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In Verse. On penalty that, did he not comply With this command, he certainly should die b. a. Gal. iii. 12.   b. Gen. ii. 17.

Q. In innocence did our first parents dwell? A. They, free will having, sinn'd, alas! and fell a. a Eccl. vii. 29.

Q. And what is sin, can you distinctly show? A. Sin, the sole cause of every human woe, Is not conforming to, with proper awe, Or violating God's most holy law a. a 1 John iii. 4.

Q. What sin brought Adam from his high degree? A. He ate the fruit of the forbidden tree a. a Gen. iii. 6, 7, 8.

Q. Did all mankind in his transgression fall? A. Yes; for as head he represented all a. a Rom. v. 12.

Q. What did the fall of mankind usher in? A. A wretched state of misery and sin a. a Rom. v. 12.

Q. Where lies the sinfulness of that condition, To which mankind fell by the first transgression? A. It lies in guilt of Adam's earliest sin a, The want of perfect righteousness within b, And all corruption of the carnal mind, Original c and actual combin'd d. a Rom. v. 19. b Rom. iii. 10. c Eph. ii. 1. Psal. li. 1. d Matt. xv. 19.

Q. What is the misery of this estate?, A. The misery, alas! is very great; It is the loss of fellowship with God a, Which man enjoy'd in Eden's blest abode; The being under just avenging wrath b, And subject to the first and second death c. a Gen. iii. b. Eph. ii. 3. Gal. iii. 10. c Rom. vi. 23. Matt. xxv. 41.

Q. Did God leave all the human race to die In that estate of sin and misery ? A. No; from eternity he freely chose