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However, he did not accept of his punishment in order to amendment, but to increase his wickedness; for he only aimed to procure every thing that was for his own bodily pleasure, though it obliged him to be injurious to his neighbors. HOWEVER HE DID NOT ACCEPT OF HIS PUNISHMENT IN ORDER TO AMENDMENT BUT TO INCREASE HIS WICKEDNESS FOR HE ONLY AIMED TO PROCURE EVERY THING THAT WAS FOR HIS OWN BODILY PLEASURE THOUGH IT OBLIGED HIM TO BE INJURIOUS TO HIS NEIGHBORS
 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." 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. He also cast him, together with his wife, out of that land. And when he was afraid that in wandering about he should fall among Wild beasts, and by that means perish, God bid him not to entertain such a melancholy suspicion, and to go over all the earth without fear of what mischief he might suffer from wild beasts; and setting a mark upon him, that he might be known, he commanded him to depart. 2. And when Cain had traveled over many countries, he, with his wife, built a city, named Nod, which is a place so called, and there he settled his abode; where also he had children.  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 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 ALSO CAST HIM TOGETHER WITH HIS WIFE OUT OF THAT LAND AND WHEN HE WAS AFRAID THAT IN WANDERING ABOUT HE SHOULD FALL AMONG WILD BEASTS AND BY THAT MEANS PERISH GOD BID HIM NOT TO ENTERTAIN SUCH A MELANCHOLY SUSPICION AND TO GO OVER ALL THE EARTH WITHOUT FEAR OF WHAT MISCHIEF HE MIGHT SUFFER FROM WILD BEASTS AND SETTING A MARK UPON HIM THAT HE MIGHT BE KNOWN HE COMMANDED HIM TO DEPART AND WHEN CAIN HAD TRAVELLED OVER MANY COUNTRIES HE WITH HIS WIFE BUILT A CITY NAMED NOD WHICH IS A PLACE SO CALLED AND THERE HE SETTLED HIS ABODE WHERE ALSO HE HAD CHILDREN
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