Genesis 1:12
Douay-Rheims
And the earth brought forth the green herb, and such as yieldeth seed according to its kind, and the tree that beareth fruit, having seed each one according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Ambrose of Milan
Let everyone be informed that the sun is not the author of vegetation.… How can the sun give the faculty of life to growing plants when these have already been brought forth by the life-giving creative power of God before the sun entered into such a life as this? The sun is younger than the green shoot, younger than the green plant.
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A.D. 397 · on Gen 1:12 (The Six Days of Creation)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.