{"number":15,"title":"What was the Sin whereby our First Parents fell from the Estate wherein they were Created?","part":null,"questions":[15],"paragraphs":[],"clauses":[],"items":[{"question":"What was the Sin whereby our First Parents fell from the Estate wherein they were Created?","answer":"The Sin whereby our First Parents fell from the State wherein they were Created, was their eating the Forbidden Fruit.","segments":[{"text":"The Sin whereby our First Parents fell from the State wherein they were Created, was their eating the Forbidden Fruit.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Did our First Parents eat the forbidden Fruit?","answer":"Yes. Thou hast eaten of the Tree of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Thou hast eaten of the Tree of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it,","proofs":["Genesis 3:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 3:17","osis":["Gen.3.17"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Was their doing so Disobedience?","answer":"Yes. For ’twas by one Man’s Disobedience that many were made Sinners,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For ’twas by one Man’s Disobedience that many were made Sinners,","proofs":["Romans 5:19"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 5:19","osis":["Rom.5.19"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Did the Woman eat the forbidden Fruit first?","answer":"Yes. The Woman being deceived was in the Transgression,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. The Woman being deceived was in the Transgression,","proofs":["1 Timothy 2:14"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Timothy 2:14","osis":["1Tim.2.14"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Did the Serpent tempt her to it?","answer":"Yes. The Serpent beguiled Eve through his Subtilty,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. The Serpent beguiled Eve through his Subtilty,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 11:3"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Corinthians 11:3","osis":["2Cor.11.3"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Was that Serpent the Devil?","answer":"Yes. The old Serpent is the Devil and Satan,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. The old Serpent is the Devil and Satan,","proofs":["Revelation 20:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"Revelation 20:2","osis":["Rev.20.2"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Did he aim to make Man as Miserable as himself?","answer":"Yes. He was a Murtherer from the beginning,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He was a Murtherer from the beginning,","proofs":["John 8:44"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 8:44","osis":["John.8.44"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Did the Tempter teach them to question the Command?","answer":"Yes. He said to the Woman, hath God said ye shall not eat?","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He said to the Woman, hath God said ye shall not eat?","proofs":["Genesis 3:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 3:1","osis":["Gen.3.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Did he promise them safety in Sin?","answer":"Yes. He said, ye shall not surely die,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He said, ye shall not surely die,","proofs":["Genesis 3:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 3:4","osis":["Gen.3.4"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Did he promise them Advantage by the Sin?","answer":"Yes. In the Day ye eat thereof your Eyes shall be opened,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. In the Day ye eat thereof your Eyes shall be opened,","proofs":["Genesis 3:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 3:5","osis":["Gen.3.5"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Did he Feed them with high Thoughts of themselves?","answer":"Yes. Ye shall be as Gods,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Ye shall be as Gods,","proofs":["Genesis 3:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 3:5","osis":["Gen.3.5"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Did he suggest to them hard Thoughts of God?","answer":"Yes. For he said, God doth know this,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For he said, God doth know this,","proofs":["Genesis 3:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 3:5","osis":["Gen.3.5"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Did Eve do well to parley with him?","answer":"No. For we should cease to hear the Instruction that causeth to err from the Words of Knowledge,","segments":[{"text":"No. For we should cease to hear the Instruction that causeth to err from the Words of Knowledge,","proofs":["Proverbs 19:27"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 19:27","osis":["Prov.19.27"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Did the Devil prevail in the Temptation?","answer":"Yes. For she took of the Fruit, and did eat, and gave also to her Husband with her, and he did eat,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For she took of the Fruit, and did eat, and gave also to her Husband with her, and he did eat,","proofs":["Genesis 3:6"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 3:6","osis":["Gen.3.6"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Was there in this Sin the lust of the Flesh?","answer":"Yes. For she saw that the Tree was good for Food.","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For she saw that the Tree was good for Food.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Was there in it the lust of the Eye?","answer":"Yes. For she saw that it was pleasant to the Eyes,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For she saw that it was pleasant to the Eyes,","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And the Pride of Life?","answer":"Yes. For she saw ’twas a Tree to be desir’d to make one wise,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For she saw ’twas a Tree to be desir’d to make one wise,","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Was Unbelief of the Word of God at the bottom of it?","answer":"Yes. ’Tis the evil Heart of Unbelief that departs from the Living God,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. ’Tis the evil Heart of Unbelief that departs from the Living God,","proofs":["Hebrews 3:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 3:12","osis":["Heb.3.12"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Was there in it an Opposition to the Divine Law?","answer":"Yes. For Sin took occasion by the Commandment,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For Sin took occasion by the Commandment,","proofs":["Romans 7:8"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 7:8","osis":["Rom.7.8"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Was Disobedience in a small Matter a great Provocation?","answer":"Yes. For Rebellion is as the Sin of Witchcraft, and Stubbornness is Iniquity and Idolatry,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For Rebellion is as the Sin of Witchcraft, and Stubbornness is Iniquity and Idolatry,","proofs":["1 Samuel 15:23"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Samuel 15:23","osis":["1Sam.15.23"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"If Adam fell thus, have we any reason to be secure?","answer":"No. Wherefore let him that thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall,","segments":[{"text":"No. Wherefore let him that thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall,","proofs":["1 Corinthians 10:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 10:12","osis":["1Cor.10.12"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]}]}],"text":null}