Genesis 1:12-14
1599 Geneva Bible
12 And the earth brought forth the bud of the herb, that seedeth seed according to his kind, also the tree that beareth fruit, which hath his seed in itself according to his kind: and God [a]saw that it was good.
13 So the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 ¶ And God said, (A)Let there be [b]lights in the firmament of the heaven, to [c]separate the day from the night, and let them be for [d]signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.
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- Genesis 1:12 This sentence is so oft repeated, to signify that God made all his creatures to serve to his glory, and to the profit of man: but for sin they were accursed, yet to the elect, by Christ they are restored, and serve to their wealth.
- Genesis 1:14 By the lights he meaneth the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars.
- Genesis 1:14 Which is the artificial day, from the Sun rising, to the going down.
- Genesis 1:14 Of things appertaining to natural and political orders and seasons.
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