And he said, I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
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Augustine of Hippo
AD 430
Insofar as he as yet had no experience of the divine severity, Adam could be deceived in believing that his transgression was merely venial. And therefore he was at least not deceived in the same way that Eve was. He was merely mistaken concerning the judgment that would follow his attempt to excuse himself: “The woman you placed at my side gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.” To summarize briefly: though not equally deceived by believing the serpent, they equally sinned and were caught and ensnared by the devil.
