Chapter IV - Creation
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purity, to Love, out of which Wisdom produced the
purity, to Love, out of which Wisdom produced the
"dry land," that is, the condensed idea of creation.
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"And God divided the light from the darkness."
"And God divided the light from the darkness."
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Truth and error were distinct in the beginning, and
Truth and error were distinct in the beginning, and
never mingled.
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The idea which reflects most Life and Intelligence is
The idea which reflects most Life and Intelligence is
man, and corresponds to the meridian light; that of
lesser effulgence to dawn and twilight, which are named
the morning and evening of our day. All calculations
of a solar day were out of the question in the record of
first Genesis; the sun was not then created, and Wis-
dom measured not time by matter; therefore morn-
ing and evening were figurative of the ideas of God;
faintly appearing and then disappearing in belief, but
soon to be symbolized by greater light, corresponding
to the solar sun, or the meridian idea representing the
Principle of man, and man this idea. "And God said,
let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, to
divide them." The firmament was the understanding,
that divided the waters into those "above," and those
"below," into the spiritual and material, that we learn
are separated forever; identity was given the idea, rep-
resenting immortal man; the material, or mortal man,
was belief. Firmament, or understanding, united Prin-
ciple to its idea. Life and Intelligence this Principle;
idea, the universe and man. "And God made the
firmament." This shows that Life, Truth and Love
produced the understanding, and separated it from
belief, and all was "good" that God made. Also, that
understanding interpreted God, and was the dividing
line between Truth and error; to separate the waters
which were under the firmament from those above it;
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to hold Life and Intelligence that made all things, dis-
to hold Life and Intelligence that made all things, dis-
tinct from what it made, and superior to them, controll-
ing and preserving them, not through laws of matter,
but the law of Spirit. In this arrangement, "all was
good;" it being the order of science. "And God called
the firmament heaven," that is, harmony, even the re-
sult of understanding. The first day in Spirit, is when
"He whom to know aright, is Life eternal," i.e., Life,
Love and Truth, bring forth their idea. The second
day, is to perceive, and the third to understand this
idea, viz., heaven, earth, and man.
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"And God said, let the earth bring forth grass, the
"And God said, let the earth bring forth grass, the
herb, yielding seed," etc.
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Let the idea of creative Wisdom reflect its Principle
Let the idea of creative Wisdom reflect its Principle
of creation, showing that the seed yields not an herb,
because of a propagating Principle in itself; for there
is none, insomuch as Intelligence made all that was
made; the idea was only to shadow forth what Intelli-
gence had made. Science not only reveals this, but the
Scripture repeats it, that God made every plant of the
field, before it was in the earth, and every herb of the
field before it grew. Mathematically speaking, ten
multiplied by ten produces one hundred; but the sci-
ence of being assures us Intelligence produces the units,
and multiplies them. Hereby we learn creations of
Wisdom are not dependent on laws of matter, but on
Intelligence alone; it was Spirit that moved upon the
face of the deep, and brought out of chaos, order, a
universe and man, as the infinite idea of God. Un-
fathomable mind had expressed itself.
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"The earth brought forth grass, and yielded fruit,"
"The earth brought forth grass, and yielded fruit,"
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in obedience to Intelligence, and not matter; even as
in obedience to Intelligence, and not matter; even as