behold_v our_o trifler_n behold_v that_o fair_a dreamer_n well_o let_v we_o revenge_v we_o at_o this_o instant_n of_o all_o the_o injury_n that_o he_o have_v do_v we_o to_o teach_v he_o how_o so_o many_o sottish_a and_o ridiculous_a imagination_n have_v profit_v he_o fear_v not_o to_o stain_v your_o hand_n in_o his_o blood_n this_o action_n can_v be_v a_o homicide_n since_o it_o will_v be_v the_o just_a vengeance_n of_o so_o many_o crime_n his_o word_n have_v gain_v his_o brother_n he_o advance_v towards_o joseph_n he_o seize_v he_o by_o the_o hair_n and_o give_v he_o kick_v with_o his_o foot_n he_o prepare_v himself_o to_o give_v he_o death_n our_o innocent_a victim_n tremble_v under_o the_o knife_n and_o see_v that_o he_o can_v not_o secure_v his_o body_n he_o recommend_v his_o soul_n unto_o god_n his_o eye_n be_v glue_v unto_o heaven_n his_o hand_n join_v and_o his_o heart_n so_o full_a of_o resignation_n that_o it_o appear_v on_o his_o visage_n and_o in_o his_o discourse_n my_o brother_n say_v he_o i_o refuse_v not_o to_o die_v since_o you_o will_v have_v it_o so_o i_o pray_v you_o only_o to_o pardon_v i_o that_o which_o render_v i_o unworthy_a of_o your_o mercy_n it_o be_v true_a that_o if_o the_o sole_a intention_n can_v offend_v i_o be_o not_o culpable_a my_o have_v always_o be_v innocent_a but_o that_o the_o sincerity_n of_o my_o intention_n may_v not_o be_v consider_v i_o will_v be_v unworthy_a of_o your_o affection_n since_o my_o action_n have_v displease_v you_o it_o be_v better_a to_o confess_v a_o crime_n then_o to_o blame_v you_o of_o injustice_n i_o condemn_v myself_o provide_v that_o that_o justify_v you_o strike_v my_o brother_n strike_v notwithstanding_o i_o conjure_v you_o if_o i_o be_o criminal_a that_o your_o pardon_n and_o my_o repentance_n may_v make_v i_o die_v innocent_a oh_o how_o a_o man_n to_o who_o cruelty_n and_o massacre_n be_v pass_v into_o a_o nature_n have_v trouble_v to_o receive_v the_o sense_n of_o pity_n simeon_n who_o have_v do_v his_o apprenticeship_n in_o sichem_n lift_v up_o already_o his_o arm_n to_o plunge_v death_n into_o the_o bosom_n of_o joseph_n when_o reuben_n stop_v the_o blow_n cry_v out_o i_o must_v not_o live_v to_o see_v joseph_n murder_v so_o evil_a a_o action_n shall_v never_o have_v my_o consent_n i_o will_v that_o wherein_o he_o have_v offend_v we_o his_o youth_n shall_v excuse_v he_o and_o his_o tear_n persuade_v we_o while_o he_o say_v this_o joseph_n have_v opportunity_n to_o disengage_v himself_o of_o simeon_n and_o to_o embrace_v the_o knee_n of_o judah_n who_o heart_n capable_a enough_o of_o pity_n grow_v tender_a at_o these_o word_n my_o brother_n have_v compassion_n of_o the_o poor_a jacob_n these_o four_o or_o five_o word_n be_v worth_a he_o no_o less_o than_o his_o life_n forasmuch_o as_o judah_n be_v in_o consideration_n among_o his_o brother_n who_o will_n be_v already_o divide_v upon_o the_o design_n of_o this_o murder_n nature_n have_v not_o only_o give_v he_o a_o supple_a and_o agile_a body_n she_o have_v also_o choose_v he_o a_o excellent_a soul_n and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o her_o benefit_n shall_v be_v entire_a his_o tongue_n be_v capable_a to_o express_v neat_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o spirit_n it_o be_v therewith_o that_o he_o serve_v himself_o to_o change_v whole_o his_o brethren_n and_o to_o make_v they_o to_o be_v wolf_n no_o long_o behold_v his_o discourse_n how_o now_o say_v he_o shall_v it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o nephew_n of_o abraham_n shall_v be_v parricide_n and_o that_o the_o indiscretion_n of_o a_o child_n shall_v make_v we_o the_o murderer_n of_o a_o brother_n a_o word_n ill_o speak_v a_o extravagant_a dream_n shall_v it_o give_v we_o a_o resolution_n so_o enrage_v and_o a_o will_v so_o criminal_a as_o to_o stain_v our_o hand_n in_o humane_a blood_n i_o will_v not_o excuse_v joseph_n for_o fear_n to_o make_v your_o design_n appear_v unjust_a but_o suppose_v that_o he_o have_v a_o intention_n to_o procure_v we_o evil_a as_o true_o as_o we_o have_v receive_v it_o tell_v i_o if_o it_o be_v a_o arabian_a that_o have_v offend_v we_o can_v we_o do_v more_o than_o take_v away_o his_o life_n if_o a_o wild_a beast_n have_v tear_v we_o shall_v we_o not_o be_v revenge_v in_o cut_v his_o throat_n this_o here_o be_v not_o a_o arabian_a his_o sweetness_n witness_v that_o he_o have_v other_o quality_n it_o be_v not_o a_o savage_a beast_n nature_n have_v give_v he_o those_o sense_n which_o have_v nothing_o of_o savage_a in_o they_o it_o be_v one_o of_o our_o brother_n and_o though_o his_o action_n have_v render_v he_o unworthy_a of_o that_o name_n our_o goodness_n shall_v make_v he_o capable_a of_o our_o favour_n and_o then_o can_v we_o put_v he_o to_o death_n without_o shed_v our_o proper_a blood_n and_o strike_v he_o without_o receive_v his_o blow_n if_o he_o be_v malicious_a be_v we_o oblige_v to_o resemble_v he_o certain_o i_o understand_v not_o that_o his_o example_n shall_v serve_v we_o for_o law_n and_o though_o he_o have_v do_v we_o outrage_n the_o pardon_n of_o a_o injury_n be_v glorious_a when_o the_o revenge_n thereof_o be_v easy_a but_o he_o have_v forget_v that_o which_o he_o be_v let_v we_o think_v of_o that_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v he_o have_v conspire_v against_o our_o life_n let_v we_o punish_v he_o in_o conserve_n his_o he_o have_v take_v our_o honour_n from_o we_o with_o most_o unjust_a calumny_n let_v we_o leave_v he_o live_v to_o amend_v last_o though_o we_o shall_v take_v from_o he_o that_o which_o he_o can_v keep_v no_o long_o but_o by_o our_o clemency_n the_o world_n not_o know_v the_o equity_n of_o this_o action_n will_v condemn_v the_o design_n thereof_o and_o who_o can_v give_v it_o a_o good_a sense_n have_v no_o obligation_n to_o presume_v of_o our_o innocence_n jacob_n i_o be_o sure_a that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v you_o yea_o i_o be_o assure_v that_o you_o will_v not_o approve_v a_o action_n wherein_o you_o be_v outrage_v i_o think_v i_o see_v this_o poor_a old_a man_n oppress_v under_o the_o resentment_n of_o this_o sorrowful_a news_n i_o think_v i_o hear_v his_o sigh_n and_o sob_n with_o which_o he_o accuse_v his_o misery_n have_v he_o not_o grief_n enough_o without_o we_o furnish_v he_o some_o in_o so_o lamentable_a a_o subject_n i_o conjure_v you_o let_v we_o have_v pity_n of_o his_o evil_n and_o if_o we_o be_v loath_a to_o save_v josephs_n life_n for_o the_o love_n of_o himself_o let_v we_o give_v it_o he_o to_o conserve_v that_o of_o our_o father_n let_v no_o man_n say_v that_o a_o conceal_a crime_n be_v not_o much_o less_o than_o a_o know_a innocence_n and_o that_o he_o that_o sin_v not_o before_o man_n can_v be_v judge_v thereof_o