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Genesis 4:12

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12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

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Arcana Coelestia #326

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326. The worship of both of them is described, that of separated faith by Cain's gift, and that of charity by Abel's gift, verses 3-4. Worship deriving from charity was acceptable, but not that deriving from separated faith, verses 4-5.

  
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