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1 BEhold, the heauens and the earth are already, they proclaime themselues to haue beene created: for they are changed and altered from what they were. Whereas whatsoeuer is not made, and yet hath a being, hath nothing in it now, which it had not be¦fore: which to haue, were in∣deede to bee changed and al∣tered. They proclayme also, that they made not thēselues but say, Therefore wee are, be¦cause we are made: and there∣fore
were wee not, before our time was to bee, as if we could possibly haue made our selues. Now the euidentnesse of the thing, is this voyce of the Speakers. 'Tis thou therefore, O Lord, that madest them: thou who art full of beauty, they beeing fayre also: thou who art good, they also beeing good, euen Thou who hast Be∣ing, seeing these haue their Be∣ings: yet are they neyther so fayre, so good, nor are so, as thou their Creator art; com∣pared with whom, they are neyther fayre, nor good, nor are at all. Thus much wee know, thankes to thee for it: yet is our knowledge, in com∣parison of thine, but meere ig∣norance.