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The Works of Thomas Traherne from Appendix
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2016
Let the Words of my Mouth, and the Meditations of my Heart, be always acceptable in thy Sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer.
In the Beginning God created the Heavens, and the Earth ; and the Earth was void and without Form, and Darkness covered the Face of the Waters. Gen. 1.1.2.
Thou, O eternal Father, didst in the Beginning of Time, by thine eternal Son, through the Operation of thine eternal Spirit, who moved upon the Face of the Waters, give Beginning to all Things.
Thou hast measured the Waters in the Hollow of thine Hand, thou hast meted out the Heavens with a Span, thou hast comprehended the Dust of the Earth in a Measure, and weighed the Mountains in Scales, and the Hills in a Balance. Isa. 40.12.
The very first Word God spake, he created Light, and so not only drove away the Darkness from off the Face of the World, but illustrated the Heavens and the Earth with Splendor and Joy, and brought to all Things a beautiful Appearance ; it being thought that the Angels also, who are Spirits of Light, were then and in that Word created. For Light is so glorious a Body, that our Saviour himself is called the Light of the World ; Light having most Resemblance of him, being Life and Joy to our Senses, as he is to our Souls, Bodies, Senses and all : So that Light is such a Blessing, that we are unworthy to receive it, and deserve eternal Darkness, if we praise him not for it. John 8.12. Consider, O my Soul, the Darkness which all Things were in. Till God created this Light, none could either see any Beauty, or enjoy any Profit by the Heavens and Earth, till the Light was made to see all in. Stand now in this Light, and behold! the Heavens, which before this Light were void of Inhabitants, are now all in an Instant fill'd with innumerable Hosts of glorious Angels, which were the Morning Stars and Sons of God, that sang so early Praise unto thee, O Lord. Job 38.7.
O how beautiful and admirable did Heaven become, flourishing and glittering now with that Army of celestial Spirits?
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