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1. Adam and Eve had two sons: the elder of them was named Cain; which name, when it is interpreted, signifies a possession: the younger was Abel, which signifies sorrow. ADAM AND EVE HAD TWO SONS THE ELDER OF THEM WAS NAMED CAIN WHICH NAME WHEN IT IS INTERPRETED SIGNIFIES A POSSESSION THE YOUNGER WAS ABLE WHICH SIGNIFIES SORROW
rth 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. 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 when he had deprived him of the use of his feet, he made him to go rolling all along, and dragging himself upon the ground. And when God had appointed these penalties for them, he removed Adam and Eve out of the garden into another place. CHAPTER 2. Concerning The Posterity Of Adam, And The Ten Generations From Him To The Deluge. S 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 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 WHEN HE HAD DEPRIVED HIM OF THE USE OF HIS FEET HE MADE HIM GO ROLLING ALL ALONG AND DRAGGING HIMSELF UPON THE GROUND AND WHEN GOD HAD APPOINTED THESE PENALTIES FOR THEM HE REMOVED ADAM AND EVE OUT OF THE GARDEN INTO ANOTHER PLACE CHAPTER TWO CONCERNING THE POSTERITY OF ADAM AND THE TEN GENERATIONS FROM HIM TO THE DELUGE
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