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God therefore did not inflict the punishment [of death] upon him, on account of his offering sacrifice, and thereby making supplication to him not to be extreme in his wrath to him; but he made him accursed, and threatened his posterity in the seventh generation. GOD THEREFORE DID NOT INFLICT THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH UPON HIM ON ACCOUNT OF HIS OFFERING SACRIFICE AND THEREBY MAKING SUPPLICATION TO HIM NOT TO BE EXTREME IN HIS WRATH TO HIM BUT HE MADE HIM A CURSED AND THREATENED HIS POSTERITY IN THE SEVENTH GENERATION
he was with what was the invention of a covetous man, and gotten by forcing the ground; whence it was that Cain was very angry that Abel was preferred by God before him; and he slew his brother, and hid his dead body, thinking to escape discovery. But God, knowing what had been done, came to Cain, and asked him what was become of his brother, because he had not seen him of many days; whereas he used to observe them conversing together at other times. But Cain was in doubt with himself, and knew not what answer to give to God. At first he said that he was himself at a loss about his brother's disappearing; but when he was provoked by God, who pressed him vehemently, as resolving to know what the matter was, he replied, he was not his brother's guardian or keeper, nor was he an observer of what he did. But, in return, God convicted Cain, as having been the murderer of his brother; and said, "I wonder at thee, that thou knowest not what is become of a man whom thou thyself hast destroyed. RALLY OF ITS OWN ACCORD THAN HE WAS WITH WHAT WAS THE INVENTION OF A COVETOUS MAN AND GOTTEN BY FORCING THE GROUND WHENCE IT WAS THAT KANE WAS VERY ANGRY THAT ABEL WAS PREFERRED BY GOD BEFORE HIM AND HE SLEW HIS BROTHER AND HID HIS DEAD BODY THINKING TO ESCAPE DISCOVERY BUT GOD KNOWING WHAT HAD BEEN DONE CAME TO CAIN AND ASKED HIM WHAT WAS BECOME OF HIS BROTHER BECAUSE HE HAD NOT SEEN HIM OF MANY DAYS WHEREAS HE USED TO OBSERVE THEM CONVERSING TOGETHER AT OTHER TIMES BUT KANE WAS IN DOUBT WITH HIMSELF AND KNEW NOT WHAT ANSWER TO GIVE TO GOD AT FIRST HE SAID THAT HE WAS HIMSELF AT A LOSS ABOUT HIS BROTHER'S DISAPPEARING BUT WHEN HE WAS PROVOKED BY GOD WHO PRESSED HIM VEHEMENTLY AS RESOLVING TO KNOW WHAT THE MATTER WAS HE REPLIED HE WAS NOT HIS BROTHER'S GUARDIAN OR KEEPER NOR WAS HE AN OBSERVER OF WHAT HE DID BUT IN RETURN GOD CONVICTED GAIN AS HAVING BEEN THE MURDERER OF HIS BROTHER AND SAID I WONDER AT THEE THAT THOU KNOWEST NOT WHAT IS BECOME OF A MAN WHOM THOU THYSELF HAST DESTROYED
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