nd his Blessing,
but he was busy enough with all his Children; for Example,

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He sent _Judah_ to his Sheep-shearing, and placed a Whore (_Tamar_)
in his Way, in the Posture of Temptation, so made him commit
Incest and Whoredom both together.

He sent incestuous _Reuben_ to lie with his Father's Concubine
_Billah_.

He sent _Dinah_ to the Ball, to dance with the _Sichemite_ Ladies,
and play the Whore with their Master.

He enrag'd _Simeon_ and _Levi_, at the supposed Injury, and then
prompted them to Revenge, for which their Father heartily cursed
them.

He set them all together to fall upon poor _Joseph_, first to
murther him intentionally, and then actually sell him to the
_Midianites_.

He made them shew the Party-colour'd Coat, and tell a lie to their
Father, to make the poor old Man believe _Joseph_ was kill'd by a
Lion, _&c._

He sent _Potiphar_'s Wife to attack _Joseph_'s Chastity, and fill'd
her with Rage at the Disappointment.

He taught _Joseph_ to swear by the Life of _Pharoah_.

* * * * *

In a Word, he debauch'd the whole Race, except _Benjamin_, and never Man
had such a Set of Sons, so wicked and so notorious, after so good an
Introduction into the World as they all of them had, _to be sure_; for
_Jacob_, no doubt, gave them as good Instruction as the Circumstances of
his wandring Condition would allow him to do.

We must now consider the _Devil_ and his Affairs in a quite differing
Situation: When the World first appeared peopled by the creating Power
of God, he had only _Adam_ and _Eve_ to take care of, and I think he
ply'd his Time with them to purpose enough: After the Deluge he had
_Noah_ only to pitch upon, and he quickly conquer'd him by the
Instigation of his _Grandson_.

At the Building of _Babel_ he guided them by their acting all in a Body
as one Man; so that in short he manag'd them with ease, taking them as a
Body politic; and we find they came into his Snare as one Man; but Now,
the Children of _Israel_ multiplying in the Land of their Bondage, and
God seeming to shew a particular Concern for them, the _Devil_ was
oblig'd to new Measures, stand at a Distance, and look on for some Time.

The _Egyptians_ were plagued even without his Help, nor tho' the cunning
Artist, as I said, stood and looked on, yet he durst not meddle; nor
could he