Chapter 4. Of Creation

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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