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Now this Seth, when he was brought up, and came to those years in which he could discern what was good, became a virtuous man; and as he was himself of an excellent character, so did he leave children behind him who imitated his virtues. NOW THIS SETH WHEN HE WAS BROUGHT UP AND CAME TO THOSE YEARS IN WHICH HE COULD DISCERN WHAT WAS GOOD BECAME A VIRTUOUS MAN AND AS HE WAS HIMSELF OF AN EXCELLENT CHARACTER SO DID HE LEAVE CHILDREN BEHIND HIM WHO IMITATED HIS VIRTUES
was to be punished for Cain's murder of his brother, he made that known to his wives. Nay, even while Adam was alive, it came to pass that the posterity of Cain became exceeding wicked, every one successively dying, one after another, more wicked than the former. They were intolerable in war, and vehement in robberies; and if any one were slow to murder people, yet was he bold in his profligate behavior, in acting unjustly, and doing injuries for gain. 3. Now Adam, who was the first man, and made out of the earth, [for our discourse must now be about him,] after Abel was slain, and Cain fled away, on account of his murder, was solicitous for posterity, and had a vehement desire of children, he being two hundred and thirty years old; after which time he lived other seven hundred, and then died. He had indeed many other children,8 but Seth in particular. As for the rest, it would be tedious to name them; I will therefore only endeavor to give an account of those that proceeded from Seth. IVINE REVELATION THAT HE KNEW HE WAS TO BE PUNISHED FOR KANE'S MURDER OF HIS BROTHER HE MADE THAT KNOWN TO HIS WIVES NAY EVEN WHILE ADAM WAS ALIVE IT CAME TO PASS THAT THE POSTERITY OF KANE BECAME EXCEEDINGLY WICKED EVERY ONE SUCCESSIVELY DYING ONE AFTER ANOTHER MORE WICKED THAN THE FORMER THEY WERE INTOLERABLE IN WAR AND VEHEMENT IN ROBBERIES AND IF ANY ONE WERE SLOW TO MURDER PEOPLE YET WAS HE BOLD IN HIS PROFLIGATE BEHAVIOUR IN ACTING UNJUSTLY AND DOING INJURIES FOR GAIN NOW ADAM WHO WAS THE FIRST MAN AND MADE OUT OF THE EARTH FOR OUR DISCOURSE MUST NOW BE ABOUT HIM AFTER ABEL WAS SLAIN AND CAIN FLED AWAY ON ACCOUNT OF HIS MURDER WAS SOLICITOUS FOR POSTERITY AND HAD A VEHEMENT DESIRE OF CHILDREN HE BEING TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY YEARS OLD AFTER WHICH TIME HE LIVED OTHER SEVEN HUNDRED AND THEN DIED HE HAD INDEED MANY OTHER CHILDREN BUT SETH IN PARTICULAR AS FOR THE REST IT WOULD BE TEDIOUS TO NAME THEM I WILL THEREFORE ONLY ENDEAVOUR TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE THAT PROCEEDED FROM SETH
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