every_o one_o of_o we_o have_v a_o thousand_o witness_n if_o he_o have_v a_o conscience_n the_o sting_n which_o follow_v a_o crime_n do_v show_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v do_v without_o be_v discover_v but_o suppose_v that_o the_o field_n and_o forest_n have_v neither_o ear_n nor_o eye_n to_o espy_v our_o action_n suppose_v that_o our_o conscience_n can_v not_o produce_v any_o testimony_n against_o we_o if_o he_o who_o be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o vengeance_n and_o who_o will_v punish_v every_o sin_n with_o his_o hand_n shall_v demand_v account_n of_o this_o what_o can_v we_o answer_v it_o be_v he_o that_o pierce_v the_o deep_n it_o be_v he_o that_o see_v the_o most_o secret_a thought_n there_o be_v not_o darkness_n enough_o to_o cover_v a_o action_n from_o he_o nor_o cunning_a to_o disguise_v the_o malice_n thereof_o unto_o he_o his_o eye_n discover_v what_o be_v do_v above_o the_o firmament_n observe_v all_o the_o action_n of_o man_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o though_o the_o night_n veil_v they_o sometime_o she_o never_o bury_v they_o though_o we_o shall_v go_v to_o offend_v he_o unto_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n we_o shall_v find_v there_o his_o justice_n and_o though_o this_o death_n be_v equitable_a in_o be_v yourselves_o the_o judge_n he_o will_v have_v so_o just_a reason_n to_o punish_v you_o as_o you_o will_v have_v none_o either_o to_o complain_v or_o to_o blame_v he_o let_v we_o refer_v the_o right_a to_o revenge_v we_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o forbid_v it_o and_o let_v we_o not_o stain_v we_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o our_o brother_n this_o clemency_n will_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o reproach_n of_o our_o own_o conscience_n joseph_n from_o death_n and_o our_o good_a father_n from_o a_o long_a train_n of_o misery_n which_o will_v make_v he_o either_o to_o die_v soon_o or_o live_v long_a time_n in_o languishment_n behold_v our_o little_a innocent_n deliver_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o simeon_n but_o see_v a_o accident_n which_o put_v his_o life_n into_o
new_a danger_n levi_n great_a father_n of_o all_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o law_n willing_a perhaps_o to_o begin_v his_o sacrifice_n by_o a_o acceptable_a victim_n remonstrate_v that_o it_o be_v a_o perilous_a design_n to_o give_v life_n to_o a_o enemy_n who_o death_n one_o have_v balance_v that_o joseph_n not_o believe_v himself_o guilty_a will_v never_o hold_v himself_o oblige_v and_o that_o it_o be_v imprudence_n to_o have_v make_v he_o know_v a_o will_n which_o for_o his_o part_n can_v not_o have_v any_o effect_n but_o a_o irreconcilable_a hatred_n as_o these_o reason_n begin_v to_o shake_v those_o who_o incline_v to_o sweetness_n reuben_n advance_v a_o mean_n to_o save_v he_o though_o in_o appearance_n it_o seem_v that_o it_o will_v destroy_v he_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n be_v most_o just_a say_v he_o but_o i_o find_v the_o fashion_n shameful_a i_o can_v consent_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v his_o executioner_n let_v we_o content_v we_o to_o be_v his_o judge_n there_o be_v a_o cystern_a in_o this_o solitude_n let_v we_o cast_v he_o in_o there_o it_o be_v better_a to_o famish_v he_o then_o to_o foul_a our_o hand_n with_o so_o ill_a blood_n as_o he_o this_o resolution_n be_v approve_v without_o consider_v if_o it_o be_v judicious_a the_o strong_a but_o not_o the_o sound_a party_n carry_v it_o they_o draw_v this_o poor_a innocent_n into_o the_o desert_n they_o take_v from_o he_o that_o coat_n which_o have_v be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o his_o misfortune_n they_o tumble_v he_o into_o the_o cystern_a each_o retire_a himself_o to_o his_o affair_n joseph_n remain_v plunge_v in_o the_o dirt_n of_o that_o infamous_a retreat_n and_o in_o the_o sadness_n of_o that_o cruel_a misfortune_n well_o my_o god_n even_o hitherto_o thou_o have_v suffer_v malice_n to_o reign_v joseph_n have_v be_v culpable_a because_o no_o body_n have_v defend_v his_o innocence_n be_v it_o not_o time_n to_o make_v the_o lightning_n of_o thy_o thunder_n appear_v upon_o those_o offend_a head_n who_o have_v meditate_a this_o outrage_n and_o the_o sweetness_n of_o thy_o providence_n upon_o he_o that_o merit_v it_o thou_o have_v interest_n in_o his_o justification_n since_o thou_o be_v the_o protector_n of_o the_o afflict_a if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v devout_a he_o shall_v not_o be_v miserable_a at_o least_o the_o pretence_n to_o accuse_v he_o have_v be_v want_v to_o his_o tyrant_n if_o he_o have_v not_o have_v piety_n perhaps_o this_o unfortunate_a young_a man_n have_v not_o yet_o taste_v bitterness_n enough_o oh_o my_o god_n if_o it_o please_v thou_o cast_v thy_o eye_n upon_o he_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o thy_o heart_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o love_n but_o thy_o love_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o tenderness_n will_v be_v touch_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o misery_n and_o with_o the_o desire_n to_o ease_v he_o of_o it_o true_o it_o be_v much_o for_o a_o humane_a spirit_n to_o represent_v reason_n unto_o god_n to_o persuade_v he_o do_v we_o not_o know_v yet_o that_o he_o please_v himself_o in_o the_o suffering_n of_o those_o who_o receive_v they_o cheerful_o and_o that_o their_o plaint_n be_v his_o contentment_n joseph_n have_v already_o suffer_v much_o the_o envy_n of_o his_o brother_n have_v furnish_v he_o with_o malice_n enough_o to_o exercise_v the_o fair_a virtue_n of_o the_o afflict_a the_o ill_a word_n which_o they_o give_v he_o their_o calumny_n and_o their_o cruelty_n be_v assault_n rude_a enough_o to_o make_v he_o sigh_v it_o be_v that_o which_o he_o do_v continual_o in_o his_o father_n house_n it_o be_v that_o which_o he_o renew_v in_o the_o cystern_a with_o such_o pitiful_a accent_n that_o he_o must_v have_v have_v a_o heart_n more_o hard_a than_o marble_n that_o will_v not_o be_v touch_v therewith_o behold_v some_o of_o his_o plaint_n alas_o must_v i_o for_o be_v obedient_a be_v therefore_o miserable_a and_o for_o witness_v my_o respect_n incur_v thy_o indignation_n my_o god_n thou_o know_v that_o i_o be_v never_o guilty_a of_o the_o sin_n of_o which_o they_o accuse_v i_o and_o that_o if_o i_o have_v offend_v any_o one_o it_o have_v be_v either_o through_o ignorance_n or_o simplicity_n it_o be_v true_a that_o my_o father_n sometime_o express_v more_o affection_n to_o i_o then_o to_o my_o brother_n but_o must_v his_o goodness_n make_v i_o suspect_v of_o malice_n and_o the_o caress_n which_o he_o give_v