“et eduxit illum a delicto suo, et dedit illi virtutem continendi omnia.”
“And gave him power to rule all things.”
“And gave him strength to get dominion over all things.”
Sin. Hence it is clear, that our first parent repented, (Worthington) and was saved, Genesis v. 5. (St. Irenĉus iii. 34.; St. Augustine, ep. xcix. ad Evod.; Cornelius a Lapide) (Calmet) — Things. Before sin, he submitted willingly; but afterwards, he was forced to use all his ingenuity to preserve this dominion.