Francis Patrick Kenrick

The lifting up of the countenance, or joy, is pointed to in the text V. understands it of being re- warded : " Reel pies." Sept. If thou offer rightly, and divide not rightly, thou sinnest" This supposes that Cain withheld a portion of the offering. The text is the cross of critics. Chal. "If thou do thy works wetl, will it not be pardoned? and if thou do not, is not thy sin reserved to the day of judgment, when vengeance will be taken if thou be not converted; but if thou be converted, pardon will be granted." Syr. "Behold, if thou do well, thou wilt receive recompense; but unless thou do well, siu lleth at thy gate: thou wilt turn towards it, and it shall rule over thee." Ar. paraphrases: "If thou do well, wilt thou not be rewarded ? but if thou do not well, sin is lying in wait whithersoever thou goest, but its control belongeth to thee, and tbou shalt rule over it by free choice."