{"number":9,"title":"What is the work of Creation?","part":null,"questions":[9],"paragraphs":[],"clauses":[],"items":[{"question":"What is the work of Creation?","answer":"The work of Creation is God’s making all things of nothing, by the Word of his power, in the space of six daies, and all very good.","segments":[{"text":"The work of Creation is God’s making all things of nothing, by the Word of his power, in the space of six daies, and all very good.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Whose work is the work of Creation?","answer":"Gods work.","segments":[{"text":"Gods work.","proofs":["Genesis 1:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 1:1","osis":["Gen.1.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"What did God make in the Creation?","answer":"All things.","segments":[{"text":"All things.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Of what did he make them?","answer":"Of nothing, or of unapt matter.","segments":[{"text":"Of nothing, or of unapt matter.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"What is it then to Create?","answer":"To make a thing of nothing, or of matter unapt to be brought into perfect Form by any power of second Causes.","segments":[{"text":"To make a thing of nothing, or of matter unapt to be brought into perfect Form by any power of second Causes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"By what were all things made?","answer":"By the Word of Gods power.","segments":[{"text":"By the Word of Gods power.","proofs":["Hebrews 11:3"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 11:3","osis":["Heb.11.3"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"When did God make all things?","answer":"In time, not from Eternity.","segments":[{"text":"In","proofs":["Genesis 1:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 1:1","osis":["Gen.1.1"]}],"note":null},{"text":"time, not from Eternity.","proofs":["Proverbs 8:22–23"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 8:22–23","osis":["Prov.8.22-Prov.8.23"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"In what space of time did he make them?","answer":"In the space of six daies.","segments":[{"text":"In the space of","proofs":["Exodus 20:11"],"refs":[{"printed":"Exodus 20:11","osis":["Exod.20.11"]}],"note":null},{"text":"six daies.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"But why did God take all this time to make all things?","answer":"It was not, because he could not have made them sooner in an instant, if it had pleased him.","segments":[{"text":"It was not, because he could not have made them sooner in an instant, if it had pleased him.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"For what special reasons then do you imagine?","answer":"For these two especially, 1. That we might learn by his example to work six daies, and rest a seventh. 2. That we might learn not to do things rashly and hastily, but with due deliberation.","segments":[{"text":"For these two especially, 1. That we might learn by his example to work six daies, and rest a seventh. 2. That we might learn not to do things rashly and hastily, but with due deliberation.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Of what quality did God make all things?","answer":"All very good.","segments":[{"text":"All very good.","proofs":["Genesis 1:31"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 1:31","osis":["Gen.1.31"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"To what end did he make them?","answer":"For his own Glory.","segments":[{"text":"For his own Glory.","proofs":["Revelation 4:11","Romans 11:36"],"refs":[{"printed":"Revelation 4:11","osis":["Rev.4.11"]},{"printed":"Romans 11:36","osis":["Rom.11.36"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]}],"text":null}