Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. (h) So that we see it is the only the power of God's word that makes the earth fruitful, which naturally is barren.
A volcanic convulsion reshaped the whole globe: some parts heaved up, others sank, vast hollows formed into which the waters rushed impetuously. Thus the terraqueous globe took shape, dry land left exposed, and all waters, though in separate beds, joined to the sea.
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Commenting on Genesis 1:9-13
The three great divisions of the vegetable kingdom, grasses, plants, and trees, clothed the bare soil not by slow gradual growth, but through divine power working without rain, dew, or labor, sprouting up and flourishing in a single day.
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