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7。But_how_didstthoumaketheheavenandtheearth，andwhatwasthetoolofsuchamightyworkasthine？Foritwasnotlikeahumanworkerfashioningbodyfrombody，accordingtothefancyofhismind，ablesomehoworothertoimposeonitaformwhichthemindperceivedinitselfbyitsinnereyeyethowshouldevenhebeabletodothis，ifthouhadstnotmadethatmind？。Heimposestheformonsomethingalreadyexistingandhavingsomesortofbeing，suchasclay，orstoneorwoodorgoldorsuchlikeandwherewouldthesethingscomefromifthouhadstnotfurnishedthem？。Forthoumadesthisbodyfortheartisan，andthoumadestthemindwhichdirectsthelimbs；thoumadestthematterfromwhichhemakesanything；thoudidstcreatethecapacitybywhichheunderstandshisartandseeswithinhismindwhathemaydowiththethingsbeforehim；thougavesthimhisbodilysensebywhich，asifhehadaninterpreter，hemaycommunicatefrommindtomatterwhatheproposestodoandreportbacktohismindwhathasbeendone，thatthemindmayconsultwiththeTruthwhichpresidethoveritastowhetherwhatisdoneiswelldone。
Allthesethingspraisethee，theCreatorofthemall。Buthowdidstthoumakethem？How，OGod，didstthoumaketheheavenandearth？Fortruly，neitherinheavennoronearthdidstthoumakeheavenandearth——norintheairnorinthewaters，sinceallofthesealsobelongtotheheavenandtheearth。Nowhereinthewholeworlddidstthoumakethewholeworld，becausetherewasnoplacewhereitcouldbemadebeforeitwasmade。Andthoudidstnotholdanythinginthyhandfromwhichtofashiontheheavenandtheearth，[421]forwherecouldstthouhavegottenwhatthouhadstnotmadeinordertomakesomethingwithit？Isthere，indeed，anythingatallexceptbecausethouart？Thusthoudidstspeakandtheyweremade，[422]andbythyWordthoudidstmakethemall。
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8。Buthowdidstthouspeak？Wasitinthesamemannerinwhichthevoicecamefromthecloudsaying，”ThisismybelovedSon”[423]？Forthatvoicesoundedforthanddiedaway；itbeganandended。Thesyllablessoundedandpassedaway，thesecondafterthefirst，thethirdafterthesecond，andthenceinorder，tilltheverylastafteralltherest；andsilenceafterthelast。