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The humble advice of the Assembly of Divines, now
The humble advice of the Assembly of Divines, now by authority of Parliament sitting at Westminster, concerning a confession of faith, presented by them lately to both houses of Parliament. A certain number of copies are ordered to be printed only for the use of the members of both houses and of the Assembly of Divines, to the end that they may advise thereupon.
London: printed for Company of Stationers, 1646
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHAP. IV. Of Creation.
IT pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, for the manifestation of the glory of his eternal power, wisdom, and goodness, 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.
IT pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, for the manifestation of the glory of his eternall power, wisedome, and goodnesse, in the beginning, to create, or make of nothing, the World, and all things therein, whether visible or invisible, in the space of six daies; and all very good.
II. After God had made all other creatures, he created man, male and female, with reasonable and immortal souls, endued with knowledge, righteousness and true holiness, after his own Image; having ⟨p. 11⟩the Law of God written in their hearts, and power to fulfil it: And yet, under a possibility of transgressing, being left to the liberty of their own will, which was subject unto change. 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, and had Dominion over the Creatures.
II. After God had made all other creatures, he created man, male and female, with reasonable and immortall souls, indued with knowledge, righteousnesse and true holinesse, after his own Image; having