In this Table is set forth
three principall things:
First, mans Creation: se-
condly, his Misery in
Adams Fall: and lastly,
the happy restoring a-
gaine of all the faithfull
by CHRIST to the un-
changeable love of God.
A Table fit for all Christians to know.
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1.
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ALmightie GOD made by his Word
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All Creatures that the earth afford:
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The Dark, & Light was then divided,
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And thus by GOD it was decided,
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The Light by him was called Day,
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The Darknesse Night, and so they stay.
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2.
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And GOD saw all, and it was good,
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From Man to Beast, and fruitfull Bud:
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But Envie then did Eve beguile,
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And Eve brought Adam to exile,
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By eating that which was fore-told,
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That they with it should not be bold.
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Genes. 1.31.
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Genes. 1.12.
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25. 27.
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Genes. 3.13.
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23. 24.
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Genes. 2.17.
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3.
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Soone after this did GOD appeare
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Then Eve and Adam did him feare:
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And as he walk'd in coole of day,
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Those sinners hid themselves away:
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But GOD did call them here below,
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To tell him how they came to know.
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4.
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Thus then begins the Man to say,
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She whom thou gav'st did I obay:
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And Eve likewise excus'de the fact,
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Imputing it the Serpents act.
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And thus doe most in Adams line,
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Shame not to say, The fault's not mine.
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5.
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But let all those thinke thus withall
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That God is free from Adams fall,
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Else how could he in truth proceede
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Against our Parents, as we reade:
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He hates injustice here below,
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And this his righteousnesse doth show.
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Psal. 145.17.
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Genes. 1.31.
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Genes. 2.16,17.
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Ezek. 33.11.
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Deut. 32.4.
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and 25,13,14,
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15,16.
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6.
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Now when our Parents tale was done,
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Then justly GOD proceedes upon:
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The Serpent first he curst in place,
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And made Eve subject with disgrace:
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And man in sorrow labour must
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All dayes of life then turne to dust.
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7.
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And Death likewise the time shall rue,
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For Christ alone shall it subdue:
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This truth is knowne to Satans woe,
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Since Christ hath broke his head also:
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For GOD did promise make to send
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A godly Seede, all strife to end.
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8.
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This Seede is Christ, free from all sinne,
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What Adam lost, that Hee did winne,
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By keeping that without all blame,
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Which never man could doe the same:
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And in our stead he paid our debt,
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To let us free from Satans net.
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John 8.46.
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1 Cor. 15.21,22.
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Isa. 53.5,6.
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1 John 3.8.
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9.
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GOD will not now, nor e'er hereafter
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Condemne us for our sinnes by nature:
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For how can that with Justice stand,
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When GOD shall twice one debt demand.
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Therefore it now remaines with us,
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That we beleeve Christ hath done thus.
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10.
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And thus beleeving faithfully,
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Christs righteousnesse we must apply.
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For when we have done all we may,
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On his obedience must wee stay:
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And those whose Faith is sound and true,
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Doe practise still Gods lawes to doe.
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Galat. 2.20.
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John 26.
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Luke 17.10.
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John 14.15.21.
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1 John 2.3,4,
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5,6.
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11.
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Of such as these doth God with speede,
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Accept their will as for their deede,
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And though they sinne, for so doe all,
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Yet finally they shall not fall:
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For by beleife in Christ above,
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None can remove these from his love.
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2 Cor. 8.12.
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James 3.2.
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1 Pet. 1.3,4,5.
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John 10.28,29.
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Rom. 8.38,39.
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12.
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O love us then of thy free grace,
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Whereby in heaven we may have place,
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To praise thee still for thy free love,
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And love thy praise fore'er above.
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And now good Lord we crave no more,
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But love us for thy love therefore.
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John 15.13.
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John 17.24.
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Revel. 19.1,3,
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4,5,6,7.
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