Creation: what changed
From Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) to Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647). 2 of 2 sections differ.
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It pleased God What is the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, for work of creation? The manifestation work of creation is, God's making all things of nothing, by the glory word of his eternal power, wisdom, and goodness, 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.
After How did God had made all other creatures, He create man? God created man male and female, with reasonable and immortal souls, endued with knowledge, righteousness, and true holiness, after his own image, having the law of God written in their hearts, knowledge, righteousness, and power to fulfil it: and yet under a possibility of transgressing, being left to the liberty of their own will, which was subject unto change. Beside this law written in their hearts, they received a command, not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which while they kept, they were happy in their communion holiness, with God, and had dominion over the creatures.