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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
rest_n	appoint_v	day_n	sabbath_n	2,890	5	9.8604	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11059	The first booke of questions and answers vpon Genesis Containing those questions that are most eminent and pertinent, vpon the sixe first chapters of the same booke: collected out of ancient and recent writers; both briefly and subtilly propounded and expounded, by Alexander Rosse, of Aberdine, preacher at Saint Maries neere Southampton, and one of his Maiesites chaplaines.	Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.	1620 (1620)	STC 21325; ESTC S112086	52,680	137

they created A. The first that they might bee the beholders and admirers of Gods power and wisdome in creating the World Secondly They are called Angels of Heauen in Scripture not onely because they inhabit but also because they were created with the heauen the first day Thirdly This is manifest in Iob 38. where it is sayd that the Sonnes of God that is the Angels did sing and showte when God laid the foundations of the earth Q. Where were they created A. In Heauen for some of them fell from thence And Christ saw Satan like Lightning fall from Heauen therefore they are called the Host and Angels of Heauen Q. Why doth not Moses speake distinctly of the creation of Angels A. Because he did accomodate himselfe to the rude capacity of the Iewes therefore hee doth onely speake here of the creation of visible creatures Q. What is meant by Gods rest on the Sabbath day was he weary A. No but by his rest is vnderstood his desisting and ceasing to make other creatures Q. Did God rest from all his workes A. Yes of creation but not of preseruation for yet the Father worketh with the Son Iohn 5. Q. Did God create no other creatures since the Creation A. No for whatsoeuer seemes to be created since it was created before either in the matter thereof as Wormes Flies Bees and such like or else in that God gaue faculty to some creatures of diuers kindes to produce a third kinde as Mules of the Horse and Asse power he gaue to the Starres to produce some creatures of putrified matter yet some creatures he doth still produce either by generation as all particular men and other creatures that are generated or by creation either ordinary as the soules of men or extraordinary as the Starre that appeared to the Wise men and the Doue that descended on Christ so then God rested from creating new kindes of creatures but not from producing the indiuiduall creatures of those kinds that were made in the Beginning Q. Why is it sayd here that God ended his worke the seuenth day seeing they were ended the sixth day A. The creatures were perfected the sixth day in respect of their substance qualities and properties but in respect of their operation they were not perfected till the seuenth day for they did not beginne to produce effects till after the sixth day and seeing operation is the end of the forme they were not fully perfected till they began to worke Q. How do you vnderstand that God sanctified the Sabbath A. In that he separated it from the other dayes and consecrated it for holy vses hee would haue this to bee a Day of rest and wherein we might wholy addict our selues for his seruice Q. Did God inioyne Adam to keepe this day holy A. No but this was afterwards commanded by Moses for in that happy estate it had not bin needfull to appoint one day for Gods seruice seeing euery day should haue bene a day of rest and Sabbath for Adam to meditate on Gods workes Secondly it was not needfull for man then to rest from seruill workes because in that happinesse mans labour should not haue bene wearysome Thirdly wee read of no commandement that was giuen to Adam but only one concerning not eating the forbidden fruite Fourthly if this law had bene giuen to Adam it should haue tied all his posterity to the obseruation thereof but wee do not read that any one of the Fathers before Moses did obserue the Sabbath Fiftly if the Sabbath had bene kept by the Fathers Moses would haue mentioned the same as a strong argument to perswade the Iewes to keepe it Sixtly the soundest of the Fathers are of this opinion Q. What is meant here by the day wherein God made the heauen and the earth A. By the day is meant the whole 6. daies so often in the Scriptures day signifieth time as the day of saluation the day of iudgement Q. What is meant by a mist that watred the earth A. Not a fountaine but a vapour which is the matter of raine Q. What is meant by this that God made man of the dust of the earth A. By man is vnderstood his body by dust the matter of his body to put vs in minde of humility and of this bodies frailty by earth is vnderstood the 4 elements for man is perfectly composed of all but earth is only expressed because in mans body there is more earth then any other element Secondly when man dies his body is resolued into earth Thirdly he liues vpon the earth Fourthly he taketh his clothes and food from the earth Q. Why was not the body of man rather made of heauenly then earthly substance seeing the soule is so excellent A. Because the soule of man did require such a body as was capable of senses by the which as by instruments shee might worke in the body but the celestiall bodies are not capable of senses for they are not capable of the first qualities Q. Wherein doth the body of man exceed the bodies of other creatures A. First in that the body of man is made straight that he may behold heauen his country that his senses might vse their function the better his hands might bee imployed in working not in walking Secondly in that his senses are more perfect then of other creatures not in the quicker apprehension of the sensible obiect for other creatures haue perfecter senses in this regard but that man can discerne more perfecter by his senses the differences of obiects then other creatures Thirdly in that mans body is more perfectly compounded of the 4. elements then other bodies for the bodies of the creatures are more earthly or more waterish Q. Of what age created God Adam and Eua A. In the prime and flowre of their age First because God created all things in their perfect estate Secondly because God commanded them to increase and multiply which they could not haue done if they had not bin created of a ripe age Q. Whether was the body or the soule of man created first A. The body for God did keepe the same course in mans creation which nature doth now in mans generation for first the body is formed in the mothers wombe and then the soule is infused Q. Why is the creation of mans soule called a breathing A. First to shew vs that the soule was not taken out of the power of the matter but was created of nothing and infused in the body Secondly to teach vs Gods power who did as easily create the soule as man doth breathe Thirdly to shew the excellency of mans soule which seemeth as it were the breath of Gods owne mouth Q. Is the soule of man of the essence of God A. No if it were it should bee either a part thereof or the whole it is not a part for Gods essence cannot be deuided in parts neither is it the whole for then all men should be but one soule Secondly if mans soule were