Paragraph 19.1

God gave to Adam a Law of Universal Obedience, written in his Heart, and a particular Precept of not eating the Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil; by which he bound him, and all his Posterity to personal, entire, exact and perpetual^a Obedience; promised Life upon the Fulfilling, and^b threatned Death upon the Breach of it, and indued him with Power and Ability to keep it.^c

1. a. Genesis 1:27; Ecclesiastes 7:29

   Genesis 1:27

   ^1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

   ^1:27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

   Ecclesiastes 7:29

   ^7:29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

   ^7:29 Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes."

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2. b. Romans 10:5

   Romans 10:5

   ^10:5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

   ^10:5 For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: "The man who does these things will live by them."

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3. c. Galatians 3:10, 12

   Galatians 3:10; Galatians 3:12

   ^3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. ^3:12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

   ^3:10 All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law." ^3:12 The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them."

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