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woman_n and_o next_o to_o he_o abel_n cain_n be_v a_o tiller_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o abel_n a_o keeper_n of_o sheep_n in_o cain_n evident_o appear_v the_o poison_n the_o devil_n have_v breathe_v into_o fall_v man._n and_o in_o abel_n the_o grace_n which_o be_v give_v to_o god_n people_n in_o and_o through_o jesus_n christ_n in_o process_n of_o time_n they_o both_o sacrifice_n cain_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n abel_n of_o the_o firstling_n of_o his_o flock_n and_o of_o the_o fat_a and_o best_a thereof_o and_o by_o faith_n abel_n offer_v a_o more_o excellent_a sacrifice_n than_o cain_n by_o which_o he_o obtain_v witness_v that_o he_o be_v righteous_a heb._n 11.4_o for_o god_n show_v by_o some_o outward_a visible_a sign_n that_o he_o have_v respect_n to_o abel_n sacrifice_n either_o by_o fire_v 18.38_o fire_v see_v levit._n 9.24_o judg._n 6.21_o 1_o king_n 18.38_o it_o from_o heaven_n as_o some_o conceive_v or_o some_o other_o way_n but_o depise_v wicked_a cain_n this_o 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