. A collection of several philosophical writings of Dr. Henry More. gies of the Patriarchs from AdamioNoah^ from Noah to Abraham^ from Abraham to ^o-feph; and to continue the Hiftory to our own it will not beamifTe firft to inform you concer-ning the Creation of the World, and the Originaland Beginning of things •, how God made Heavenand Earth, and all the garnifliings of them, before he made Man. 2, But the Earth at firft was but a rude anddefolate heap, devoid ofHerbs, Flowers and Trees, and all living creatures, being nothing but adeep miry Abyffe, covered all over with Waters 5 a
. A collection of several philosophical writings of Dr. Henry More. gies of the Patriarchs from AdamioNoah^ from Noah to Abraham^ from Abraham to ^o-feph; and to continue the Hiftory to our own it will not beamifTe firft to inform you concer-ning the Creation of the World, and the Originaland Beginning of things •, how God made Heavenand Earth, and all the garnifliings of them, before he made Man. 2, But the Earth at firft was but a rude anddefolate heap, devoid ofHerbs, Flowers and Trees, and all living creatures, being nothing but adeep miry Abyffe, covered all over with Waters 5 and there was a veryfierce and ftrong Wind that blew upon the Waters: And (what madeit ftill more horrid and comfortlefs) there was as yet no Light, but allwas inveloped with thick Darkneffe, and bore the face of a pitchy blackand wet tempeftuous Night. But God let not his work lie long in this fad condition, butcom-mancled Light to appear, and the JVlorning brake out upon the face ofthe Abyfs, and wheeld about from Eaft to Weft, being cleareft in the middle. Chap. I. The Literal Cabbala. middle of Its courfe about Noon • and then abating of its brightnefTetowards the Weft, at laft quite difappeard •, after fuch fort as you mayoften obferve the day-light to break forth in the Eaft, and ripen togreater cleainefte, but at lafl to leave the skiein the Weft, no Sun ap- -pearing all the while. 4. And God faw the Light, (for it is a thing very vifible) that it wasgood, and fo feparatedthe Darknefte from the Light, that they couldnot both of them be upon the face of the Earth together, but had theirviciflitudes, and took their turns one after another. 5. And he called the return of the light D^jy, and the return ofdark-nefs he called Night: and the evening and the morning made up the Firfinatural day. 6. Now after God had made this Bafis or floor of this greater edificeof the World, the Earth, htkts upon the higher parts of the commands therefore that there fliould
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