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 BERESITH.

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''God createth heauen and earth, and al things therin; distinguishing and bewtyfying the same; 26. last of al the sixth day he createth man: to whom he subiecteth al corporal things of this inferior world.''

''The Church readeth this booke in her Office from Setupagisima til Passion Sunday. Also this first chapter & beginning of the second on Easter Eve before Masse.''

N ″ THE beginning GOD created heauen and earth. And the earth was voide & vacant, and darkenes was vpon the face of the deapth: and the Spirite of God moued ouer the waters. And God said: Be light made. And light was made. And God saw the light that it was good: & he diuided the light from the darkenes. And he called the light, Day, and the darkenes, Night: and there was euening & morning, that made one day. God also said: Be ∷ a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it diuide betwene waters & waters. And God made a firmament, and diuided the waters, that were vnder the firmament, from those, that were aboue the firmament. And it was so done. And God called the firmament, ∷ Heauen: and there was euening & morning that made the second day. God also said: Let the waters that are vnder the heauen, be gathered together into one place: and let the drie land appeare. And it was so done. And God called the drie land, Earth: and the gathering of waters together, he called Seas. And God sawe that it was good. And said: Let the earth shoot forth grene herbes, and such as may seede, & fruite trees yelding fruit after his kinde, such as may haue seede in it selfe vpon the earth. And it was so done. And the earth brought forth grene