D. But if you offered them, Sir, how are you

fore they were not accepted ?
Cain. Yes, yes, I am fure; did not my Brother Abel offer at the fame Time a Lamb of his Flock, for he, you know, delights in Cattle, and covers the Mountains with his Herds ? over him, all the while he wasfacrificing, a bright Emanation (hone cheating and enlivening ; a Pledge of Favour, and light ambient Flames play'd hovering in the low er Air, as if attending his Sacrifice $ and when rea dy
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dy prepared, immediately defcended and burnt up the Flefh, a fweet odoriferous Savour afcending to him, who thus teftified his Acceptance > whereas, over my Head a black Cloud, mifly, and difbilling Vapour, hung dripping upon the humble Altar I had raifed, and wetting the fineft and choicefl Things I had prepar'd, fpoil'd and defac'd them ; the Wood unapt to burn by the Moiiture which fell, fcarce receiv'd the Fire I brought to kindle it, and even then, rather fmother'd and choaked, than kindled into a Flames in a Word, it went quite out, without confuming what was brought to be offer 'd up.