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Creation. HEBREW BERESITH.

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''God createth heauen and earth, and al things therin; distinguishing and beautifying the same. 26. Last of al, the sixth day he createth man; to whom he subiecteth al corporal things of this inferiour world.''

N ″ the beginning God created heauen and earth. And the earth was void and vacant, and darkenes was vpon the face of the depth: and ″ the Spirit 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: and 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) a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it diuide between waters and 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, (b) 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 saw that it was good. And said: Let the earth shoot forth green herbes, and such as may Rh