Than sayd God: let there be lyghtes in y^e firmament of heaven to
devyde the daye frõ the nyghte/ that they may be vnto sygnes/ seasons/
days & yeares. And let them be lyghtes in the fyrmament of heavẽ/ to
shyne vpon the erth. & so it was. And God made two great lyghtes A
greater lyghte to rule the daye/ & a lesse lyghte to rule the nyghte/
and he made sterres also. And God put them in the fyrmament of heaven
to shyne vpon the erth/ and to rule the daye & the nyghte/ ãd to
devyde the lyghte from darcknesse. And god sawe y^t it was good: and
so of the evenynge ãd mornynge was made the fourth daye.
And God sayd/ let the water bryng forth creatures that move & have
lyfe/ & foules for to flee over the erth vnder the fyrmament of
heaven. And God created greate whalles and all maner of creatures that
lyve and moue/ which the waters brought forth in their kindes/ ãd all
maner of federed foules in their kyndes. And God sawe that it was
good: and God blessed them saynge. Growe and multiplye ãd fyll the
waters of the sees/ & let the foules multiplye vpõ the erth. And so of
the evenynge & morninge was made the fyfth daye.
And God sayd: leth the erth bring forth lyvynge creatures in thir
kyndes: catell & wormes & beastes of the erth in their kyndes/ & so it
came to passe. And god made the beastes of the erth in their kyndes/ &
catell in their kyndes/ ãd all maner wormes of the erth in their
kyndes: and God sawe that it was good.
And God sayd: let vs make man in oure symilitude ãd after oure
lycknesse: that he may have rule over the fysh of the see/ and over
the foules of the ayre/ and over catell/ and over all the erth/ and
over all wormes that crepe on the erth. And God created man after hys
lycknesse/ after the lycknesse of god created he him: male & female
created he them.
And God blessed them/ and God sayd vnto them. Growe and multiplye and
fyll the erth and subdue it/ and have domynyon over the fysh of the
see/ and over the foules of the ayre/ and over all the beastes that
move on the erth.
And God sayd: se/ I have geven yow all herbes that sowe seed which are
on all the erth/ and all maner trees that haue frute in them and sowe
seed: to be meate for yow & for all beastes of the erth/ and vnto all
foules of the ayre/ and vnto all that crepeth on the erth where in is
lyfe/ that they may haue all maner herbes and grasse for to eate/ and
even so it was. And God behelde al that he had made/ ãd loo they were
exceadynge good: and so of the evenynge and mornynge was made the
syxth daye
The seconde Chapter.
Thus was heavẽ & erth fynished wyth all their apparell: ãd ĩ y^e
seuẽth daye god ended his worke which he had made & rested in y^e
seventh daye frõ all his workes which he had made. And God blessed y^e
seventh daye/ and sanctyfyed it/ for in it he rested from all his
workes which he had created and made.
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