not_o but_o to_o my_o infancy_n make_v more_o than_o the_o moiety_n of_o my_o crime_n i_o do_v not_o say_v this_o to_o accuse_v thy_o goodness_n which_o can_v fail_v nor_o to_o justify_v my_o innocence_n which_o can_v be_v perfect_a if_o thou_o use_v all_o thy_o rigour_n though_o my_o virtue_n shall_v be_v without_o spot_n thy_o only_a will_n will_v render_v my_o affliction_n lawful_a and_o the_o fault_n of_o my_o enemy_n pardonable_a i_o die_v willing_o in_o this_o prison_n and_o will_v no_o long_o draw_v a_o languish_a life_n which_o be_v not_o please_v to_o thou_o let_v hunger_n consume_v i_o let_v the_o serpent_n tear_v i_o it_o shall_v make_v nothing_o against_o my_o desire_n since_o nothing_o arrive_v against_o thy_o ordinance_n only_o my_o god_n i_o conjure_v thou_o to_o forget_v my_o fault_n and_o to_o have_v pity_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o that_o poor_a culpable_a wretch_n who_o die_v either_o to_o satisfy_v thy_o justice_n or_o to_o obey_v thy_o holy_a and_o adorable_a will_n while_o joseph_n sigh_v our_o pastor_n who_o be_v go_v to_o gather_v together_o their_o flock_n and_o herd_n come_v all_o to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o rendezvouz_n be_v appoint_v reuben_n only_o be_v want_v for_o he_o step_v aside_o into_o the_o wood_n to_o be_v able_a safe_o to_o draw_v his_o brother_n out_o of_o the_o cestern_a his_o absence_n be_v not_o suspect_v of_o that_o good_a intention_n have_v himself_o give_v the_o counsel_n to_o cast_v he_o in_o there_o as_o he_o think_v on_o the_o mean_n of_o this_o deliverance_n his_o brother_n who_o be_v on_o the_o highway_n perceive_v afar_o off_o a_o troop_n of_o ismaelite_n who_o seem_v to_o advance_v towards_o they_o as_o soon_o as_o judas_n understand_v that_o they_o be_v merchant_n it_o come_v into_o his_o thought_n to_o prolong_v joseph_n life_n since_o that_o he_o have_v not_o power_n to_o warrant_v he_o from_o death_n my_o brethren_n say_v he_o the_o image_n of_o that_o miserable_a creature_n appear_v always_o before_o my_o eye_n i_o believe_v if_o he_o die_v in_o the_o estate_n wherein_o we_o leave_v he_o that_o the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o death_n will_v be_v henceforward_o a_o sad_a phantasm_n that_o will_v trouble_v i_o night_n and_o day_n behold_v a_o fair_a occasion_n not_o only_o to_o punish_v but_o also_o to_o profit_v by_o his_o malice_n let_v we_o sell_v he_o to_o these_o ismaelite_n our_o revenge_n shall_v be_v more_o safe_a since_o they_o withdraw_v themselves_o ordinary_o towards_o egypt_n this_o proposition_n please_v and_o be_v general_o receive_v of_o all_o the_o other_o judas_z accompanied_z with_o some_o of_o they_o run_v to_o the_o cestern_a in_o the_o moment_n that_o he_o arrive_v our_o innocent_a joseph_n entertain_v himself_o upon_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o amorous_a providence_n of_o god_n as_o he_o see_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o cave_n some_o one_o that_o seem_v to_o approach_v unto_o he_o he_o easy_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v death_n he_o know_v notwithstanding_o that_o it_o be_v the_o shadow_n of_o judas_n who_o command_v he_o to_o hold_v fast_o by_o a_o cord_n to_o be_v the_o more_o easy_o draw_v forth_o he_o obey_v upon_o this_o belief_n that_o they_o can_v not_o find_v a_o cruel_a death_n then_o that_o which_o be_v sure_a unto_o he_o in_o this_o pit_n they_o lead_v he_o on_o the_o way_n where_o the_o ismaelite_n be_v arrive_v and_o treat_v already_o of_o this_o purchase_n have_v see_v how_o he_o behave_v himself_o his_o graceful_a carriage_n and_o his_o beauty_n gain_v so_o sensible_o their_o heart_n that_o a_o load_n of_o gold_n will_v not_o have_v displease_v they_o for_o this_o merchandise_n but_o those_o who_o know_v not_o the_o merit_n of_o joseph_n care_v not_o to_o set_v on_o he_o so_o high_a a_o price_n they_o leave_v he_o for_o thirty_o penny_n as_o s._n augustine_n assure_v it_o may_v be_v to_o the_o end_n that_o this_o figure_n shall_v accord_v to_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o shadow_n represent_v perfect_o its_o sun_n the_o merchant_n can_v apprehend_v that_o this_o young_a man_n be_v not_o rob_v since_o they_o give_v he_o rather_o than_o sell_v he_o notwithstanding_o the_o deceit_n be_v to_o their_o profit_n they_o count_v ready_o that_o which_o they_o have_v desire_v of_o they_o one_o of_o they_o observe_v their_o mirth_n not_o to_o appear_v either_o sot_n or_o deceiver_n say_v unto_o they_o sir_n it_o be_v simplicity_n to_o deceive_v one_o self_n
malice_n to_o deceive_v other_o the_o bone-mine_a of_o this_o young_a man_n may_v make_v we_o to_o be_v think_v fool_n for_o sell_v he_o so_o cheap_a to_o the_o end_n that_o you_o have_v not_o this_o opinion_n of_o we_o nor_o take_v a_o worse_o i_o will_v fain_o advertise_v you_o of_o his_o quality_n know_v that_o you_o never_o see_v one_o more_o gentle_a but_o take_v heed_n that_o the_o magic_n in_o which_o he_o excel_v do_v not_o take_v he_o out_o of_o your_o hand_n this_o advise_v make_v they_o not_o repent_v to_o have_v hazard_v the_o little_a which_o he_o cost_v they_o notwithstanding_o the_o belief_n that_o he_o be_v a_o magician_n give_v they_o a_o little_a more_o care_n than_o they_o will_v have_v take_v of_o he_o otherwise_o the_o poor_a joseph_n fear_v that_o there_o can_v not_o arrive_v unto_o he_o a_o great_a mischief_n esteem_v that_o of_o slavery_n sweet_a enough_o dissemble_v by_o the_o serenity_n of_o his_o countenance_n the_o sadness_n of_o his_o heart_n let_v we_o leave_v he_o with_o his_o master_n and_o return_v we_o to_o reuben_n who_o perhaps_o lose_v himself_o in_o the_o solitude_n where_o we_o leave_v he_o the_o evening_n of_o this_o journey_n begin_v to_o approach_v and_o the_o shadow_n as_o it_o be_v to_o prepare_v the_o earth_n for_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n extend_v themselves_o deep_o into_o the_o field_n when_o the_o best_a of_o all_o the_o brother_n of_o joseph_n come_v to_o the_o cestern_a he_o lean_v on_o its_o bank_n look_v of_o all_o side_n if_o he_o can_v see_v he_o who_o he_o seek_v but_o have_v perceive_v nothing_o he_o call_v joseph_n believe_v that_o he_o be_v deceive_v he_o fix_v his_o sight_n more_o curious_o upon_o all_o the_o place_n of_o this_o cavern_n and_o see_v no_o more_o there_o then_o at_o first_o he_o redouble_v his_o voice_n but_o joseph_n answer_v not_o it_o be_v then_o that_o reuben_n imagine_v the_o serpent_n and_o viper_n which_o be_v in_o great_a number_n thereabouts_o have_v destroy_v he_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o describe_v the_o plaint_n which_o he_o make_v upon_o this_o belief_n accuse_v sometime_o the_o perfidiousness_n of_o his_o brother_n and_o