...od. For God did condescend to expostulate with him : " Why art thou wroth," said the Lord to Cain, " and why is thy countenance fallen ? If thou doest...if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be Ins desire,, and thou sha.lt rule over him." This is exceedingly like the kind manner...

...: 'but as for rae and my house, we will serve the Lord. Josh. 24: 15. — Unto Cain the Lord said, If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted ? and...if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Gen. 4: 7. Of man's free will read: —...

...evil generally receiving as good as they o2 bring, according to the divine expostulation with Cain, " If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted ? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door" (Gen. iv. 7). And though the good or evil done shall generally be partial, as in the instance of what...

...conceived and bare Cain.—And she again bare his brother Abel.—And Cain was very wroth " with Abel, " and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain,...accepted ? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.—And Cain talked with Abel his brother, and it came to pass when they were in the field, that...

...offering he had not respect. 6 And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the LOKD said unto 7 And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him,...the threshingfloor of e Araunah the Jebusitc'. And 14 unto thee sJiail be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother:...

...look, not an envious look, not a repining look, not a wrathful look, that escapes his observing eye. 7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted ? and...if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. God proceeds to show Cain the unreasonableness...

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

...sacrifice. According to the common version, that expostulation runs in the following terms : — ' If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted ? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.' To this translation it may fairly be objected that it conveys no very satisfactory meaning; that it...

...upon the old covenant of works, Rom. iv. 4; and according to its tenor, the Lord dealt with him. " If thou doest well shalt thou not be accepted ; and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door." Gen. iv. 7 ; Rom. x. 5 ; Gal. iii. 12. Cain's work testified what were his principles ; and they were...

...had the advantage. Upon the rejection of Cain's sacrifice, God condescended to reason with him : " If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted ? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door." Gen. iv. 7- The doing well here undoubtedly refers to the sacrifice in question, as there is no previous...