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| Chapter 4 - Of Creation |
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1. In the beginning it pleased
God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, for the manifestation of the glory
of his eternal power, wisdom, and goodness, to create or make the world,
and all things therein, whether visible or invisible, in the space of six
days, and all very good.
John 1:2, 3; Hebrews 1:2; Job 26:13;
Romans 1:20; Colossians 1:16; Genesis 1:31
2. After God had made all other
creatures, he created man, male and female, with reasonable and immortal
souls, rendering them fit unto that life to God for which they were created;
being made after the image of God, in knowledge, righteousness, and true
holiness; having the law of God written in their hearts, and power to fulfil
it, and yet under a possibility of transgressing, being left to the liberty
of their own will, which was subject to change.
Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:7; Ecclesiastes
7:29; Genesis 1:26; Romans 2:14, 15; Genesis 3:6
3. Besides the law written
in their hearts, they received a command not to eat of the tree of knowledge
of good and evil, which whilst they kept, they were happy in their communion
with God, and had dominion over the creatures.
Genesis 2:17; Genesis 1:26, 28 |