now_o his_o own_o wickedness_n a_o thousand_o sigh_n issue_v from_o his_o mouth_n and_o as_o many_o tear_n from_o his_o eye_n if_o he_o shall_v have_v remain_v long_o by_o this_o cestern_a there_o have_v need_v no_o other_o rain_n to_o fill_v it_o but_o that_o of_o his_o eye_n but_o say_v he_o thy_o regret_v can_v prevail_v nothing_o upon_o death_n she_o be_v as_o deaf_a as_o blind_v let_v we_o not_o lose_v word_n unprofitable_o and_o since_o that_o my_o sin_n have_v cause_v this_o loss_n let_v we_o show_v more_o patience_n to_o suffer_v it_o than_o we_o have_v express_v courage_n to_o hinder_v it_o as_o he_o have_v finish_v this_o word_n he_o put_v himself_o in_o endeavour_n to_o seek_v his_o brother_n who_o he_o find_v drive_v their_o herd_n towards_o the_o village_n as_o far_o off_o as_o they_o can_v hear_v he_o he_o cry_v out_o we_o have_v no_o brother_n more_o joseph_n be_v dead_a these_o three_o word_n make_v all_o the_o company_n stop_v who_o see_v on_o reubons_n countenance_n the_o mark_n of_o his_o grief_n take_v from_o he_o the_o error_n wherein_o he_o be_v add_v that_o necessity_n have_v constrain_v they_o to_o make_v this_o traffic_n to_o engage_v he_o in_o their_o fault_n they_o give_v he_o three_o of_o those_o silver_n piece_n with_o which_o they_o have_v be_v pay_v all_o the_o night_n be_v pass_v in_o consult_v on_o the_o mean_n to_o cover_v their_o crime_n the_o best_a expedient_a on_o which_o they_o advise_v themselves_o be_v to_o kill_v a_o kid_n and_o to_o dip_v josephs_n coat_n in_o his_o blood_n to_o the_o end_n to_o make_v jacob_n believe_v that_o some_o wild_a beast_n have_v devour_v he_o in_o the_o desert_n protest_v with_o horrible_a oath_n that_o he_o who_o shall_v say_v otherwise_o shall_v not_o be_v recompense_v for_o that_o piety_n but_o with_o death_n i_o assure_v i_o my_o dear_a reader_n that_o you_o will_v have_v much_o trouble_n to_o see_v the_o poor_a jacob_n in_o this_o encounter_n without_o tear_n whether_o they_o be_v you_o or_o he_o he_o be_v sit_v before_o his_o door_n with_o the_o little_a benjamin_n when_o his_o child_n see_v he_o each_o of_o they_o compose_v himself_o so_o perfect_o unto_o sadness_n that_o one_o will_v have_v believe_v that_o they_o resent_v the_o true_a effect_n thereof_o simeon_n who_o be_v to_o make_v this_o evil_a discourse_n have_v not_o only_o disguise_v his_o visage_n but_o his_o artifice_n be_v pass_v even_o unto_o the_o heart_n to_o draw_v thence_o the_o sigh_n of_o the_o crocodile_n he_o have_v also_o meditate_a the_o simple_a word_n that_o he_o can_v choose_v to_o the_o end_n to_o make_v no_o study_n nor_o policy_n appear_v in_o his_o speech_n be_v then_o come_v to_o this_o good_a patriarch_n he_o cry_v out_o with_o a_o accent_n very_o pitiful_a oh_o my_o father_n we_o have_v no_o more_o brother_n joseph_n be_v dead_a and_o then_o draw_v forth_o the_o coat_n which_o he_o carry_v behold_v all_o that_o which_o a_o cruel_a beast_n have_v leave_v we_o of_o he_o know_v you_o not_o the_o fair_a robe_n of_o the_o most_o amiable_a of_o your_o child_n this_o be_v here_o the_o last_o word_n of_o his_o discourse_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o have_v prepare_v so_o many_o sigh_n and_o tear_n that_o the_o rest_n thereof_o seem_v to_o be_v smother_v under_o their_o abundance_n to_o represent_v perfect_o the_o first_o effect_n which_o this_o news_n wrought_v upon_o jacob_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o lay_v a_o statue_n of_o marble_n before_o your_o eye_n the_o blow_n be_v not_o expect_v it_o do_v like_o a_o thunderbolt_n who_o clap_n suspend_v all_o our_o power_n until_o we_o have_v make_v reflection_n upon_o our_o own_o danger_n this_o image_n be_v lively_a enough_o for_o that_o first_o assault_n of_o grief_n but_o we_o must_v have_v other_o shape_n to_o represent_v he_o when_o he_o have_v a_o little_a look_v upon_o the_o subject_n of_o his_o affliction_n this_o poor_a old_a man_n take_v the_o lamentable_a relic_n of_o his_o son_n cry_v out_o joseph_n be_v dead_a my_o son_n joseph_n be_v no_o more_o and_o then_o consider_v the_o spot_n of_o blood_n in_o the_o coat_n oh_o cruel_a monster_n i_o may_v well_o say_v since_o so_o much_o sweetness_n can_v not_o persuade_v thou_o that_o cruelty_n itself_o be_v thy_o proper_a nature_n perhaps_o i_o dream_v and_o this_o be_v not_o the_o robe_n of_o my_o son_n yet_o it_o have_v the_o work_n thereof_o it_o be_v the_o same_o and_o where_o be_v you_o then_o joseph_n oh_o my_o dear_a joseph_n you_o be_v dead_a but_o if_o you_o be_v no_o more_o shall_v i_o live_v my_o life_n be_v not_o but_o you_o i_o perceive_v by_o this_o rent_n of_o the_o side_n that_o the_o wild_a beast_n have_v plant_v his_o murderous_a tooth_n in_o your_o innocent_a heart_n must_v thou_o then_o inhuman_a monster_n must_v thou_o attach_v the_o source_n of_o all_o my_o love_n alas_o joseph_n be_v no_o more_o behold_v all_o that_o which_o our_o afflict_a patriarch_n say_v make_v appear_v that_o his_o grief_n be_v true_a see_v it_o be_v not_o eloquent_a and_o that_o he_o suffer_v many_o evil_n since_o he_o express_v they_o but_o very_o little_a all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o hebron_n who_o endeavour_v to_o comfort_v he_o have_v no_o other_o answer_n but_o this_o joseph_n be_v dead_a will_v you_o have_v i_o live_v no_o no_o keep_v your_o reason_n for_o some_o other_o who_o have_v less_o cause_n to_o lament_v then_o i._o i_o will_v that_o my_o tear_n accompany_v i_o even_o to_o my_o tomb_n and_o if_o the_o dead_a can_v carry_v their_o passion_n thither_o i_o will_v that_o the_o grief_n my_o be_v immortal_a and_o that_o it_o may_v make_v the_o moiety_n of_o my_o soul_n adieu_o pleasure_n adieu_o joseph_n adieu_o only_a joseph_n since_o i_o bid_v adieu_n to_o all_o that_o which_o be_v sweet_a and_o amiable_a in_o this_o life_n in_o bid_v you_o adieu_n this_o be_v the_o only_a compliment_n with_o which_o he_o receive_v his_o comforter_n soon_o after_o as_o if_o he_o be_v return_v from_o a_o long_a trance_n he_o add_v but_o it_o may_v be_v that_o my_o son_n have_v quit_v his_o robe_n and_o that_o this_o beast_n have_v find_v it_o sottish_a reason_n thou_o indeavoure_v to_o deceive_v i_o and_o whence_o come_v this_o blood_n and_o why_o this_o rage_n against_o a_o inanimate_a thing_n you_o will_v have_v believe_v see_v these_o good_a and_o his_o evil_a interval_n that_o nature_n restrain_v of_o grief_n take_v breath_n to_o the_o end_n to_o be_v more_o sensible_a of_o it_o afterward_o so_o it_o be_v that_o zabulon_n not_o able_a to_o behold_v long_o the_o displeasure_n of_o his_o father_n
