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And that the seventh day was a rest, and a release from the labor of such operations; whence it is that we Celebrate a rest from our labors on that day, and call it the Sabbath, which word denotes rest in the Hebrew tongue. AND THAT THE SEVENTH DAY WAS A REST AND A RELEASE FROM THE LABOR OF SUCH OPERATIONS WHENCE IT IS THAT WE CELEBRATE A REST FROM OUR LABORS ON THAT DAY AND CALL IT THE SABBATH WHICH WORD DENOTES REST IN THE HEBREW TONGUE
irmament] round it, and put it together in a manner agreeable to the earth, and fitted it for giving moisture and rain, and for affording the advantage of dews. On the third day he appointed the dry land to appear, with the sea itself round about it; and on the very same day he made the plants and the seeds to spring out of the earth. On the fourth day he adorned the heaven with the sun, the moon, and the other stars, and appointed them their motions and courses, that the vicissitudes of the seasons might be clearly signified. And on the fifth day he produced the living creatures, both those that swim, and those that fly; the former in the sea, the latter in the air: he also sorted them as to society and mixture, for procreation, and that their kinds might increase and multiply. On the sixth day he created the four-footed beasts, and made them male and female: on the same day he also formed man. Accordingly Moses says, That in just six days the world, and all that is therein, was made. SO PLACED A CRYSTALLINE FIRMAMENT ROUND IT AND PUT IT TOGETHER IN A MANNER AGREEABLE TO THE EARTH AND FITTED IT FOR GIVING MOISTURE AND RAIN AND FOR AFFORDING THE ADVANTAGE OF DEWS ON THE THIRD DAY HE APPOINTED THE DRY LAND TO APPEAR WITH THE SEA ITSELF ROUND ABOUT IT AND ON THE VERY SAME DAY HE MADE THE PLANTS AND THE SEEDS TO SPRING OUT OF THE EARTH ON THE FOURTH DAY HE ADORNED THE HEAVEN WITH THE SUN THE MOON AND THE OTHER STARS AND APPOINTED THEM THEIR MOTIONS AND COURSES THAT THE VICISSITUDES OF THE SEASONS MIGHT BE CLEARLY SIGNIFIED AND ON THE FIFTH DAY HE PRODUCED THE LIVING CREATURES BOTH THOSE THAT SWIM AND THOSE THAT FLY THE FORMER IN THE SEA THE LATTER IN THE AIR HE ALSO SOUGHT OF THEM AS TO SOCIETY AND MIXTURE FOR PROCREATION AND THAT THEIR KINDS MIGHT INCREASE AND MULTIPLY ON THE SIXTH DAY HE CREATED THE FOUR FOOTED BEASTS AND MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE ON THE SAME DAY HE ALSO FORMED MAN ACCORDINGLY MOSES SAID THAT IN JUST SIX DAYS THE WORLD AND ALL THAT IS THEREIN WAS MADE
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