...we may conceive that every thing depends on God. And it pleafed the divine artificer of the univerfe to create the light ; even before he reduced it to the form he gave it in the fun and ftars; to teach us. that thofe great and glorious luminaries, of which fome have made deities, had in themfelves...

...Bofiuet has an obfervation, which merits our attention. " It plea" fed the great Artificer," he fays, " to create the " light, even before he reduced it to...meant " to teach us, that thofe great and glorious lumi" naries, " naries, of which fome have thought fit to make " deities, had, in themfelves, neither...

...an obfervation, wh'ich merits our attention. " It'plea"' fed the great Artificer, **• he fays, " to create' the " light, even before he reduced it...in the fun and ftars : becaufe he meant " to teach iis, that thofe great and glorious lumi-V '" tiaries, YuX. xl. »3. m Ifa. xliv. 24. - n Gen. ii o...

...the sun was created, that so we may understand that every thing depends on God alone. It pleased this great artificer to create the light, even before He reduced it to the form He has given it in the sun and stars ; because he meant to teach us, that those great and glorious luminaries,...