take_v a_o resolution_n to_o discover_v the_o secret_a to_o he_o if_o the_o fear_n which_o his_o brother_n give_v he_o of_o a_o cruel_a death_n have_v not_o shut_v his_o mouth_n this_o silence_n be_v not_o a_o virtue_n since_o to_o the_o treason_n against_o joseph_n it_o add_v the_o hazard_n to_o make_v jacob_n die_v but_o since_o that_o our_o discourse_n can_v neither_o wipe_v away_o nor_o describe_v the_o tear_n of_o this_o desolate_a father_n let_v we_o permit_v he_o that_o which_o the_o most_o cruel_a tyrant_n forbid_v not_o to_o the_o afflict_a and_o let_v we_o follow_v his_o miserable_a son_n into_o egypt_n when_o the_o ishmaelite_n be_v arrive_v to_o the_o fountain_n of_o shilo_n which_o be_v near_o unto_o bethlehem_n our_o slave_n perceive_v a_o pyramid_n erect_v upon_o a_o tomb_n which_o he_o know_v to_o be_v that_o of_o his_o mother_n the_o desire_n to_o give_v a_o last_o kiss_n to_o the_o marble_n which_o cover_v her_o holy_a relic_n make_v he_o take_v his_o course_n towards_o that_o place_n the_o merchant_n who_o see_v he_o stretch_v out_o upon_o that_o tomb_n have_v some_o suspicion_n that_o he_o be_v a_o necromancer_n and_o that_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o dead_a according_a to_o the_o belief_n that_o be_v give_v they_o of_o his_o magic_n while_o they_o entertain_v themselves_o in_o this_o thought_n joseph_n endeavour_v to_o discover_v his_o unto_o rahel_n alas_o my_o good_a mother_n say_v he_o if_o you_o keep_v yet_o that_o pitiful_a and_o love_a heart_n which_o you_o have_v former_o will_v you_o not_o make_v it_o appear_v unto_o i_o at_o this_o present_a that_o i_o be_o load_v with_o these_o chain_n with_o the_o most_o sensible_a misery_n that_o can_v assault_v a_o strong_a patience_n i_o be_o assure_v that_o your_o virtue_n give_v you_o a_o great_a power_n with_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n can_v you_o better_o employ_v it_o then_o to_o the_o relief_n of_o innocent_n i_o desire_v not_o that_o my_o merit_n be_v the_o motive_n of_o your_o benefit_n because_o that_o be_v so_o little_a i_o can_v expect_v from_o it_o so_o notable_a a_o succour_n it_o shall_v be_v if_o it_o please_v you_o your_o goodness_n which_o never_o find_v any_o thing_n difficult_a provide_v that_o it_o be_v reasonable_a i_o desire_v not_o that_o god_n will_v punish_v the_o sin_n of_o my_o brethren_n i_o love_v better_o their_o repentance_n then_o their_o death_n i_o wish_v not_o that_o my_o life_n be_v prolong_v a_o sweet_a death_n seem_v more_o desirable_a unto_o i_o then_o a_o languish_a life_n behold_v then_o the_o subject_n of_o all_o my_o devotion_n grant_v my_o amiable_a mother_n that_o this_o stone_n open_v itself_o and_o permit_v i_o to_o die_v in_o the_o same_o bosom_n where_o i_o begin_v to_o live_v this_o favour_n be_v great_a if_o you_o measure_v it_o according_a to_o the_o esteem_n that_o i_o make_v thereof_o but_o than_o it_o be_v he_o who_o birth_n wipe_v away_o the_o tear_n of_o seven_o year_n that_o demand_v it_o it_o be_v he_o to_o who_o you_o wish_v so_o many_o blessing_n whereas_o you_o see_v i_o charge_v with_o so_o many_o misfortune_n it_o be_v in_o a_o word_n your_o son_n joseph_n can_v you_o refuse_v he_o this_o favour_n at_o less_o rate_n then_o to_o be_v no_o more_o mother_n as_o he_o pronounce_v these_o word_n his_o eye_n bathe_v the_o tomb_n and_o his_o sigh_n make_v his_o master_n understand_v sufficient_o that_o he_o have_v more_o affliction_n in_o his_o heart_n than_o design_n of_o magic_n in_o his_o action_n have_v draw_v he_o notwithstanding_o from_o this_o sepulchre_n where_o it_o seem_v that_o love_n have_v tie_v he_o they_o continue_v their_o way_n towards_o egypt_n but_o it_o be_v not_o without_o think_v of_o his_o action_n and_o without_o weigh_v all_o the_o word_n of_o our_o captive_n above_o all_o some_o observe_v with_o much_o astonishment_n that_o this_o young_a man_n gather_v up_o certain_a little_a stone_n by_o that_o tomb._n the_o most_o judicious_a of_o these_o stranger_n see_v i_o know_v not_o what_o of_o extraordinary_a upon_o the_o visage_n and_o in_o the_o discourse_n of_o joseph_n believe_v assure_o that_o though_o he_o have_v the_o condition_n of_o a_o slave_n he_o have_v not_o the_o birth_n of_o one_o this_o thought_n give_v he_o the_o curiosity_n to_o demand_v of_o he_o why_o he_o fix_v himself_o upon_o that_o tomb_n and_o who_o he_o be_v the_o young_a man_n take_v the_o liberty_n which_o they_o give_v he_o to_o speak_v reply_v sir_n if_o i_o go_v away_o from_o you_o as_o soon_o as_o i_o perceive_v that_o pyramid_n i_o do_v it_o not_o upon_o any_o apprehension_n not_o to_o obtain_v that_o favour_n from_o your_o courtesy_n but_o the_o remembrance_n of_o my_o dear_a mother_n prevent_v all_o my_o other_o thought_n take_v from_o i_o that_o of_o my_o duty_n and_o carry_v i_o far_o towards_o she_o than_o i_o have_v permission_n for_o know_v then_o that_o my_o father_n pass_v some_o ten_o year_n since_o by_o bethlehem_n which_o you_o see_v my_o mother_n be_v surprise_v in_o this_o land_n with_o the_o throw_v of_o childbearing_n of_o which_o a_o few_o day_n after_o she_o die_v my_o father_n who_o have_v always_o love_v she_o as_o she_o deserve_v will_v yet_o witness_v it_o after_o her_o death_n erect_v she_o this_o pyramid_n where_o he_o grave_v the_o name_n of_o his_o dear_a wife_n and_o that_o of_o all_o his_o childreu_n the_o young_a man_n end_v his_o discourse_n when_o his_o master_n command_v he_o to_o tell_v the_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n his_o name_n and_o that_o of_o his_o parent_n he_o do_v it_o with_o so_o good_a grace_n that_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o win_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o arabian_a and_o to_o deserve_v to_o be_v free_v of_o the_o chain_n with_o which_o he_o be_v load_v one_o may_v here_o demand_v why_o these_o ismaelite_n take_v no_o resolution_n to_o bring_v he_o back_o to_o his_o father_n the_o question_n be_v not_o so_o easy_a as_o it_o seem_v at_o first_o for_o to_o say_v that_o they_o believe_v not_o the_o discourse_n which_o he_o have_v make_v they_o the_o good_a usage_n which_o he_o receive_v from_o they_o show_v well_o that_o they_o hold_v he_o not_o for_o a_o impostor_n be_v it_o that_o they_o know_v not_o jacob_n this_o reason_n can_v be_v good_a since_o he_o be_v nephew_n to_o ishmael_n their_o grandfather_n perhaps_o they_o apprehend_v the_o vengeance_n of_o those_o who_o have_v sell_v he_o what_o probability_n for_o that_o since_o their_o force_n be_v equal_a unto_o they_o shall_v we_o believe_v that_o the_o fair_a part_n of_o joseph_n may_v make_v they_o hope_v a_o great_a profit_n by_o his_o sale_n i_o confess_v that_o interest_n can_v much_o upon_o a_o mercenary_a soul_n but_o from_o who_o can_v they_o hope_v more_o than_o from_o a_o father_n who_o love_v perfect_o then_o from_o a_o father_n who_o know_v well_o the_o merit_n of_o such_o a_o son_n then_o