Secondly, with a word only: he had none to help him, nor needed tools or instruments, as men do to effect their works, Gen. 1. Psal. 33. 9. Thirdly, without labour or weariness, Isaiah 40. 28. Fourthly, of Nothing: men cannot build without Materials, but God made the world of Nothing, in respect of the first matter of all things, Heb. 11. 3. for he made not the world of his own essence, nor of any other preexisting matter: for though it be a saying, that of nothing, nothing can be made, yet that is true in respect of us, not in respect of God, and in respect of the order of Nature now, not in respect of the beginning of Nature in the Creation. And though it be true that some creatures were made of preexisting matter, as mans body was made of the dust of the earth, yet that preexisting matter was created of nothing. Fifthly, all good: all things at first were made good, not in appearance, but in deed, not in mans judgement who might be deceived, but in Gods: he saw that all was good, and so all creatures were good, in respect of excellence, distinction, numbe•, fashion, and freedom from defects of faculties or power belonging to each creature in his kind. Sixthly, not all on a sudden and at once, but in six days: and that for divers reasons: for God would have the creation of the first matter of Nothing, to be manifest and distinct from the framing and fashioning of bodies out of that matter: besides, thereby he showed his power and freedom in producing the creatures: making them to be, before any natural cause of them was, as to make light before the Sun and Moon was: and further, thereby he showed his goodness and care for the principal creatures, providing food before he brings in the beasts, ⟨p. 147⟩and furnishing the whole world sets man to live in it: and finally, he warns us not to slip over the meditation of his works suddenly, but with long and continual deliberation: He created the world in many days, to intimate, that we should not think a little time enough to wonder at so great glory. Seventhly, he made all things without himself: for though all things are in God, as in their cause and Author, in whom they live, move, and have their being, yet are they out of God, in that they are no parts in God; nor the very divine Essence, but have a nature distinct from the Nature of God:
Secondly, with a word only: he had none to helpe him, nor needed tooles or instruments, as men doe to effect their workes, Gen. 1. Psal. 33. 9. Thirdly, without labour or wearinesse, Esay 40. 28. Fourthly, of Nothing: men cannot build without Materialls, but God made the world of Nothing, in respect of the first matter of all things, Heb. 11. 3. for he made not the world of his owne essence, nor of any other preexisting matter: for though it be a saying, that of nothing, nothing can be made, yet that is true in respect of vs, not in respect of God, and in respect of the order of Nature now, not in respect of the beginning of Nature in the Creation. And though it be true that some creatures were made of preexisting matter, as mans body was made of the dust of the earth, yet that preexisting matter was created of nothing. Fifthly, all good: all things at first were made good, not in appearance, but in deed, not in mans iudgement who might bee deceiued, but in Gods: he saw that all was good, and so all creatures were good, in respect of excellence, distinction, numbe•, fashion, and freedome from defects of faculties or power belonging to each creature in his kinde. Sixtly, not all on a sudden and at once, but in six dayes: and that for diuers reasons: for God would haue the creation of the first matter of Nothing, to be manifest and distinct from the framing and fashioning of bodies out of that matter: besides, thereby he shewed his power and freedome in producing the creatures: making them to be, before any naturall cause of them was, as to make light before the Sunne and Moone was: and further, thereby hee shewed his goodnesse and care for the principall creatures, prouiding foode before hee brings in the beasts, ⟨p. 147⟩and furnishing the whole world sets man to liue in it: and finally, hee warnes vs not to slip ouer the meditation of his workes suddenly, but with long and continuall deliberation: Hee created the world in many dayes, to intimate, that wee should not thinke a little time enough to wonder at so great glory. Seuenthly, he made all things without himselfe: for though all things are in God, as in their cause and Author, in whom they liue, moue, and haue their being, yet are they out of God, in that they are no parts in God; nor the very diuine Essence, but haue a nature distinct from the Nature of God:
