Christian religion

By a trope of the matter whereof all the bodily creatures were made; it seemeth that the rudeness was in the earth only, containing the water and the dry land, because the Prophet saith that the earth ⟨p. 19⟩was void and without shape. It is true that Moses giveth this to the earth, rather then to the mass of the heavens, because the confusion and rudeness was greater there then in the mass of the heavens, because the water and dry land being mingled together, there was no form or figure of them.

By a trope of the matter whereof all the bodilie creatures were made; it seemeth that the rudenes was in the earth only, containing the water and the drie land, because the Prophet saith that the earth ⟨p. 19⟩was voide and without shape. It is true that Moses giueth this to the earth, rather then to the masse of the heauens, because the confusion and rudenesse was greater there then in the masse of the heauens, because the water and drie land being mingled together, there was no forme or figure of them.

Whereof was the rude mass of heaven and earth made?

VVhereof was the rude masse of heauen and earth made?

Of nothing: as appeareth both by the word of creation which Moses useth, signifying the making of a thing of nothing: and that he made this in the beginning, that is, when before there was not any thing but God the Creator, and before which there was no measure of time by man or Angels.

Of nothing: as appeareth both by the word of creation which Moses vseth, signifying the making of a thing of nothing: and that hee made this in the beginning, that is, when before there was not any thing but God the Creator, and before which there was no measure of time by man or Angels.