kingdom_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n this_o whole_a work_n or_o confession_n consist_v of_o vij_o principal_a point_n the_o first_o number_n signify_v the_o article_n the_o second_o the_o leaf_n the_o first_o point_n entreat_v of_o the_o trinity_n contain_v these_o three_o article_n 1_o of_o the_o unity_n of_o god_n folio_n 1_o 2_o of_o the_o trinity_n of_o personne_n distinct_a in_o one_o unity_n of_o substance_n eodem_fw-la 3_o of_o the_o eternal_a providence_n of_o god_n eodem_fw-la ¶_o the_o second_o point_n entreat_v of_o god_n the_o father_n contain_v these_o four_o article_n 1_o of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n fol._n 2_o 2_o how_o the_o father_n be_v creator_n 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how_o man_n bring_v himself_o with_o it_o all_o his_o posterity_n culpable_a of_o the_o first_o &_o second_o death_n eodem_fw-la 11_o the_o way_n which_o lead_v to_o you_o â—_o first_o death_n eoden_a 12_o the_o first_o death_n can_v not_o be_v eternal_a eodem_fw-la 13_o the_o way_n which_o lead_v to_o you_o â—_o second_o death_n eodem_fw-la 14_o what_o free_a will_n remain_v in_o man_n after_o sin_n foli_fw-la 6_z 15_z a_o brief_a sum_n of_o original_a sin_n eodem_fw-la 16_o howe_n god_n turn_v man_n sin_n to_o his_o glory_n foli_fw-la 7_o 17_o jesus_n christ_n the_o only_a mediator_n ordain_v and_o promise_v eodem_fw-la 18_o the_o agreement_n and_o difference_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n foli_fw-la 8_o 19_o wherefore_o it_o behove_v jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v a_o very_a natural_a man_n in_o body_n and_o soul_n without_o sin_n eodem_fw-la 20_o wherefore_o be_v it_o needful_a that_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v be_v very_o god_n folio_n 9_o 21_o how_o the_o mystery_n of_o 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