God made visible in His workes, or, A treatise of the externall workes of God .. . t Cup, neare \\\?ahU Church-yard, 1641, ~ npnTOKTisiA,OF THE CREATION OF THE WORLD. Gen. i. i. In the beginning God created theHeaven and the Earth. N this Chapter the hirtoric of the Creationis moft plainely and fuccin&Iy written by^Mofcs, and the workes of the fix dayes arcdiftinclly laid dovvne according to the or-der wherein God created and made all crea-tures in heaven and £ In the fecond Chapter, fome things whichwere but more briefely and generally laiddownein the firfl Chapter , to
God made visible in His workes, or, A treatise of the externall workes of God .. . t Cup, neare \\\?ahU Church-yard, 1641, ~ npnTOKTisiA,OF THE CREATION OF THE WORLD. Gen. i. i. In the beginning God created theHeaven and the Earth. N this Chapter the hirtoric of the Creationis moft plainely and fuccin&Iy written by^Mofcs, and the workes of the fix dayes arcdiftinclly laid dovvne according to the or-der wherein God created and made all crea-tures in heaven and £ In the fecond Chapter, fome things whichwere but more briefely and generally laiddownein the firfl Chapter , to wit the creation of plants,herbes,and trees , and of birds and beafts, and efpecially of man and wo-man, and the creation of the garden ofEden, with other circum-ftances; are more plainely and folly related. And therefore Ihave made choice of thofe two Chapters, the words whereof doegive us ground and occafion to handle the doclrire of the crea-tion , and to difcufle of all points therein needfull to be knownefor the glory of God, and our own profit and comforts. B In. Of the Creation of the World. In the whole hiftory, comprehended in thefe two Chapters, theSpirit of God offers to our consideration two things. Fid} thecreation as it is a worke of God, together with the feverall partsand degrees of it. Secondly5the creatures produced by that work,even the whole world, and all things therein contained ; that is,the heavens and the earth,all the hoft of Creation is here defcribed ; Firft, generally according to thecommon nature of ir,asit concernes all creatures, and is the ma-king of them all. Secondly, it is diftinguifhed and defcribed par-ticularly according to the feverall parts and branches thereof, a<*it concernes feverall kindes of things created. Firff, Creation is defcribed generally by the name,the Author!or, caufe,and by, tke time and forme ofit,throughout this wholeChapter. Secondly,it is diftinguifhed into two branches or degrees. Thefirft is fimp
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