CHAP. II.

Adam and Eve faint upon leaving the
Garden. God sends His word to encourage
them .

BUT when our father Adam, and Eve, went
out of the garden, they trod the ground on
their feet, not knowing they were treading.
2 And when they came to the opening of
the gate of the garden, and saw the broad
earth spread before them, covered with
stones large and small, and with sand,
they feared and trembled, and fell on their
faces, from the fear that came upon them;
and they were as dead.
3 Because--whereas they had hitherto
been in the garden-land, beautifully
planted with all manner of trees--they now
saw themselves, in a strange land, which
they knew not, and had never seen.
4 And because at that time they were filled
with the grace of a bright nature, and they
had not hearts turned towards earthly
things.
5 Therefore had God pity on them; and
when He saw them fallen before the gate of
the garden, He sent His Word unto father
Adam and Eve, and raised them from their
fallen state.


To be Continued...