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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. 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
hich signifies sorrow. They had also daughters. Now the two brethren were pleased with different courses of life: for Abel, the younger, was a lover of righteousness; and believing that God was present at all his actions, he excelled in virtue; and his employment was that of a shepherd. But Cain was not only very wicked in other respects, but was wholly intent upon getting; and he first contrived to plough the ground. He slew his brother on the occasion following:They had resolved to sacrifice to God. Now Cain brought the fruits of the earth, and of his husbandry; but Abel brought milk, and the first-fruits of his flocks: but God was more delighted with the latter oblation,6 when he was honored with what grew naturally 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 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. ON THE YOUNGER WAS ABLE WHICH SIGNIFIES SORROW THEY HAD ALSO DAUGHTERS NOW THE TWO BRETHREN WERE PLEASED WITH DIFFERENT COURSES OF LIFE FOR ABEL THE YOUNGER WAS A LOVER OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND BELIEVING THAT GOD WAS PRESENT AT ALL HIS ACTIONS HE EXCELLED IN VIRTUE AND HIS EMPLOYMENT WAS THAT OF A SHEPHERD BUT CAIN WAS NOT ONLY VERY WICKED IN OTHER RESPECTS BUT WAS WHOLLY INTENT UPON GETTING AND HE FIRST CONTRIVED TO PLOUGH THE GROUND HE SLEW HIS BROTHER ON THE OCCASION FOLLOWING THEY HAD RESOLVED TO SACRIFICE TO GOD NOW CAIN BROUGHT THE FRUITS OF THE EARTH AND OF HIS HUSBANDRY BUT ABLE WROUGHT MILK AND THE FIRST FRUITS OF HIS FLOCKS BUT GOD WAS MORE DELIGHTED WITH THE LATTER OBLATION WHEN HE WAS HONOURED WITH WHAT GREW NATURALLY 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
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