[7]ForstrangerepresentationsoftheCreatorandofthecreationbyone，two，orthreepersonsoftheTrinity，seeDidron，IconographieChretienne，pp。35，178，224，483，567-580，andelsewhere；alsoDetzelasalreadycited。Themostnaiveofallsurvivalsofthemediaevalideaofcreationwhichthepresentwriterhaseverseenwasexhibitedin1894onthebannerofoneoftheguildsatthecelebrationofthefour-hundredthanniversaryofthefoundingoftheMunichCathedral。JesusofNazareth，asabeautifulboyandwithanimbusencirclinghishead，wasshownturningandshapingtheglobeonalathe，whichhekeepsinmotionwithhisfoot。TheemblemsofthePassionareabouthim，GodtheFatherlookingapprovinglyuponhimfromacloud，andthedovehoveringbetweenthetwo。Thedateuponthebannerwas1727。

　　Buttothesediscussionswasaddedyetanother，which，beginningintheearlydaysoftheChurch，washandeddowntheagesuntilithaddiedoutamongthetheologiansofourowntime。

　　Inthefirstofthebiblicalaccountslightiscreatedandthedistinctionbetweendayandnighttherebymadeonthefirstday，whilethesunandmoonarenotcreateduntilthefourthday。

　　Massesofprofoundtheologicalandpseudo-scientificreasoninghavebeendevelopedtoaccountforthis——massessogreatthatforagestheyhaveobscuredthesimplefactthattheoriginaltextisapreciousrevelationtousofoneofthemostancientofrecordedbeliefs——thebeliefthatlightanddarknessareentitiesindependentoftheheavenlybodies，andthatthesun，moon，andstarsexistnotmerelytoincreaselightbutto“dividethedayfromthenight，tobeforsignsandforseasons，andfordaysandforyears。”and“torulethedayandthenight。”

　　Ofthisbeliefwefindsurvivalsamongtheearlyfathers，andespeciallyinSt。Ambrose。Inhisworkoncreationhetellsus：

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