I. The place. The garden of Eden, that most pleasant garden. Gen. 2. 15. Then the Lord took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden.
II. The integrity of mans nature. Which was Eph• 4.24. Created in righteousness and true holiness. This integrity hath two parts.
The first is wisdom, which is true and perfect knowledge of God, and of his will, in as much as it is to be performed of man, yea, and of the counsel of God in all his creatures. Coloss. 3. 10. And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him. Gen. chap. 2.19. When the Lord God had formed on the earth every beast of the field, and every foul of the heaven, he brought them unto the man, to see how he would call them: for howsoever the man called the living creature, so was the name thereof.
The second is Justice, which is a conformity of the will, affections, and powers of the body to the will of God.
III. Mans dignity, consisting of four parts. First, his communion with God, by which as God rejoiced in his own image, so likewise man was incensed to love God: this is apparent by Gods familiar conference with Adam, Gen. 1.29. And God said, Behold, I have given unto you every herb bearing seed &c. that shall be to you for meat. Secondly, his dominion over all the creatures of the earth, Gen. 2. 19. Psal. 8.6. Thou hast made him Lord over the works of thine hands, & hast set all things under his feet, &c. Thirdly, the decency, & dignity ⟨p. 13⟩of the body, in which, though naked, as nothing was unseemly, so was there in it imprinted a princely majesty. Psal. 8. Thou hast made him little lower then then God, and crowned him with glory and worship. Gen. 2.25. They were both naked; and neither ashamed. 1. Cor. 12.22. Upon those members of the body, which we think most unhonest, put we more honesty on, and our uncomely parts have more comeliness on. Fourthly, labour of the body without pain or grief. Gen. 3. 17,19. Because thou hast obeyed the voice of thy wife, &c. cursed is the earth for thy sake, in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life, &c.
IV. Subjection to God, whereby man was bound to perform obedience to the commandments of God: which were two. The one was concerning the two trees: the other, the observation of the Sabbath.
I. The place. The garden of Heden, that most pleasant garden. Gen. 2. 15. Then the Lord tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Heden.
II. The integritie of mans nature. Which was Eph• 4.24. Created in righteousnes and true holines. This integritie hath two parts.
The first is wisdome, which is true and perfect knoweledge of God, and of his will, in as much as it is to be performed of man, yea, and of the counsell of God in all his creatures. Coloss. 3. 10. And haue put on the newe man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him. Gen. chap. 2.19. When the Lord God had formed on the earth euery beast of the field, and euery foule of the heauen, he brought them vnto the man, to see howe he would call them: for howesoeuer the man called the liuing creature, so was the name thereof.
The second is Iustice, which is a conformitie of the will, affections, and powers of the body to the will of God.
III. Mans dignitie, consisting of foure parts. First, his communion with God, by which as God reioiced in his own image, so likewise man was incensed to loue God: this is apparent by Gods familiar conference with Adam, Gen. 1.29. And God said, Behold, I haue giuen vnto you euery hearb bearing seede &c. that shall be to you for meate. Secondly, his dominion ouer all the creatures of the earth, Gen. 2. 19. Psal. 8.6. Thou hast made him Lord ouer the workes of thine hands, & hast set all things vnder his feet, &c. Thirdly, the decencie, & dignitie ⟨p. 13⟩of the bodie, in which, though naked, as nothing was vnseemely, so was there in it imprinted a princely maiestie. Psal. 8. Thou hast made him little lower then then God, and crowned him with glorie and worship. Gen. 2.25. They were both naked; and neither ashamed. 1. Cor. 12.22. Vpon those members of the bodie, which we thinke most vnhonest, put we more honestie on, and our vncomely parts haue more comelines on. Fourthly, labour of the bodie without paine or griefe.
