...had not reaped ; and Cain was very \vroth, and his countenance fell. And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth* , and why is thy countenance fallen ? If thou doest well, shah than not be accepted? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And to thee shall be...

...and practised by Abel; which he vindicates upon the rules of the everlasting gospel, saying, " Why art. thou wroth, and why is thy countenance fallen?...thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door." This was the first hint of that important truth; "Without faith it is impossible to please God." And thus...

...hatred against his brother Abel, in the following words which are a kind of penitential sermon : ' Why art thou wroth ? and why is thy countenance fallen...and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door,' (Gen. iv. 6, 7.) What was thus begun by God himself, the great pattern of perfection, his faithful...

...affection for him, and in all temporal matters was still his inferior. " And the Lord said unto Cain, why art thou wroth, and why is thy countenance fallen...and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him." How hard most have been that heart...

...hatred against his brother Abel, in the following words which are a kind of penitential sermon : * Why art thou wroth ? and why is thy countenance fallen...and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door,' (Gen. b?. 6, 7.) What was thus begun by God himself, the great pattern of perfection, his faithful...

...not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. 6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth ? and why is thy countenance fallen ? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted ? arid if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt...

...had respect unto Abel and to his offering (d) j" and unto Cain he said, " If thou doest well, slmlt thou not be accepted ? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door (e)" May (e ) Elements of Christian Theology. (d) Gen. c. 4. v. 4, (e) Gen. c. 4. v. 7. My argument...

...thine offspring, not because of any absolute decree of mine, but because of thy sin. Chap. iv. 7, " If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted ? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door." Sin only, not the decree of reprobation, hinders thy being accepted. Deut. vii. 9, " Know that the...

...expostulation, he adds, which God addressed to Cain, gives strength to this notion. " If thou doest well, shall thou not be accepted ? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the doo-\" The original of sin he proposes to render sin-offering : and the last clause would then be,...

...variety of passages in the Old Testament, a SIN OFFERING, the read . ing of the passage then becomes, if thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted ? and if thou * Gen. iv. 7. B 3 doest not well, a sin offering lieth even at the door l. The connexion is thus rendered...