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Man was made after Gods image, and resembling God in holiness.
In the excellent State of Mans in∣nocency, these things are to be con∣sidered.
1. The place in which he was set in his innocency, and that was the garden of Eden, that pleasant place. Gen. 2. 15.
2. The integrity of Mans Na∣ture, he was Created in righteous∣ness, and true holiness, Eph. 4. 24.
There are two parts of Mans first
integrity, 1. Wisdom, for he had a true, and perfect knowledge of God and his will, as far as it was to be performed of him; and of the counsel of God, concerning all Creatures, Genes. 2. 19. 2. Second∣ly, Justice, which was a conformity in his will, affections and powers of his body to the will of God.
3. Man's dignity, which consist∣ed in these things. 1. In Man's Communion with God, God re∣joyced in Man made in his own image, and Man did fervently love God; and this appeareth by God's familiar conference with Adam; Genes. 1. 29. Secondly, in his Do∣minion over all the creatures of the Earth; Gen. 2. 19. Psal. 8. 6. Third∣ly, in his Decency, Comeliness, and Dignity of body; for though he was naked, yet was he cloathed with the best and excellentest roabs, even with innocency; There was im∣printed upon him by God a Prince∣ly Majesty, so that there could not then be any thing in him unseemly;
Gen. 2. 25. Psal. 8. Fourthly, in his labour of body, which was without pain, or grief; Gen. 3. 17. 19.
4. Man's subjection to God, for he was bound to perform obedi∣ence to these commandments of God. He was not to eat of the two forbidden Trees. The command∣ment concerning the Trees was as a proof, and a trial of Man's obe∣dience.
The Tree of life was a sign to Man, to confirm to him his perpe∣tual abode in the garden of Eden, if he did continue in his obedience; Rev. 2. 7.
The Tree of the knowledge of good and evil, was a sign of death to him; if he did transgress Gods Commandment; Gen. 2. 17.
5. Man's calling; which was to obey God's Commandments, and to dress the garden of Eden; Gen. 2. 17. and 2. 15.
6. His diet, which was the herbs of the earth; and the fruit of all the Trees, save of the Tree of life,
and of the Tree of knowledge of good and evil, and all the other Creatures; Gen. 1. 29. 30. and 9. 3.
His free choice to perform, or not perform these Command∣ments.
Thus were our first Parents Created in perfect innocency: But mutable. And thus it pleased God to prepare a way to the execution of his Decree.
Of Man.
The pla∣ce of his first habi∣tation.
His inte∣grity.