St. Augustine, Of the citie of God vvith the learned comments of Io. Lod. Viues. Englished by I.H.

Of that place of scripture spoken after the seperation of the light and darke∣nes, And God saw the light that it was good. CHAP. 20.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 may we ouerslip y^• these words of God; Let there be light, & there was light, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 immediatly seconded by these: And God saw the light that it was good: not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…ad seperated the light and darknes, and named them day and night, least •…•…d haue seemed to haue shewne his liking of the darknes as wel as y^• light. •…•…ras the darknes, which the conspicuous lights of heauen diuide from the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 inculpable: therfore it was said after it was, & not before, And God saw that 〈◊〉〈◊〉. And God (saith he) Set them in the firmament of heauen to shine vpon the •…•…d to rule in the day and night, and to seperate the light from the darknes; and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that it was good: Both those he liked, for both were sin-les: but hauing sayd 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be light, and there was so, hee adioines immediatly, And God saw the light 〈◊〉〈◊〉 good. And then followeth: God seperated the light from the darknes, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the light day, and the darknesse, night: but heere he addeth not, And God 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it was good: least hee should seeme to allow well of both, the one beeing •…•…turally but) voluntary euill. Therfore the light onely pleased the Creator:

the Angelicall darknesses, though they were to bee ordained, were not to bee approued.

L. VIVES.

IMmediately (a) seconded] The Scripture speaking of the spirituall light, the Angels, before y^• part of this light, that is part of the Angels became dark, God approued the light, that is all the * 1.1 Angels whom he had made good, & light: but speaking of our visible light, made the fourth day: God approueth both light and darknes: for y^t darknes God created, and it was not euil as y^• An∣gels that became dark were, & therfore were not approued, as the fourth daies darknesse was.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Darknes.