Homilist Genesis 4:1-16 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.… I. IT INVOLVES OFFENCE TO GOD. "He abhors the sacrifice where not the heart is found." II. IT INVOLVES CRUELTY TO MAN. From real, spiritual worship it would be impossible for a man to pass to persecution and murder, for genuine piety is the root of philanthropy. But the distance between formal worship and murderous passions is not great. Formal worship — 1. Implies bad passions. 2. Strengthens bad passions. Selfishness. Superstition. Pride. Bigotry. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. |
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