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 By a special  effect  of  His  goodness  the  Lord  God  created expressly  for  man  a garden  of  pleasure,  called  Paradise. There were in  it  all  sorts  of  beautiful  trees,  covered  with  delicious  fruit; and in  the  middle  of  the  garden  stood  the  Tree  of  Life,  and  the Tree  of  Knowledge  of  good  and  evil. A river, divided  into four branches,  watered  the  whole  garden. It was  in  this  garden of delights  that  God  placed  man,  that  he  might  cultivate  it  for his own  pleasure  and  occupation. God then  commanded  man,