from_o a_o father_n who_o almost_o live_v no_o more_o in_o that_o he_o suppose_v joseph_n be_v dead_a though_o we_o shall_v have_v bring_v all_o the_o conjecture_n we_o shall_v not_o have_v touch_v the_o true_a reason_n i_o love_v better_a to_o reject_v the_o small_a appearance_n of_o my_o reason_n and_o have_v recourse_n to_o that_o providence_n which_o govern_v all_o the_o fortune_n of_o our_o joseph_n providence_n which_o sometime_o take_v pleasure_n to_o blind_v all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n to_o the_o end_n to_o conduct_v her_o design_n by_o way_n as_o amorous_a as_o they_o be_v unknown_a how_o many_o time_n have_v we_o see_v the_o wise_a man_n of_o the_o world_n and_o those_o wit_n which_o we_o flatter_v with_o strength_n and_o intelligence_n to_o loose_a discourse_n in_o the_o event_n whereas_o infancy_n can_v speak_v learned_o god_n please_v himself_o sometime_o to_o make_v we_o confess_v that_o we_o have_v no_o light_n but_o what_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o communicate_v unto_o we_o we_o need_v not_o wonder_v then_o if_o these_o ishmaelite_n see_v not_o the_o advantage_n which_o the_o deliverance_n of_o joseph_n will_v bring_v they_o since_o god_n conceal_v they_o to_o make_v his_o design_n succeed_v while_o we_o divert_v we_o thus_o pleas_o joseph_n change_v country_n and_o become_v a_o stranger_n some_o have_v write_v that_o he_o be_v sell_v twice_o before_o he_o enter_v into_o egypt_n that_o which_o have_v make_v they_o to_o err_v be_v that_o they_o be_v ignorant_a that_o the_o name_n of_o ishmaelite_n of_o arabian_n and_o of_o madianites_fw-la be_v not_o but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o people_n howsoever_o it_o be_v without_o engage_v i_o in_o these_o difficulty_n willing_a to_o unfold_v they_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o our_o merchant_n steer_v right_a to_o the_o royal_a town_n where_o they_o believe_v that_o fortune_n will_v soon_o attend_v they_o then_o any_o where_o else_o
a_o age_n if_o he_o have_v the_o mean_n to_o make_v he_o to_o die_v every_o day_n what_o say_v he_o ingrateful_a viper_n be_v it_o thus_o that_o thou_o acknowledge_v so_o many_o benefit_n which_o thou_o have_v never_o merit_v may_v be_v that_o thou_o will_v punish_v i_o for_o have_v put_v my_o favour_n into_o his_o hand_n that_o will_v ravish_v my_o glory_n the_o effect_n of_o this_o outrageous_a design_n be_v it_o the_o affair_n that_o keep_v thou_o at_o home_n or_o the_o pretence_n of_o that_o paint_a piety_n which_o have_v so_o long_o deceive_v our_o simplicity_n oh_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o to_o feel_v that_o a_o slave_n can_v do_v grosser_n fault_n nor_o have_v great_a temerity_n then_o to_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v master_n drag_v hence_o this_o monster_n they_o lead_v he_o away_o without_o resistance_n choose_v rather_o that_o his_o innocence_n suffer_v then_o to_o see_v cyrene_n just_o afflict_v they_o stripe_v this_o chaste_a young_a man_n he_o permit_v that_o they_o shall_v take_v away_o his_o clothes_n but_o not_o his_o shame_n they_o offend_v he_o with_o sharp_a word_n he_o hold_v his_o peace_n but_o more_o through_o discretion_n then_o want_v of_o courage_n they_o tear_v he_o with_o scourge_n of_o the_o whip_n the_o blood_n stream_v down_o his_o body_n and_o some_o tear_n from_o his_o eye_n but_o he_o keep_v all_o the_o constancy_n in_o a_o great_a soul_n they_o discover_v his_o bone_n through_o the_o violence_n of_o his_o dolour_n he_o desire_v not_o to_o live_v he_o fear_v only_o that_o death_n will_v not_o finish_v the_o occasion_n of_o his_o merit_n at_o last_o they_o put_v this_o poor_a innocent_a in_o a_o condition_n which_o will_v have_v give_v more_o compassion_n than_o love_n to_o his_o mistress_n that_o face_n which_o possess_v so_o many_o attraction_n be_v all_o disfigure_v his_o eye_n which_o can_v convey_v innocent_a flame_n into_o heart_n have_v not_o light_n enough_o to_o see_v that_o body_n all_o make_v of_o lily_n and_o which_o appear_v rather_o snow_v then_o white_a be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o spectacle_n of_o horror_n for_o the_o wicked_a and_o a_o subject_n of_o pity_n for_o the_o good_a will_v to_o god_n that_o all_o those_o effeminate_v who_o the_o cloth_n of_o holland_n hurt_v that_o those_o wanton_n who_o can_v sleep_v but_o upon_o the_o velure_n that_o those_o infamous_a raven_n who_o lust_n keep_v always_o in_o breath_n can_v see_v our_o joseph_n in_o this_o pitiful_a estate_n i_o will_v say_v unto_o they_o this_o young_a man_n who_o you_o see_v be_v not_o tie_v to_o this_o pillar_n for_o be_v convict_v of_o any_o shameful_a crime_n but_o for_o not_o be_v able_a to_o love_v any_o thing_n but_o virtue_n learn_v of_o he_o the_o resistance_n that_o we_o must_v bring_v to_o a_o evil_a action_n and_o how_o far_o forth_o our_o fidelity_n must_v go_v say_v not_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o you_o to_o suffer_v that_o which_o he_o endure_v i_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o they_o have_v persecute_v you_o yet_o to_o the_o blood_n and_o though_o they_o shall_v your_o delicacy_n will_v not_o excuse_v you_o since_o joseph_n be_v not_o of_o the_o village_n his_o birth_n owe_v nothing_o unto_o you_o his_o education_n have_v nothing_o of_o the_o country_n his_o blood_n be_v subtle_a his_o age_n invite_v he_o to_o the_o pleasure_n that_o destroy_v you_o the_o fair_a temptation_n come_v to_o seek_v he_o he_o have_v no_o need_n to_o corrupt_v the_o chastity_n of_o a_o maid_n both_o by_o money_n and_o by_o artifices_fw-la he_o can_v only_o but_o desire_n and_o have_v consent_n and_o enjoy_v and_o yet_o o_o miracle_n of_o purity_n he_o remain_v firm_a in_o a_o age_n where_o all_o the_o world_n be_v shake_v inflexible_a in_o a_o condition_n wherein_o the_o most_o part_n of_o man_n do_v bend_v and_o victorious_a in_o a_o occasion_n where_o no_o body_n fight_v without_o difficulty_n and_o overcome_v not_o without_o damage_n strange_a thing_n my_o dear_a auditor_n that_o love_n shall_v produce_v hatred_n true_o if_o we_o may_v judge_v of_o the_o consanguinity_n by_o the_o resemblance_n of_o the_o humour_n we_o shall_v conclude_v that_o these_o two_o passion_n be_v enemy_n rather_o than_o ally_n it_o be_v for_o all_o that_o too_o true_a that_o his_o fair_a mother_n put_v sometime_o this_o ugly_a daughter_n into_o nature_n i_o confess_v that_o the_o birth_n thereof_o be_v monstrous_a and_o appear_v but_o seldom_o it_o appear_v notwithstanding_o and_o though_o that_o it_o be_v difficult_a to_o see_v the_o reason_n thereof_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o see_v the_o example_n cyrene_n love_v joseph_n tender_o and_o now_o she_o