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Besides this, he inserted poison under his tongue, and made him an enemy to men; and suggested to them, that they should direct their strokes against his head, that being the place wherein lay his mischievous designs towards men, and it being easiest to take vengeance on him, that way. BESIDES THIS HE INSERTED POISON UNDER HIS TONGUE AND MADE HIM AN ENEMY TO MEN AND SUGGESTED TO THEM THAT THEY SHOULD DIRECT THEIR STROKES AGAINST HIS HEAD THAT BEING THE PLACE WHEREIN LAY HIS MISCHIEVOUS DESIGNS TOWARDS MEN AND IT BEING EASIEST TO TAKE VENGEANCE ON HIM THAT WAY
, and hast disobeyed my commands; for thy silence is not the sign of thy virtue, but of thy evil conscience." However, Adam excused his sin, and entreated God not to be angry at him, and laid the blame of what was done upon his wife; and said that he was deceived by her, and thence became an offender; while she again accused the serpent. But God allotted him punishment, because he weakly submitted to the counsel of his wife; and said the ground should not henceforth yield its fruits of its own accord, but that when it should be harassed by their labor, it should bring forth some of its fruits, and refuse to bring forth others. He also made Eve liable to the inconveniency of breeding, and the sharp pains of bringing forth children; and this because she persuaded Adam with the same arguments wherewith the serpent had persuaded her, and had thereby brought him into a calamitous condition. He also deprived the serpent of speech, out of indignation at his malicious disposition towards Adam. USED THIS MY GOOD WILL AND HAST DISOBEYED MY COMMANDS FOR THY SILENCE IS NOT THE SIGN OF THY VIRTUE BUT OF THY EVIL CONSCIENCE HOWEVER ADAM EXCUSED HIS SIN AND ENTREATED GOD NOT TO BE ANGRY AT HIM AND LAID THE BLAME OF WHAT WAS DONE UPON HIS WIFE AND SAID THAT HE WAS DECEIVED BY HER AND THENCE BECAME AN OFFENDER WHILE SHE AGAIN ACCUSED THE SERPENT BUT GOD ALLOTTED HIM PUNISHMENT BECAUSE HE WEAKLY SUBMITTED TO THE COUNSEL OF HIS WIFE AND SAID THE GROUND SHOULD NOT THENCEFORTH YIELD ITS FRUITS OF ITS OWN ACCORD BUT THAT WHEN IT SHOULD BE HARASSED BY THEIR LABOUR IT SHOULD BRING FORTH SOME OF ITS FRUITS AND REFUSE TO BRING FORTH OTHERS HE ALSO MADE EVE LIABLE TO THE INCONVENIENCY OF BREEDING AND THE SHARP PAINS OF BRINGING FORTH CHILDREN AND THIS BECAUSE SHE PERSUADED ADAM WITH THE SAME ARGUMENTS WHEREWITH THE SERPENT HAD PERSUADED HER AND HAD THEREBY BROUGHT HIM INTO A CALAMITOUS CONDITION HE ALSO DEPRIVED THE SERPENT OF SPEECH OUT OF INDIGNATION AT HIS MALICIOUS DISPOSITION TOWARDS ADAM
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