The Covenant and the Fall
The covenant of works, the fall, and the estate of sin and misery
Questions 21–29
Q21. Did man continue in that estate wherein God at first created him?
Our first parents being left to the freedom of their own will, through the temptation of Satan, transgressed the commandment …
Q22. Did all mankind fall in that first transgression ?
The covenant being made with Adam as a public person, not for himself only, but for his posterity, all mankind …
Q23. Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?
The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery.
Q24. What is sin?
Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, any law of God, given as a rule to the …
Q25. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell?
The sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell, consisteth in the guilt of Adam's first sin, the want of that …
Q26. How is original sin conveyed from our first parents unto their posterity?
Original sin is conveyed from our first parents unto their posterity by natural generation, so as all that proceed from …
Q27. What misery did the fall bring upon mankind?
The fall brought upon mankind the loss of communion with God, his displeasure and curse; so as we are by …
Q28. What are the punishments of sin in this world?
The punishments of sin in this world are either inward, as blindness of mind, a reprobate sense, strong delusions, hardness …
Q29. What are the punishments of sin in the world to come?
The punishments of sin in the world to come, are everlasting separation from the comfortable presence of God, and most …