THE
BOOK OF
GENESIS, IN
HEBREW BERESITH.
The first part.
Of the creation of al things.
The Church readeth this book in her Office from Septuagesima til Passion Sunday.
Also this first chapter & beginning of the second on Easter Eue before Masse.
Chap. I.
God createth heauen and earth, and al things therin; distinguishing and beautifying the same. 26. Last of al, the sixth day he createth man; to whom he subiecteth al corporal things of this inferiour world.
IN ″ the beginning God created heauen and earth. Act. 14, 15. 17, 24.2And the earth was void and vacant, and darkenes was vpon the face of the depth: and ″ the Spirit of God moued ouer the waters. Psalm. 32, 6. 135, 5.3And God said: Be light made. And light was made. Eccl. 10, 14And God saw the light that it was good: and he diuided the light from the darkenes. Heb. 11, 3.5And he called the light, Day, and the darkenes, Night: and there was euening & morning, that made one day. Iob 38.6God also said: Be (a)(a) The firmament is al the space from the earth to the highest starres: the lowest part diuideth between the waters on the earth and the waters in the ayer. S. Aug. l. II de Gen. ad lit. c. 4. a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it diuide between waters and waters. Ier. 10, 13.7And God made a firmament, and diuided the waters that were vnder the firmament, from those, that were aboue the firmament. And it was so done. 8And God called the firmament, (b)(b) Likewise heauen is al the space aboue the earth, in whose lowest part are birds and waters, in the higher part starres: the highest is the Empyrial heauen. Esa. 66. Heauen: and there was euening & morning that made the second day. 9God also said: Let the waters that are vnder the heauen, be gathered together into one place: and let the drie land appeare. And it was so done. 10And God called the drie land, Earth, and the gathering of waters together, he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11And said: Let the earth shoot forth green herbes, and such as may
