Book, Chapter

 1    12, 3-3  |      formedst and diversifiedst this formless matter, there was nothing,
 2    12, 6-6  |       neither formed, nor nothing, a formless almost nothing. So my mind
 3    12, 6-6  |              to be through a certain formless state, not through a mere
 4    12, 8-8  |              a visible figure to the formless matter, which Thou madest
 5    12, 8-8  |          earth which Thou madest was formless matter, because it was invisible
 6    12, 12-15|               the other which was so formless, that it had not that, which
 7    12, 12-15|            Thou didst not leave thus formless, because before all days,
 8    12, 13-16|              formed, and a primitive formless; the one, heaven but the
 9    12, 17-24|              the name of earth, that formless matter." "What then?" "That
10    12, 17-24| incongruously, be understood of this formless first matter. ~ ~
11    12, 20-29|            Himself, did God make the formless matter of creatures spiritual
12    12, 20-29|          Himself, did God create the formless matter of the creature corporeal,
13    12, 20-29|           working, did God make that formless matter, confusedly containing
14    12, 21-30|          that God made, was as yet a formless matter of corporeal things,
15    12, 21-30|        heaven and earth, was still a formless and darksome matter, of
16    12, 21-30|        heaven and earth, was still a formless and a darksome matter; out
17    12, 21-30|          there already was a certain formless matter, of which the Scripture
18    12, 22-31|           pleased Him so to call the formless matter), we are to understand
19    12, 22-31|         answer, "we do not deny this formless matter to be indeed created
20    12, 22-31|             word earth; how then can formless matter be meant in that
21    12, 22-31|            For the waters remain not formless and invisible, seeing we
22    12, 22-31|         firmament? Seeing neither if formless would they have been worthy
23    12, 22-31|        should we not understand that formless matter (which this Scripture
24    12, 24-33|             them inchoate and as yet formless. For I perceive, that whichsoever
25    12, 28-38|        things; but out of nothing, a formless unlikeness, which should
26    12, 28-39|           the name Heaven, the other formless, a corporeal matter, under
27    12, 28-39|             understand matter as yet formless, out of which heaven and
28    12, 29-40|          says, God made matter first formless, then formed, there is no
29    12, 29-40|              not first in time utter formless sounds without singing,
30    12, 29-40|             for there is not first a formless sound, which is afterwards
31    13, 2-2  |           their several inchoate and formless state, whether spiritual
32    13, 2-2  |             depend upon Thy Word, as formless, unless by the same Word
33    13, 3-4  |   enlightened. For neither could its formless estate be pleasing unto