| 1804 - 502 pages
...consummate his pastoral care by giving it eternal life I 3. In the acceptableness of his offering. And Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel he also brought of the firstling of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect... | |
| William Owtram - 1817 - 424 pages
...notion, they think, derives considerable support from that passage of Moses : " And in the end of days* it came to " pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the .ground " an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also " brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat " thereof, "f For they understand... | |
| William Wake - 1817 - 494 pages
...unjust and wicked envy, by which death first entered into the world. IV. For thus it is written: 7 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit 1 With mercy and conscience. * Ye were without repentance in all well-doing. Titus iii. 1. 5 Prov.... | |
| 1817 - 590 pages
...nation. In the fourth chapter of Genesis, at the 3d and 4th verses we read, that " in process of time Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord : and Abel he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof." Critics on this... | |
| 1818 - 948 pages
...she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. tions that be done in the midst thereof. б If And...others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had... | |
| Edward Cooper - 1818 - 362 pages
...offering of animals was a distinguishing part of that way of worshipping God, which he accepted. " In process of time, it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground, an offering unto the * Genesis, iii, 21. Lord : and Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of hisjlock, and of the fat... | |
| 1819 - 948 pages
...of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of (lie ground. 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Clin asture for their flocks, for the famine is sore in 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had... | |
| William Hone - 1820 - 284 pages
...all ttrife and disorder. Kxamlilea of tlu mixchiefs they have occasioned. FOK thus it is written, ' And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an oflbring unto the Lord. And Abel, he also broughl of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof... | |
| John Bellamy - 1820 - 332 pages
...for a considerable time, continued to offer sacrifices as well as offerings ; because it is said, " and in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground " only, without a sacrifice : for we cannot suppose that during this long interval, signified by the... | |
| Thomas Pruen - 1820 - 348 pages
...sacrifice than that of Cain:" who with a spirit of self-wisdom, and in opposition to the means disclosed, " brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord" trusting in his own righteousness, and adopting a natural mode of expressing his gratitude, but suitable... | |
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