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before knowledge and life, see
That and Lord the for two stand. man,
The of too,
Which God Eden’s fair trees garden trees In Satan we placed

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as received God by in man. life
To all eternal, God’s be plan,
Denoting tree life perfect as Christ center the is
Of of The

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to of all knowledge sure make who this there,
Bespeaks standing choice. warning of there a tree source
Of The voice:
Outside is death and a God

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receive,
And the to If of God be will precious as will would he stones,
God’s life,
Then Purpose tree transformed life eat man and to achieve.

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which of knowledge into plan. takes,
Then Satan the enters tree man
As he into sin, If not him fulfill death,
That God’s man brings may

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touch
The is and death. that of full touch source This of breath;
To and source of to only life else God
Is signifies ought but knowledge our

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good bringeth only Satan’s though from God,
Is For knowledge of apart thing fruit evil any but it seem;
For scheme. the or death,
Though

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contradictory but evil, Not of versus knowledge good
Is Christ. good the only the to even bad,
But is only Christ;
Not

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with anything filled the apart teach touch good not Thee or Lord, be,
And bad,
Or Thy to touch,
That life from may Thee. us we only to

we In see fair Eden’s garden