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GENESIS.

THis Book contains the History,

  • 1.Of the Creation of the World, chap. 1.
  • 2.Of the State of Innocency, ch. 2.
  • 3.Of the Fall, c. 3.
  • 4.Of the Government of the Church,
    • 1.Before the Flood, c. 4, 5, 6.
    • 2.After the Flood; and that
      • (1)scattered over the whole World, c. 7-11.
      • (2)In Abram's Fa­mily and Posterity. And therein is contain'd the Hi­story;
        • 1.Of Abram, c. 12-24.
        • 2.Of Isaac, c. 25-27.
        • 3.Of Jacob, c. 28-36.
        • 4. Of Joseph, c. 37-50.

CHAP. I.

IN this Chapter is described the Creation of the visible World, with all the Creatures therein contain'd: Shew­ing,

  • I. The general Matter of all, v. 1.Ver. 1
  • II. The Nature or Condition of that Matter, v. 2.Ver. 2
  • III. The Forming of the several Creatures out of that Lump on the several Days: As,
    • 1. On the first Day, Light: concerning which is shew'd,
      • (1) God's Decree about it.
      • (2) The Execution there­of, or the Creature made, v. 3.
      • (3) God's Appro­bation Ver. 3 of it.
      • (4) Its Separation. from Darkness, v. 4.Ver. 4
      • (5) The Name thereof; together with the Time, v. 5.Ver. 5
    • 2. On the second Day, the Firmament; concerning which is shew'd,
      • (1) God's Decree, v. 6.
      • (2) The Execution Ver. 6 of it, v. 7.
      • (3) The Names; together with the Time, v. 8.Ver. 7, 8.
    • [Page 2] 3. On the third Day, the Gathering together of the Waters, and the dry Land: Concerning which is shewed,
      • Ver. 9(1) God's Decree; together with the Execution, v. 9.
      • Ver. 10(2) The Name; together with the Approbation, v. 10.
      • (3) The Decree concerning the Earth's bringing forth Ver. 11 Grass, Herbs and Trees, v. 11.
      • (4) The Execution and Ver. 12, 13 Approbation, v. 12.
      • (5) The Time, v. 13.
    • 4. On the fourth Day the Furniture of the Firmament, with Sun, Moon and Stars: Concerning which is shewed,
      • (1) The Decree concerning them; together with the Place Ver. 14, 15 and Ʋses thereof, v. 14, 15.
      • (2) The Execution thereof,Ver. 16-19 v. 16-18.
      • (3) The Time, v. 19.
    • 5. On the fifth Day the Furniture of the Waters and Air, with Fishes and Fowl: Concerning which is shewed,
      • Ver. 20(1) The Decree, v. 20.
      • (2) The Execution and Approba­tion Ver. 21, 22 thereof, v. 21.
      • (3) God's Blessing, v. 22.
      • (4) The Ver. 23 Time, v. 23.
    • 6. On the sixth Day the Furniture of the Earth, with living Creatures,
      • 1. Sensitive: concerning which is shewed,
        • (1) The De­cree,Ver. 24, 25 v. 24.
        • (2) The Execution and Approbation, v. 25.
      • 2. Rational: concerning which is shewed,
        • (1) The Divine Consultation about it.
        • (2) The Divine Pattern, accord­ing to which he was framed.
        • (3) The State in which he was to be p [...]ac'd; to be Lord over all God's Works Ver. 26 here below, v. 26.
        • (4) The Work done; and that as to Ver. 27, 28 the different Sexes, v. 27.
        • (5) God's Blessing, v. 28.
        • Ver. 29(6) God's Appointment of Food.
          • 1. For Man, v. 29.
          • Ver. 30 2. For the Beasts, v. 30.
  • IV. Gods Approbation of all his Works; together with the Ver. 31 Time, v. 31.

CHAP. II.

IN this Chapter the Account of the World's Creation is en­larged;

  • Ver. 1 I. By a Recapitulation of the whole, v. 1.
  • II. In respect of the Institution of the Sabbath; and that
    • (1) By Ver. 2 God's Resting on the Seventh-day, v. 2.
    • (2) Blessing and Ver. 3 Sanctifying it upon that Ground, v. 3.
  • III. By a further Account of the Manner how things came to Ver. 4 have a Being; which was by God's Power alone, v. 4. Par­ticularly;

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