The Humble Advice of the Assembly of Divines/Chapter 4

by Westminster Assembly

Chap. IV.

Of Creation.

IT pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost^[1], for the manifestation of the glory of his eternal power, wisdom, and goodness^[2], in the beginning, to create, or make of nothing, the World, and all things therein, whether visible or invisible, in the space of six days, and all very good^[3].

II. After God had made all other Creatures, he created Man, male and female^[4], with reasonable and immortal souls, indued with knowledge, righteousness, and true holiness, after his own Image^[5], having the Law of God written in their hearts^[6], and power to fulfill it^[7]: and yet under a possibility of transgressing, being left to the Liberty of their own will, which was subject unto change^[8]. Beside this law written in their hearts, they received a command, not to eat of the tree of the Knowledge of good and evil, which whiles they kept, they were happy in their Communion with God^[9], and had Dominion over the creatures^[10].

1. Heb. 1. 2
   Iohn 1. 2, 3
   Gen. 1. 2
   job 26. 13
   Iob 33. 4
2. Rom. 1 20
   Ier. 10 12
   Psal. 104. 24
   Psal. 33. 5, 6
3. Gen. 1. chap
   Heb. 11. 3
   Col. 1. 16
   Acts 17. 24
4. Gen. 1. 27 with Eccles 12, 7. & Luk 23. 43. & Mat. 10. 28
5. Gen. 1. 26
   Col. 3. 10
   Eph. 4. 24
6. Rom. 2. 14, 15
7. Eccles. 7. 29
8. Gen. 3. 6
   Eccles. 7. 29
9. Gen. 2. 27
   Gen. 3. 8, 9, 10, 11, 26
10. Gen, 1, 26, 28