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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. 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
s procedure; and why he, that before delighted in that conversation, did now fly from it, and avoid it. When he made no reply, as conscious to himself that he had transgressed the command of God, God said, "I had before determined about you both, how you might lead a happy life, without any affliction, and care, and vexation of soul; and that all things which might contribute to your enjoyment and pleasure should grow up by my providence, of their own accord, without your own labor and pains-taking; which state of labor and pains-taking would soon bring on old age, and death would not be at any remote distance: but now thou hast abused 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. D WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS HIS PROCEDURE AND WHY HE THAT BEFORE DELIGHTED IN THAT CONVERSATION DID NOW FLY FROM IT AND AVOID IT WHEN HE MADE NO REPLY AS CONSCIOUS TO HIMSELF THAT HE HAD TRANSGRESSED THE COMMAND OF GOD GOD SAID I HAD BEFORE DETERMINED ABOUT YOU BOTH HOW YOU MIGHT LEAD A HAPPY LIFE WITHOUT ANY AFFLICTION AND CARE AND VEXATION OF SOUL AND THAT ALL THINGS WHICH MIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR ENJOYMENT AND PLEASURE SHOULD GROW UP BY MY PROVIDENCE OF THEIR OWN ACCORD WITHOUT YOUR OWN LABOUR AND PAINSTAKING WHICH STATE OF LABOUR AND PAINSTAKING WOULD SOON BRING ON OLD AGE AND DEATH WOULD NOT BE AT ANY REMOTE DISTANCE BUT NOW THOU HAST ABUSED 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
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