Question 15

Did God make man perfectly holy?

Yes. God made man upright,^a

And perfectly happy?

Yes. For he blessed him,^b

Did he give him a law?

Yes. The Lord God commanded the man,^c

And was man as God’s creature obliged to obey that law?

Yes. Remember, O Israel, for thou art my servant, I have formed thee,^d

Was the covenant which God entered into with Adam, a covenant of life?

Yes. For the law is not of faith; but the man that doeth them shall live in them,^e

Was there a special command given him by way of trial?

Yes. Of the tree of knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat,^f

And was death threatened in case of disobedience?

Yes. In the day thou eatest thou shalt surely die,^g

Was he under any natural necessity to break this law?

No. For of every other tree of the garden he had liberty to eat,^h

Was this covenant made with Adam as a public head?

Yes. For he was the figure of him that was to come,ⁱ

Was Eve included in it?

Yes. For God said unto the woman, what hast thou done,^j

Was this law worthy of God?

Yes. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?^k

Is the second covenant better than the first?

Yes. For Christ is the Mediator of a better covenant,^l

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism (1752) on Q. 15, symbolics.dev/beddome1752/15

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