Q12
What special act of providence did God exercise towards man in the estate wherein he was created?
When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience; forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, upon pain of death36.
Scripture Proofs
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Genesis 2:16-17James 2:10
See also
Westminster Confession of FaithVIIOf God's Covenant with Man
Westminster Larger CatechismQ20What was the providence of God toward man in the estate in which he was created?