persecute_v he_o i_o wonder_v not_o at_o that_o that_o which_o surprise_v i_o be_v that_o her_o hate_n shall_v spring_v from_o her_o love_n the_o tree_n thrust_v not_o forth_o always_o the_o bough_n which_o be_v natural_a to_o they_o the_o animal_n bear_v sometime_o bastard-young_a and_o which_o be_v strange_a without_o doubt_v this_o happen_v when_o the_o principle_n of_o these_o production_n be_v mingle_v but_o how_o though_o can_v hate_v be_v bear_v of_o love_n love_n produce_v but_o love_n when_o it_o concur_v with_o the_o esteem_n of_o its_o object_n but_o if_o it_o join_v itself_o to_o its_o contempt_n it_o conceive_v hatred_n when_o we_o believe_v they_o fly_v we_o because_o they_o despise_v we_o our_o passion_n revolt_v and_o in_o stead_n of_o be_v sweet_a it_o be_v embitter_v what_o marvel_v though_o the_o wife_n of_o potiphar_n persecute_v joseph_n in_o the_o first_o place_n she_o revenge_v her_o love_n which_o she_o see_v reject_v second_o she_o hide_v her_o impurity_n which_o be_v discover_v voluptuousness_n not_o able_a to_o content_v this_o passion_n which_o seek_v but_o pleasure_n choler_n inspire_v she_o with_o rage_n which_o cherish_v nothing_o but_o blood_n it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a monster_n a_o heart_n that_o desire_v to_o be_v love_v and_o which_o one_o can_v love_v i_o apprehend_v but_o lamentable_a thing_n for_o our_o slave_n since_o he_o refuse_v to_o love_v his_o mistress_n while_o i_o be_o divert_v from_o my_o subject_n i_o perceive_v not_o that_o they_o take_v joseph_n away_o let_v we_o endeavour_v to_o find_v he_o again_o and_o not_o lose_v one_o alone_o of_o his_o good_a example_n but_o alas_o i_o see_v he_o in_o a_o prison_n where_o the_o light_n enter_v not_o but_o when_o the_o door_n be_v open_a i_o see_v he_o load_v with_o iron_n i_o see_v he_o among_o thief_n and_o robberss_n i_o see_v he_o in_o the_o horror_n of_o a_o cruel_a captivity_n he_o have_v carry_v notwithstanding_o all_o his_o patience_n into_o this_o infamous_a retreat_n all_o the_o virtue_n will_v accompany_v he_o thither_o and_o though_o the_o fatal_a spectacle_n of_o death_n which_o he_o have_v before_o his_o eye_n may_v shake_v a_o great_a courage_n his_o show_v in_o the_o serenity_n of_o his_o countenance_n that_o he_o have_v not_o learned_a to_o yield_v unto_o mean_a affliction_n his_o cruel_a dolour_n can_v not_o make_v he_o to_o confess_v by_o one_o sole_a sigh_n that_o he_o suffer_v nor_o that_o his_o patience_n be_v assault_v he_o speak_v not_o but_o through_o the_o praise_n which_o he_o give_v unto_o god_n his_o discourse_n make_v nothing_o appear_v of_o a_o abate_v courage_n if_o he_o complain_v sometime_o it_o be_v only_o to_o say_v o_o my_o god_n who_o think_v thou_o have_v the_o secret_n to_o change_v punishment_n into_o pleasure_n and_o make_v sweetness_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o bitter_a gall_n i_o begin_v to_o blame_v my_o little_a experience_n and_o to_o wish_v ill_o to_o the_o ignorances_n of_o my_o youth_n when_o the_o cruelty_n of_o my_o brother_n make_v i_o a_o slave_n i_o think_v my_o fortune_n ruin_v when_o that_o blind_a man_n begin_v to_o look_v upon_o i_o favourable_o with_o potiphar_n i_o praise_v my_o good_a fortune_n &_o i_o see_v now_o that_o that_o first_o accident_n be_v the_o first_o source_n of_o my_o joy_n and_o that_o happy_a beginning_n the_o fatal_a cause_n of_o my_o ruin_n it_o be_v at_o this_o present_a that_o i_o know_v the_o advantage_n of_o misfortune_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o prosperity_n my_o virtue_n appear_v too_o fair_a have_v be_v tempt_v by_o my_o brother_n and_o cherish_v of_o my_o mistress_n their_o hate_n have_v conserve_v i_o her_o love_n have_v almost_o destroy_v i_o o_o desirable_a chain_n how_o i_o love_v you_o sweet_a providence_n how_o i_o adore_v you_o with_o all_o my_o heart_n i_o cherish_v you_o precious_a chain_n because_o you_o be_v that_o which_o settle_v my_o salvation_n because_o you_o be_v that_o which_o render_v my_o virtue_n firm_a and_o immovable_a if_o you_o load_v my_o body_n you_o adorn_v my_o soul_n the_o torment_n which_o you_o give_v i_o shall_v not_o make_v i_o renounce_v the_o glory_n which_o you_o gain_v i_o i_o
dream_n never_o be_v potiphar_n more_o content_a then_o to_o understand_v the_o success_n of_o his_o guest_n who_o have_v gain_v a_o soul_n unto_o god_n when_o it_o be_v think_v he_o endeavour_v only_o to_o gain_v a_o body_n to_o his_o passion_n if_o he_o will_v have_v answer_v his_o desire_n this_o marriage_n which_o be_v to_o be_v conclude_v shall_v have_v be_v consummate_a but_o joseph_n judge_v prudent_o that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v do_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o king_n be_v then_o return_v to_o memphis_n he_o beseech_v he_o to_o approve_v his_o suit_n pharaoh_n who_o desire_v but_o to_o tie_v joseph_n to_o his_o state_n like_v this_o design_n and_o to_o hasten_v the_o execution_n thereof_o he_o dispatch_v a_o courtier_n to_o heliopolis_n who_o carry_v order_n to_o potiphar_n and_o his_o daughter_n to_o render_v themselves_o ready_o to_o the_o court_n i_o will_v not_o stop_v at_o the_o entertainment_n which_o the_o king_n give_v they_o nor_o likewise_o at_o all_o the_o magnificence_n which_o hoeour_v this_o nuptial_a every_o one_o may_v sufficient_o imagine_v that_o they_o be_v not_o mean_a see_v a_o puissant_a monarch_n be_v at_o the_o cost_n his_o favourite_n the_o subject_n thereof_o and_o then_o i_o remember_v that_o srom_o the_o entrance_n of_o this_o history_n i_o never_o propose_v to_o myself_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o greatness_n of_o joseph_n but_o in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o declare_v this_o truth_n that_o god_n leave_v we_o not_o to_o suffer_v but_o for_o our_o glory_n this_o feast_n be_v make_v for_o the_o whole_a court_n joseph_n and_o his_o wife_n continue_v the_o contentment_n thereof_o as_o long_o as_o they_o live_v they_o live_v happy_a in_o that_o they_o be_v content_a nothing_o trouble_v they_o because_o they_o know_v to_o accommodate_v all_o thing_n to_o their_o fortune_n this_o continual_a prosperity_n charm_v not_o so_o the_o viceroy_n that_o he_o think_v not_o of_o his_o master_n affair_n leave_v he_o the_o care_n to_o do_v his_o own_o his_o house_n be_v the_o source_n from_o whence_o flow_v the_o public_a felicity_n but_o while_o egypt_n possess_v all_o the_o delight_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o earth_n become_v a_o great_a solitude_n and_o they_o begin_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o joseph_n have_v prophesy_v the_o famine_n run_v over_o all_o the_o neighbour_n province_n present_v itself_o already_o upon_o the_o frontier_n