both good and evil. y The ſpeech 1s defe&ive, and to be ſupple thus, or ſome ſuch way ; but :0w CarC muſt be taken, of man muſt be baniſhed hence, left he,&c. - (7.0. ) As he did take of the tree of Knowledse. b (i.e.) And thereby prophane that Sacrament of erernal Lifz,and fondly perſwade' himſelf that he fhall live tor ever. This is zndther ScoF or Icony,whereby God upbraideth man's pre- tion, and thoſe vain hopes wherewith he did ſtill feed himſelf. 22 Cherefore d the LORD God fent him forth e from the garden of Eden, to till f the ground, from whence he was token g. pM
@ For prevention thereof, e Or, expelled him with ſhame and vi- olence, and fo as never to reſtore him thither : For it 1s the ſame. word which is uſed concernins divorced Wives. f To wit, with roil and ſwear, as was threatned, verſ. 17. g The ground without Paridife : For he was mide without Paradiſe, and then put into it, as was noted betorc. | |
24 So he drove outthe mans and heplaced at the + Heb.7/. Eaſt of the garden þ of Eden, Cherubims z, and Þ a fame of « flaming ſword &, which curned every Way /, to keep ſword. the way of the tree of life m7 |
bh Where the entrance into it was,the other ſides of it being 1n-
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his acceptafice of Sacrifices, as Levir: 9: 24: Judg: 6: 21: 1 Kings 18: 38: 1 Chron: 21: 26: 2Chron: 7: 1. m Unto Abel's perſon, who was - cw good Man ; aud then to his Sacrifice, which was offered with Faith in God's Mercy, and in the promiſed Mediator, Kb. II: 4.
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not re-
__ and Cain was very wroth #,andhis conntenance ell o.
z Partly with God, who had caſt ſo publick a diſgrace upon him. and given the preference to his younger Brother ; and partly with Abel, becauſe he had reccived more Honour from God, and there- fore was likely to have more reſpe& and priviledge from his Parents than him/eif, o Whereas before it was lifred up and chearful, now it tell down through ſenſe of guilt, diſappointment of his hope, ſhame and gricft, and envy at his Brother. |
6 Andthe LORD faid unto Cain p, Why art thou wroth ? And ** why is thy countenance fallen q ?
þ That he might bring him to repentance, and the knowledge * Job 2y. of his Sin. 4 The cauſe of this deje&edneſs is not from me, but 24+ from thy ſelf. |
7 It thou doeſt well 7, ſhalc thou not + be accept-
cloſed or ſecured by God to preſerve it from the entrance and annoy- ance of wild Beaſts : Or,before rhe garden, 7. e. Near to the Garden ;
before 2nv man could come at the Garden any way. z ( z. e. ) An- ;
- gels ; fo calied from their exquitire Knowledge, and therefore fitly
here uſ d for the puniſhment of man who finned by affetting di- & In the Cherubims hands, as it was upon otacr And this
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was Cither a material Sword, bright, and being b:andiſhed, ſhining | and glittering like a flame of fire ; or flaming fire, inthe ſhape of a ' Sword. Or, fenmins Swordr, becauſe there were divers Che:ubims, !
and cach of them had a Sword. The fmgular number for the plural : 7 : 0 . Y ws b ty | RY
Or. 2 two-ecged Sword. 1 Nas brandiſhed and nimbly » hirled about
by the Cherubims ; which poſture was fitreſt for the preſent lervice.
m The way that Teads to Paradiſe, and fo to the tree of Lite ; that man might be deterred and kept from coming thither.
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The birth of Cain ani al, and theiremployment, x, 2. Cain's offering, 3. Abel's ſacrifice, and Goa's acceptance, 4. Cain's rejefied , his dijconrent, 5. God expoſtulats it wit! ſhim, 6, 7. He murthers Al, 8. God makes enquiry after Avel, g. Ti? oy of /»;s blood, to. God 5 curſe upon Coin, TI, 12. His complaint, 13, 14. God Mtgats at, 15. Irs execution, IG, Cair's poſterity, 17, 18. Lamcii's two wives,” 19. They bear unro him ſons who dwell in tents, 29. invent muſical inſtruments, 21. Have Skill 7 braſs ond iron, 22. His boaſting, 23, 24. The birth of Seth, 25. His ſon ; the revival of religion, -26.
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