Expositions of Holy Scripture

Ye shall not surely die, and a base hint that the prohibition was meant, not as a parapet to keep from falling headlong into the abyss, but as a barrier to keep from rising to a great good; 'for God doth know, that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods'. These are still the two lies which wile us to sin: 'It will do you no harm', and 'You are cheating yourselves out of good by not doing it.