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He also introduced a change in that way of simplicity wherein men lived before; and was the author of measures and weights. And whereas they lived innocently and generously while they knew nothing of such arts, he changed the world into cunning craftiness. HE ALSO INTRODUCED A CHANGE IN THAT WAY OF SIMPLICITY WHEREIN MEN LIVED BEFORE AND WAS THE AUTHOR OF MEASURES AND WEIGHTS AND WHEREAS THEY LIVED INNOCENTLY AND GENEROUSLY WHILE THEY KNEW NOTHING OF SUCH ARTS HE CHANGED THE WORLD INTO CUNNING CRAFTINESS
ether 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. 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. He augmented his household substance with much wealth, by rapine and violence; he excited his acquaintance to procure pleasures and spoils by robbery, and became a great leader of men into wicked courses. ERATION 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 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 HE AUGMENTED HIS HOUSEHOLD SUBSTANCE WITH MUCH WEALTH BY RAPINE AND VIOLENCE HE EXCITED HIS ACQUAINTANCE TO PROCURE PLEASURES AND SPOILS BY ROBBERY AND BECAME A GREAT LEADER OF MEN INTO WICKED COURSES
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