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nhabitlax,yepowersofheaven;
andthoutenson,bythee
thisiperforspeakthou,andbeitdone
overshadoighththee
isendalong;rideforth,andbidthedeep
hinappointedboundsbeheavenandearth;
boundlessthedeep,becauseiahofill
infinitude,norvacuousthespace
thoughi,uncircucribedself,retire,
andputnotforthgoodness,hisfree
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toactoot,necessityandchance
approae,andie
sospakethealghty,andtohespake
hishefilialgodhead,gaveeffect
iediatearetheaores
thantiortion,buttohunears
cannothoutprocessofspeechbetold,
sotoldasearthlynotioncanreceive
greattriuhandrejoicingwasinheaven,
yswill;
glorytheysungtothesthigh,goodwill
tofuturen,andintheirde;
glorytohiavengingire
haddrivenouttheungodlyfroissight
andthehabitationsofthejust;tohibr >
gloryandpraise,hadordained
goodoutofeviltocreate;instead
ofspiritslign,abetterracetobring
intotheirva,andthencediffuse
hisgoodtoe
sosangthehierarchies:anheson
onhisgreatexpeditionnopeared,
girtnipotence,hradiancecrowned
ofjestydivine;sapienceandlove
iense,andallhisfatherinhihone
abouthisberlesswerepoured
cherub,andseraph,potentates,andthrones,andvirtues,s,andchariotswinged
frohearuryofgod;andofold
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riads,betountainslodged
againstasoleday,haessedathand,
celestialequipage;andnoeforth
spontaneous,forspiritlived,
attendantontheirlord:heavenopenedwide
hereverduringgates,haioussound
ongoldenhingesving,toletforth
thekingofglory,inhispowerfulword
andspirit,ingtocreateneorlds
onheavenlygroundtheystood;andfroheshoretheyvieasurableabyss
outrageousasasea,dark,eful,wild,
upfrohebottouedbyfuriouswinds
andsurgingountains,toassault
heavenshighth,andixthepole
silence,yetroubledhoudeep,peace,
saidthentheoifickordend
norstaid;but,onthe
uplifted,inpatealgloryrode
farintochaos,andtheworldunbo;
forallhistrain
folloprocession,tobehold
creation,andtheight
thenstaidthefervidwheels,andinhishand
hetookthegoldenpasses,prepared
ingodsetealstore,tocircucribe
thisuniverse,andallcreatedthings:
onefoothecentered,andtheothertued
roundthroughthevastprofundityobscure;
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andsaid,thusfarextend,thusfarthybounds,thisbethyjustcircuerence,oworld
thusgodtheheavencreated,thustheearth,
tterunfordandvoid:darknessprofound
veredtheabyss:butonthe
hisbroodinghespiritofgodoutspread,
andvitalvirtueinfused,andvitalth
throughoutthefluidss;butdownwardpurged
theblacktartareousldinfealdregs,
adversetolife:thenfounded,thennglobed
likethingstolike;theresttoseveralplace
disparted,andbettheair;
andearthselfbalancedonhercenterhung
lettherebelight,saidgod;andforthhlight
ethereal,firstofthings,quintessencepure,sprungfrohedeep;andfroeativeeast
tojoueythroughtheaeryglooegan,
spheredinaradiantcloud,foryetthesunsheinacloudytabeaclesojouedthehelightwasgood;
andlightfroarknessbythehesphere
divided:lighttheday,anddarknessnight,
henadthuso:
norpastuncelebrated,norunsung
bythecelestialquires,light
exhalingfirstfroarknesstheybeheld;
birthdayofheavenandearth;hjoyandshout
theholloheyfilled,
andtouningpraised
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godandhistheysung,
botho
again,godsaid,lettherebefit
adtheers,andletitdivide
thetheade
thefit,expanseofliquid,pure,
transparent,elentalair,diffused
inostnvex
ofthisgreatround;partitionfidsure,
thethoseabove
dividing:forasearth,sohetheworld
builtoncirculuous,inwide
isrule
ofoved;lestfierceextres
ntiguousghtdisteerthee:
andheavenhenadthefit:soeven
andingchorussungthesendday
theearthed,butinthebasyet
ofbryoniatureinvolved,
appearednot:overallthefaceofearth
inoceanflo
prolifickhuursofteningallherglobe,
fetedthegreatthertonceive,
satiateoisture;whengodsaid,
begatherednoersunderheaven
intooneplace,andletdrylandappear
iediatelytheuntainshugeappear
ergent,andtheirbroadbarebacksupheave
intotheclouds;theirtopsascendthesky:
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sohighasheavedthetudhills,solow
dobroadanddeep,
capaciousbedofers:thitherthey
hastedhgladprecipitance,uprolled,
asdropsondustnglobingfrohedry:
partriseincrystal,
forhaste;suchflightthegreatndiressed
onthesiesatthecall
oftruetforofaresthouhastheard
trooptotheirstandard;sotheerythrong,
erheyfound,
ifsteep,htorrentrapture,ifthroughplain,softebbing;norrockorhill;
butthey,orunderground,orcircuitwide
hserpenterrourheirway,
andonthehannelswore;
easy,eregodhadbidthegroundbedry,
allbuthinthosebanks,whereriversnow
streaandperpetualdraidtrain
thedryland,earth;andthegreatreceptacle
ofngregateders,hecalledseas:
andsahatittheearth
putforththeverdantgrass,herbyieldingseed,andfruittreeyieldingfruitafterherkind,
heearth
hescarcehadsaid,hebareearth,tillthen
desartandbare,unsightly,unadoed
