 | George Bishop - New England - 1703 - 598 pages
...hath rejected their sacrifices, as not required at their hands, being in . the spirit of " Cain, who slew his brother, because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous;" for which, the hand of the Lord hath been against them ever since. Cotton Mather, Ibid. — "Those... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1806 - 454 pages
...great tenderness in sinning against God, or of doing any wrong to my neighbour. Char. Indeed Cain hated his brother, " because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous ;' and if thy own wife and children have been offended with thee for this, they thereby show themselves... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - Congregational churches - 1810 - 416 pages
...contrary to the truth of fact. Persecution for religion was known as early as the time of Cain. " He slew his brother, because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous." Abraham fled from his idolatrous countrymen and kindred, that he might safely worship the one true... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - Congregational churches - 1810 - 432 pages
...contrary to the truth of fact. Persecution for religion was known as early as the time of Cain. " He slew his brother, because his own works were evil, and his brother's right146 The Prophecy of the two Witnesses. eous." Abraham fled from his idolatrous countrymen and... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 444 pages
...Cain, God testifying of his gifts; and, as for Cain, he is said to be of that wicked one the devil, who slew his brother, because his own works were evil and his brother's righteous. Those, who were next to Cain in vindication of this doctrine, seem to be those mongrel professors who... | |
 | Ethan Smith - Antichrist - 1811 - 398 pages
...filthy dreamers; going in the way of Cain; and perishing in the gainsaying of Korah. Cain hated and slew his brother, because his own works were evil, and his brother's were righteous.* Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, with their impious company, rose against the order of religion... | |
 | Thomas Bell - Faith and works - 1814 - 514 pages
...hateth them, John xv. 19, 20. Living godly in Christ Jesus, they suffer persecution, 2 Tim. iii. 12. Cain slew his brother, because his own works were evil* and his brother's righ* •'•ous, 1 John iiu 12. and this is the ground of the quarrel still. Non-conformity is what... | |
 | Amicus Protestans - Catholic question - 1822 - 274 pages
...them." The same principle accounts for the first murder on record : " CAIN," says the Holy Scripture, " slew his brother, because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous ;" and " as then, he that was born after the flesh, persecuted him that was born after the spirit,... | |
 | John Bunyan, Robert Hawker - 1822 - 620 pages
...tenderness in sinning against God, or of doing any wrong to my neighbour. Char. Indeed,* Cain hated his brother, because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous, and if thy wife and children have been offended with thee for this, they thereby shew themselves to... | |
 | Thom Scott - Theology - 1823 - 578 pages
...tenderness in sinning against God, or of doing any wrong to my neighbour. CHAR. Indeed " Cain hated his brother, because " his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous ;'M and, if thy wife and children have been offended with thee for this, they thereby shew themselves... | |
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I denied myself of things (for their sakes) in which they saw no evil ; nay, I think I may say, that if what they saw in me did hinder them, it was my great tenderness in sinning against God, or of doing any wrong to my neighbour. Char. Indeed Cain hated... 
