1, 20, 21; 11.2, 4-8, 10, 26, 27) 26 (166)
Section XXI (Gen. 11.29-32; 12.1-8) 28 (168)
Section XXII (Gen. 12.8, 10-20; 13.1-4) 30 (170)
Section XXIII (Gen. 13.5-13) 32 (172)
Section XXIV (Gen. 14.1, 2, 4, 10-16) 33 (173)
Section XXV (Gen. 14.17-24; 15.1) 37 (177)
Section XXVI (Gen. 15.2-5, 7, 18; 16.1-6) 39 (179)
Section XXVII (Gen. 16.6-12, 15, 16; 17.1, 2, 10-14, 19) 41 (181)
Section XXVIII (Gen. 17.17-21, 23, 24, 27; 18.12-14) 43 (183)
Section XXIX (Gen. 18.16, 17, 20-22) 44 (184)
Section XXX (Gen. 19.1-13, 18-26) 45 (185)
Section XXXI (Gen. 19.27-30, 33, 35-38) 49 (189)
Section XXXII (Gen. 20.1-10) 50 (190)
Section XXXIII (Gen. 20.11, 13-18; 21.1-4) 51 (191)
Section XXXIV (Gen. 21.5, 8-14, 22-24, 27) 53 (193)
Section XXXV (Gen. 21.33, 34; 22.1-13) 55 (195)
NOTES 58 (198)

GENESIS A

I.

Ours is a great duty--to praise in word and love at
heart the heavens' Ruler, the glorious King of Hosts:
He is the substance of all power, the head of all high
things, the Lord Almighty. Origin or beginning was 5
never made for Him, nor shall an end ever come to the
eternal God: but, on the contrary, He is for ever supreme
by His high puissance over the heavenly kingdoms;
just and mighty, He rules the mansions of the sky, 10
which were established far and wide through the power
of God for the sons of glory, the keepers of souls.

These angelic hosts were wont to feel joy and rapture,
transcendent bliss, in the presence of their Creator:
their beatitude was measureless. Glorious ministers 15
magnified their Lord, spoke his praise with zeal, lauded
the Master of their being, and were excellently happy
in the majesty of God. They had no knowledge of
working evil or wickedness, but dwelt in innocence 20
forever with their Lord: from the beginning they wrought
in heaven nothing but righteousness and truth, until
a Prince of angels through pride strayed into sin: then
they would consult their own advantage no longer, but
turned away from God's lovingkindness. They had 25
vast arr