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He slew his brother on the occasion following:They had resolved to sacrifice to God. HE SLEW HIS BROTHER ON THE OCCASION FOLLOWING THEY HAD RESOLVED TO SACRIFICE TO GOD
y 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. 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. They had also daughters. Now the two brethren were pleased with different courses of life: for Abel, the younger, was a lover of righteousness; and believing that God was present at all his actions, he excelled in virtue; and his employment was that of a shepherd. But Cain was not only very wicked in other respects, but was wholly intent upon getting; and he first contrived to plough the ground. D 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 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 THEY HAD ALSO DAUGHTERS NOW THE TWO BRETHREN WERE PLEASED WITH DIFFERENT COURSES OF LIFE FOR ABEL THE YOUNGER WAS A LOVER OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND BELIEVING THAT GOD WAS PRESENT AT ALL HIS ACTIONS HE EXCELLED IN VIRTUE AND HIS EMPLOYMENT WAS THAT OF A SHEPHERD BUT CAIN WAS NOT ONLY VERY WICKED IN OTHER RESPECTS BUT WAS WHOLLY INTENT UPON GETTING AND HE FIRST CONTRIVED TO PLOUGH THE GROUND
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