A Body of Practical Divinity

2 Argument to prove that Adam fell the same day he was created: Adam had not yet eaten of the Tree of Life, Ver. 22, 23. And now least he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat; the Lord sent him forth of the garden. This Tree of Life being one of the choicest Fruits in the Garden, and being placed in the midst of Paradise, it is very like Adam would have eaten of this Tree of Life one of the first, had not the Serpent beguiled him with the Tree of Knowledge. So that hence I conclude▪ Adam fell the very day of his Creation, because he had not yet tasted the Tree of Life, that Tree that was most in his Eye, and had such delicious Fruit growing upon it.

3 Argument from Psal. 49.12. Man being in honour, abideth not. The Rabbins read it thus, Adam being in Honour, lodged not one night. The Hebrew word for abide, bal-jalin, signifies to stay or lodge all night. Adam then it seems did not take up one night's lodging in Paradise.

1 Inference, From Adam's sudden Fall, he fell the same day in which he was created, Learn, 1. The Weakness of Humane Nature; Adam in a State of Integrity quickly made a Defection from God, He soon lost the Robe of Innocence, and the Glory of Paradise. And was our Nature thus weak when it was at the best? what is it now when it is at the worst? If Adam did not stand when he was perfectly righteous, how unable are we to stand when Sin hath cut the Lock of our Original Righteousness? If purified Nature did not stand, how then shall corrupt Nature? If Adam in a few hours sinned himself out of Paradise, O how quickly should we sin ourselves into Hell, if we were not kept by a greater Power then our own? but God puts underneath his Everlasting Arms,