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So God created man in his own image; in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Gen. iii. 8. And they heard the voice of the Lord God walk-t ing 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. Psalm viii. 5. For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Job xxxii. 8. But there is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. Ephes. iv. 24. And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteous. ness and true holiness. Gen. i. 31. And God saw every thing that he had made, and behold, it was very good.

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Gen. ii. 16, 17. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat; But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou datest thereof thou shalt surely die.

SECTION VI.

Gen. iii. 1-6. Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And ́he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden; But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know, that, in the day that ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened; and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was

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good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. 1 Tim. ii. 13, 14. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived; but the woman being deceived, was in the transgression. 2 Cor. xi. 3. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent the beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. Rev. xii. 9. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceived the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. John viii. 44. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

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Gen. iii. 7-14. 16-19. 22-24. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked: and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 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. And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman, whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said,

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God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field: upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception: in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I 'commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it; cursed is the ground for thy sake in sorrow shalt shou eat of it all the days of he thy life Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground for out of it wast thou taken, for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever; Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man: and he placed at the cast of the garden of Eden cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

SECTION VIII.

Gen. iii. 21. Unto Adam also, and to his wife, did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them. Gen. v. 5. And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. Gen. vi. 1. 3. 5, 6. And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, And the Lord said, My Spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the

thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and t grieved him at his heart.

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Rom. v. 12. 14. Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned; Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. 1 Cor. xv. 22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Lam. iv. 1. How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! John iii. 6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Isaiah xliii. 27. Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.

SECTION X.

Eccles. vii. 29. Lo, this have I found, that God hath made man upright, but they have sought out many inventions. Rom. vii. 18. For I know that in me, (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. Micah vii. 2. The good man is perished out of the earth; and there is none upright among men. Gal. v. 17. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other; so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. James iii. 2. For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. Gen. viii. 21. The imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. James i. 13-15. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 1 Cor. i. 20. Hath not God made foolish the or wisdom of this world? Phil. ii. 13. For it is God which ry worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

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Rom. v. 13. 16. 18, 19. For until the law, sin was in the world but sin is not imputed when there is no law. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for he the judgement was by one to condemnation;. There di fore as by the offence of one judgement came upon all men to condemnation: For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners,.. ......Job xv. 14. What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous. Psalm li. 5. Behold I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive a me. Ephes. ii. 1. 3. And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

SECTION XII.

1 Cor. xv. 22. (See above.) Gal. iii. 27. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. 1 Cor. xii. 13. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free. Rom. viii. 1. There is, therefore, now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Rom. viii. 5-8. For they that are after the flesh, do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace: Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it not subject to the law