382 A SHORT VIEW OP SCRIFTORE HISTORY. the earth from the sea, and made the trees and herbs to grow out of the ground; verse 9.-42. 7. Q. What was the work of the fourth day ? A. The . sun, moon and stars, which were appointed to give light upon the earth, and to make our days, our months, and our years ; verses 14, 19. 8. Q. What was the fifth day's work ? A. The birds and thefishes, which were both made out of the water ; verse 20-23. 9. Q. And what was the sixth and last day's work ? A. Creeping things, beasts and man, which were all formed out of the earth ; verse 24-26 ; and God blessed his creatures, and pronounced his works all very good ; verses 28, 31. 10. Q. What did God do the seventh ? A. God rested from his work of creation, and set apart the seventh day for a holy sabbath or day of rest ; Gen. ii. 2, 3. 11. Q. Who were the first man and woman that God made ? A. Adam and Eve; Gen. v. 1, 2.-1 Cor. xv. 45. Gen. iii. 20. 12. Q. In what manner did God make Adam ? A. He framed his body out of the dust of the ground, and then put a living soul within him ; Gen. ii. 7. 13. Q. How did Good make Eve ? A. He cast Adam into a deep sleep, and formed Eve out of one of his ribs, and then brought her to him to be his wife ; Gen. ii. 20, 21, &c. 14. Q. Inwhat state did God create them ? A. God crea. ted then both in his own likeness, in a holy and happy state, which is called the state of innocence; Gen. i. 26. 15. Q. Where did God put Adam and Eve when he had made them ; A. Into the garden of Eden to keep it, and take care of it, that even in the state of innocence and hap- piness they might have some work tobe employed in ; Gen. ii. 15. 16. Q. What was their food in thatgarden ? A. God gave them leave to eat of any of the herbs, plants or fruits that grew there, except the fruit of one tree, which he forbid them to taste of, on pain of death ; Gen. i. 29. and ii. 16, 17. 17. Q. What was the nameof that tree ? A. It was called the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, because as soon as man eat of it he would know evil to his sorrow, as well as he knew good before to his comfort ; verse 17. and iii. 5. 18. Q. As there was one tree so dangerous that it exposed him to deathif he eat of it, was there not also any tree that would secure him from death ? A. Yes, there was a tree called the tree of life, placed in the midst of the garden, whose fruit was able to have preserved, him in life, if he had continued to obey God ; Gen. ii. 9. and iii. 22. and it is reasonably supposed to be designed as a pledge or seal of'eternal life to him, if he had con- tinued in his innocency. 19. Q. What was the religion of Adam in the state of
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