1. It pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, (Heb. 1:2John 1:2–3Gen. 1:2Job 26:13Job 33:4) for the manifestation of the glory of His eternal power, wisdom, and goodness, (Rom. 1:20Jer. 10:12Ps. 104:24Ps. 33:5–6) in the beginning, to create, or make of nothing, the world, and all things therein whether visible or invisible, in the space of six days; and all very good. (Gen. 1Heb. 11:3Col. 1:16Acts 17:24)

2. After God had made all other creatures, He created man, male and female, (Gen. 1:27) with reasonable and immortal souls, (Gen. 2:7Ecc. 12:7Luke 23:43Matt. 10:28) endued with knowledge, righteousness, and true holiness, after His own image, (Gen. 1:26Col. 3:10Eph. 4:24) having the law of God written in their hearts, (Rom. 2:14–15) and power to fulfill it: (Eccl. 7:29) and yet under a possibility of transgressing, being left to the liberty of their own will, which was subject unto change. (Gen. 3:6Eccl. 7:29) Beside this law written in their hearts, they received a command, not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, (Gen. 2:17Gen. 3:8–11, 23) which while they kept, they were happy in their communion with God,and had dominion over the creatures. (Gen. 1:26, 28)