be to God on high," &c., the words sung by the Angels at the birth of
Our Lord.



LESSON FOURTH.
ON CREATION.


Q. 206. What is the difference between making and creating?
A. "Making" means bringing forth or forming out of some material already
existing, as workmen do. "Creating" means bringing forth out of nothing,
as God alone can do.

Q. 207. Has everything that exists been created?
A. Everything that exists except God Himself has been created.

Q. 208. {32} Who created heaven and earth, and all things?
A. God created heaven and earth, and all things.

Q. 209. From what do we learn that God created heaven and earth and all
things?
A. We learn that God created heaven and earth and all things from the
Bible or Holy Scripture, in which the account of the Creation is given.

Q. 210. Why did God create all things?
A. God created all things for His own glory and for their or our good.

Q. 211. Did God leave all things to themselves after He had created
them?