This (all things) you may not unfitly divide into breasonable Creatures, Angels, and Men, and the World of them both; whereto aptly serveth the place of the Colossians before: and Moses in the very first words of his Story hath so divided it, In cthe beginning God made Heaven and Earth: that is, both the utmost compass of this universal World, together with the Spirits and Angels that inhabit it, and that Chaos, or first lump and matter, whereout the Earth and Heaven, (as we call Heaven) and all heavenly and earthly bodies were made. Moses therefore, as Paul in that place, maketh a most perfect division of all the whole frame of Gods Creation, sundering it into two, Heaven, and Earth. The Air it self, the Sun, the Moon, the Planets, and whatsoever in that whole Chapter is spoken of, seemeth to be comprehended under the name of Earth. For so he doth proceed, resuming the latter member, And touching the Earth, it was unshapen, &c. By Heaven is meant the place of blessed Spirits, and the Angels inhabitants and dwellers in it. All which appeareth further in the next Chapter, Thus dwere the Heaven and the Earth perfected, and all the Host of them: that is, whatsoever is within the compass of the highest Heavens, unto the very bottom and Centre of the lowest Earth, things visible and invisible, Angels, or whatsoever ⟨p. 66⟩else, wherewith the Heaven and Earth are beautifully adorned.
This (all things) you may not vnfitly deuide into breasonable Creatures, Angels, and Men, and the World of them both; whereto aptly serueth the place of the Colossians before: and Moses in the very first words of his Story hath so deuided it, In cthe beginning God made Heauen and Earth: that is, both the vtmost compasse of this vniuersal World, together with the Spirits and Angels that inhabit it, and that Chaos, or first lumpe and matter, whereout the Earth and Heauen, (as we call Heauen) and all heauenly and earthly bodies were made. Moses therefore, as Paul in that place, maketh a most perfect diuision of all the whole frame of Gods Creation, sundring it into two, Heauen, and Earth. The Ayre it selfe, the Sunne, the Moone, the Planets, and whatsoeuer in that whole Chapter is spoken of, seemeth to be comprehended vnder the name of Earth. For so hee doth proceed, resuming the latter member, And touching the Earth, it was vnshapen, &c. By Heauen is meant the place of blessed Spirits, and the Angels inhabiters and dwellers in it. All which appeareth further in the next Chapter, Thus dwere the Heauen and the Earth perfited, and all the Host of them: that is, whatsoeuer is within the compasse of the highest Heauens, vnto the very bottome and Center of the lowest Earth, things visible and inuisible, Angels, or whatsoeuer ⟨p. 66⟩else, wherewith the Heauen and Earth are beautifully adorned.
- b1. Cor. 4. 9.
- cGen. 1. 12.
- dGen. 2. 1.
