Chapter 4: Of Creation
In the beginning it pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,[1] for the manifestation of the glory of His eternal power,[2] 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.[3]
[1] John 1:2–3; Hebrews 1:2; Job 26:13
[2] Romans 1:20
[3] Colossians 1:16; Genesis 1:31
After God had made all other creatures, He created man, male and female,[4] with reasonable and immortal souls,[5] 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;[6] having the law of God written in their hearts,[7] and power to fulfill it, and yet under a possibility of transgressing, being left to the liberty of their own will, which was subject to change.[8]
[4] Genesis 1:27
[5] Genesis 2:7
[6] Ecclesiastes 7:29; Genesis 1:26
[7] Romans 2:14–15
[8] Genesis 3:6
Besides the law written in their hearts, they received a command not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil,[9] which while they kept, they were happy in their communion with God, and had dominion over the creatures.[10]
[9] Genesis 2:17
[10] Genesis 1:26,28