Paragraph 4.3

Besides the Law written in their Hearts, they received a Command not to eat of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil; which whil’st they kept, they were happy in their Communion with God, and had Dominion^a over the Creatures.^b

1. a. Genesis 2:17; 3:8–10

   Genesis 2:17

   ^2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

   ^2:17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die."

   Genesis 3:8–10

   ^3:8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. ^3:9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? ^3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

   ^3:8 Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. ^3:9 But the LORD God called out to the man, "Where are you?" ^3:10 "I heard Your voice in the garden," he replied, "and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself."

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2. b. Genesis 1:26, 28

   Genesis 1:26; Genesis 1:28

   ^1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. ^1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

   ^1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it." ^1:28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth."

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