The Misery and Hope of Fallen Man

Q18. What is the misery of that state whereunto man fell?
A18. All mankind, by their fall, lost communion with God, are under His wrath & curse, & so mad liable all the miseries in this life, to death itself, & to the pains of hell forever.

Q19. Did God leave all mankind to perish in the state of sin and misery?
A19. God, having out of His good pleasure from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life, did enter into a covenant of grace to deliver them out of the state of sin and misery, and to bring them into a state of salvation by a Redeemer.