[ 20 ] and traces it up to Cain. He infifts, that the City, which is faid to have been built by that Apoftate, and to have been called after the Name of his Son, is to be under- flood in a mylticai Senfe; and that it means the fpiri- tual Sodom and Egypt of the unbelieving and idolatrous World. * And that as to Cain's dwelling in the Land of Nod, the Scripture, rightly tranflated, does not mean his Refidence in a Country ofthat Name; but that he was(ac- cording to theCurfe) a Fugitive and aVagabond upon the Earth. The WordNodfgnifiesfucîuating and unfettled;t and the whole Verfe might be thus rendered, Cain went out from the Faceof JEriov (i. e. as force underftand it, left off all Profeli'ion of the true Religion] and dwelt in an unfettled Land [an Hebraifm for no Settlement at all] on the Eaft of [or before] Eden. The next Thing faid of him is, that be built a City. The Father juft menti- oned well obferves, that Herefy, on Account of the Multitude of its deceiving Advocates, is frequently cal- led a City, and an exulting City too, through its Arro- gance and Pride. R. M. Nachman has made a like Remark, that Idolatry (which is the vileft Species of Herefy) has one of its Names from its Pride and Pre- fumption. And, again, yerom obferves, that there are two principal Cities in the World ; Babylon and 7erufa- lem : Babylon is compofed of thofe evil ones, who per- fecute the Faithful ; and Jerufalem is Anima elet7a, the cleft Soul. § The former are of the City which Cain built ; ¶ the latter belongs to aCity which bath Founda- tions, whofe Builder and Maker is GOD; even to that New yerufalem, which is from above, and is the Mother of all the Redeemed. The Sin of Cain is thought to have confifted in thefe three things : His Unbelief or Denial of the bkfled Seed and Saviour, his Idolatry, See Ezek. xvi. ¢6-5o. I- FL !RON. *4. in Genes. Tom. i. et Epi/f. xvii. adMareellam. j Ibid. Comment. in Ifaiah. xxii. z. W POCOCx. Not. Mj. in Maim. Port, Mal. p. 166. ; Com. in Pfalm: LV. ¡ Jude u. and
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