Ixiv INTRODUCTION. 



it is subsequently stated, " And Cam went 

 out from the presence of the Lord." 1 From 

 these passages it seems to follow evidently 

 that God was present, in some restricted sense, 

 in one particular place, by departing from 

 which Cain was hid from his face, whatever 

 was intended by that expression. In this 

 local sense, a temple or tabernacle dedicated 

 to his worship, as prescribed by himself, might 

 be called his presence ; or in a still more 

 peculiar sense, it might be so denominated, 

 if in its sanctuary it contained any symbolical 

 representation of God's universal dominion, 

 and of his action every where ; or if any cloud 

 or irradiation of his glory was there mani- 

 fested to his worshippers. 2 



With regard to the flaming sword, which 

 our translation seems to put into the hands 

 of the cherubic watch, and which Milton has 

 so finely paraphrased : 



And on the east side of the garden place, 

 Where entrance up from Eden easiest climbs, 

 Cherubic watch, and of a sword the flame 

 Wide-waving, all approach far off to fright 

 And guard all passage to the tree of life. 



i Genes, iv. 16. * E xo d. x l. 3438. 



