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Chapter
XXXIII.—Works of Creation.
“He alone turned into the four contrary
elements975
| 975 This is rather a
paraphrase than a strict translation. | the one, first,
simple substance. Thus combining them, He made of them myriads of
compounds, that, being turned into opposite natures, and mingled, they
might effect the pleasure of life from the combination of
contraries. In like manner, He alone, having created races of
angels and spirits by the Fiat of His will,
peopled the heavens; as also He decked the visible firmament with
stars, to which also He assigned their paths and arranged their
courses. He compacted the earth for the production of
fruits. He set bounds to the sea, marking out a dwelling-place on
the dry land.976
He stores
up the things in Hades, designating it as the place of souls; and He
filled all places with air, that all living creatures might be able to
breathe safely in order that they might live.
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