This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1833 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III. About Abel, Enoch and Noah. I will now turn to the Bible, and give my young readers a number of examples, out of that holy book, of good men who had faith. By looking at these examples, you will be able to see what faith is, and how it influences the feelings and conduct of those who have it. In ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1833 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III. About Abel, Enoch and Noah. I will now turn to the Bible, and give my young readers a number of examples, out of that holy book, of good men who had faith. By looking at these examples, you will be able to see what faith is, and how it influences the feelings and conduct of those who have it. In the eleventh chapter of the epistle to the Hebrews, the Apostle Paul mentions a large number of men who lived in ancient times, and who all " obtained a good report through faith." I will tell you something of several of these good men, taking them in the order in which the Apostle mentions them. The first in the order is Abel. And the Apostle says--"By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it, he being dead, yet speaketh."--Now, if you will turn to the 4th chap. of Gen. you will find the account to which the Apostle refers. Cain and Abel were brothers, and the sons of Adam and Eve. But though they were brothers, they were very different from each other. One was a very bad man, and the other a very good man. One had faith, the other had not. Cain was a tiller of the ground, --that is, he was a husbandman, or farmer. Abel was a keeper of sheep. The Bible says--" In process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground, an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he brought also of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering; but unto Cain and to his offering, he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shall thou not be...
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