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1. BVt others, vnto whom these words are now * 1.1 no longer a Nest, but like somewell-filld Fruit-yards; in which they discouering some fruites concealed vnder the leaues, gladly flock thi∣ther; and with cherefull chir∣pings seek out, and pluck off these fruites. For thus much,
at the reading or hearing of 〈…〉〈…〉 words, doe they dis∣cerne •• how that all things 〈…〉〈…〉 to come, are out∣〈…〉〈…〉 by thy eternall and 〈…〉〈…〉 continuance at the 〈…〉〈…〉: and how there is 〈…〉〈…〉 all that, any one of the 〈…〉〈…〉 all creatures, which 〈…〉〈…〉 of thy making, O God. ••hose Will, because it is the •••••• that thy selfe is, is no ••••••s changed: nor was it •••••• Will newly resolued vp∣•••• or which before was not •••• thee, by which thou crea∣tedst all things: not out of thy selfe, in thine own simili∣•••••• which is the forme of •••• things) but out of nothing, •••• a formelesse vnlikenesse to •••• selfe; which might after •••••• formed by thy similitude; •••••• ••••king its recourse •••••• thee who art but one, 〈…〉〈…〉 to the capacity 〈…〉〈…〉 for it, so farre as
is giuen to each thing in his kind) and might all bee made very good: whether they a∣bide neere about thy selfe; or which being by degrees remoued further off, by times and by Places; do eyther make or suffer many a goodly narration. These things they see, and they reioyce in the light of thy trueth; accor∣ding to all that little, which from hence they are able to conceiue.
2. Another bending his obseruation vpon that which is spokē, In the beginning God made heauen and earth; hath a conceit, that that begining is Wisedome; because that also speaketh vnto vs. Ano∣ther aduising likewise vpon the same words, by Begin∣ning vnderstands the first en∣trance of the things created: taking them in this sense, In the begining he made, as if he
should haue sayd. He at first 〈◊〉〈◊〉. And among them that vnderstand. In the beginning, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, In thy Wisedome thou createdst heauen and earth: One beleeues the mat∣•••••••• of which the heauen and earth were to be created, to be there called heauen and earth. Another the natures already formed and distin∣guished. Another, vnder the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Heauen, conceiues •••••• one formed nature, and that the spirituall one to bee 〈◊〉〈◊〉: and vnder the name of Earth, the other formelesse 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the corporeall mat∣ter. And as for them that vnder the names of heauen and earth, vnderstand the matter as yet vnformed; out of which heauen and earth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to be formed: neyther let they vnderstand it after 〈…〉〈…〉 manner: but One, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 matter out of which
both the intelligible and the sensible creature were to bee made vp: Another, that mat∣ter onely out of which this sensible corporeall bulke was to bee made; which in his mighty bosome contaynes these natures so easie to bee seene, and so ready to be had. Neyther yet doe euen they vnderstand alike, who be∣leeue the creatures already fi∣nished and disposed of, to bee in this place called hea∣uen and earth: but one, vnder∣stands both the inuisible and visible nature: another, the visible onely; in which wee behold this lightsome hea∣uen, and darkesome earth, with all things in them con∣tayned.
Heb. 13. 14