of_o this_o happy_a empire_n at_o last_o notwithstanding_o any_o resistance_n that_o her_o reserver_n make_v he_o can_v defend_v no_o long_o than_o seven_o year_n this_o nation_n his_o wisdom_n must_v yield_v to_o that_o providence_n that_o will_v make_v it_o desolate_a the_o famine_n enter_v therein_o to_o continue_v her_o spoil_n without_o spare_v the_o most_o considerable_a fortune_n after_o have_v consume_v the_o corn_n she_o devour_v the_o whole_a field_n constrain_a the_o people_n of_o this_o country_n to_o sell_v that_o which_o they_o possess_v to_o live_v in_o so_o much_o that_o in_o few_o year_n pharaoh_n see_v himself_o monarch_n of_o a_o great_a kingdom_n and_o proprietory_a lord_n of_o that_o which_o he_o possess_v before_o but_o by_o homage_n let_v we_o leave_v egypt_n a_o little_a and_o pass_v we_o into_o canaan_n as_o be_v a_o long_a time_n since_o we_o depart_v thence_o perhaps_o we_o shall_v find_v a_o corner_n in_o jacob_n house_n to_o secure_v we_o from_o that_o cruel_a who_o kill_v without_o trike_v and_o who_o besiege_v not_o those_o who_o she_o will_v take_v but_o inward_o i_o fear_v she_o have_v some_o intelligence_n in_o this_o family_n at_o least_o i_o see_v not_o there_o that_o good_a cheer_n as_o former_o every_o one_o fear_v the_o future_a become_v good_a husband_n of_o the_o thing_n whereof_o he_o have_v be_v prodigal_a and_o the_o magnisicence_n that_o produce_v itself_o outward_o be_v then_o a_o virtue_n secret_a and_o interior_a our_o holy_a patriarch_n willing_a to_o prevent_v death_n and_o cure_v a_o evil_n which_o can_v not_o yet_o make_v itself_o feel_v but_o by_o the_o apprehension_n of_o fall_v under_o it_o command_v his_o child_n to_o dispose_v themselves_o to_o a_o voyage_n into_o egypt_n each_o of_o they_o consent_v to_o do_v by_o obedience_n what_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v oblige_v to_o do_v short_o through_o necessity_n but_o where_o go_v these_o ten_o offender_n if_o they_o seek_v their_o judge_n joseph_n be_v in_o egypt_n if_o they_o will_v die_v famine_n be_v not_o more_o redoubtable_a than_o death_n oh_o sweet_a providence_n of_o god_n how_o equitable_a be_v thou_o to_o refer_v unto_o joseph_n the_o revenge_n or_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o injury_n and_o to_o make_v those_o proud_a head_n bow_v before_o thy_o faithful_a servant_n the_o saviour_n of_o egypt_n be_v in_o the_o palace_n when_o a_o page_n advertise_v he_o that_o certain_a stranger_n defired_a to_o do_v he_o reverence_n as_o he_o be_v of_o a_o humour_n to_o oblige_v all_o the_o world_n he_o enter_v without_o long_a stay_n into_o a_o hall_n where_o he_o find_v the_o child_n of_o jabob_n who_o put_v themselves_o present_o upon_o their_o knee_n to_o adore_v he_o their_o visage_n and_o their_o language_n make_v they_o know_v without_o difficulty_n but_o if_o they_o be_v know_v they_o can_v not_o take_v a_o happy_a prince_n for_o a_o miserable_a brother_n our_o cananean_n have_v declare_v the_o necessity_n which_o bring_v they_o thither_o joseph_n consider_v they_o as_o if_o he_o have_v observe_v something_o of_o suspicion_n in_o they_o ask_v they_o from_o whence_o they_o be_v to_o which_o answer_v with_o much_o fear_n they_o reply_v that_o they_o come_v from_o canaan_n the_o viceroy_n make_v himself_o other_o than_o he_o be_v say_v unto_o they_o as_o a_o man_n in_o choler_n without_o doubt_v you_o be_v spy_n that_o come_v to_o understand_v the_o state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o serve_v yourselves_o upon_o our_o weakness_n and_o the_o necessity_n whereunto_o you_o believe_v the_o famine_n have_v reduce_v we_o but_o your_o design_n shall_v turn_v only_o to_o your_o ruin_n and_o then_o make_v sign_n to_o his_o guardâ—_n he_o command_v that_o they_o shall_v put_v the_o traitor_n in_o prison_n judah_n who_o see_v himself_o assoon_o seize_v on_o as_o they_o have_v command_v to_o seize_v on_o he_o will_v defend_v himself_o but_o with_o the_o submission_n of_o a_o low_a reverence_n which_o be_v wait_v on_o with_o this_o discourse_n my_o lord_n i_o can_v persuade_v myself_o that_o a_o man_n full_a of_o equity_n shall_v cunclude_v that_o a_o suspicion_n render_v we_o criminall_n be_v just_a as_o you_o be_v we_o hope_v to_o appear_v innocent_a as_o we_o be_v if_o you_o can_v take_v we_o in_o a_o lie_n we_o will_v confess_v the_o treason_n of_o which_o we_o be_v accuse_v and_o we_o consent_v to_o suffer_v the_o punishment_n which_o it_o shall_v please_v your_o excellence_n to_o ordain_v we_o we_o fear_v not_o your_o torment_n because_o we_o know_v your_o justice_n we_o be_v of_o chananée_n son_n of_o one_o father_n who_o live_v at_o home_n with_o our_o young_a brother_n we_o have_v another_o brother_n but_o misfortune_n have_v make_v he_o fall_v into_o the_o paw_n of_o a_o savage_a beast_n have_v ravish_v he_o from_o we_o necessity_n have_v constrain_v we_o to_o seek_v wherewith_o to_o live_v in_o this_o country_n where_o all_o thing_n abound_v by_o your_o wisdom_n behold_v all_o the_o artifice_n of_o our_o design_n if_o you_o discover_v any_o other_o secret_a we_o be_v in_o your_o power_n true_o you_o have_v reply_v the_o viceroy_n true_a reason_n to_o believe_v i_o very_o simple_a shall_v i_o esteem_v you_o innocent_a upon_o your_o own_o deposition_n where_o shall_v one_o find_v the_o guilty_a if_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o deny_v the_o crime_n and_o who_o shall_v be_v innocent_a reply_v judas_n if_o to_o accuse_v be_v sufficient_a to_o convict_v there_o need_v not_o so_o many_o word_n answer_v joseph_n the_o effect_n will_v witness_v better_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o you_o say_v than_o all_o your_o protestation_n one_o of_o you_o shall_v return_v unto_o canaan_n and_o bring_v hither_o your_o young_a brother_n who_o you_o assure_v live_v there_o if_o he_o come_v i_o will_v believe_v you_o without_o crime_n if_o you_o fail_v to_o bring_v he_o i_o swear_v by_o the_o safety_n of_o my_o prince_n you_o be_v spy_n as_o joseph_n have_v speak_v this_o with_o a_o tone_n of_o voice_n somewhat_o move_v he_o command_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o prison_n where_o they_o shall_v remain_v three_o day_n but_o as_o he_o have_v a_o heart_n all_o full_a of_o tenderness_n he_o have_v not_o courage_n enough_o to_o keep_v they_o there_o long_o choose_v rather_o that_o his_o sweetness_n shall_v punish_v they_o light_o then_o to_o permit_v his_o justice_n to_o treat_v they_o according_a to_o all_o the_o right_a that_o it_o have_v to_o be_v
his_o father_n to_o permit_v he_o to_o render_v that_o proof_n of_o his_o love_n to_o his_o brother_n that_o if_o he_o shall_v die_v with_o they_o he_o shall_v have_v this_o consolation_n to_o have_v have_v child_n so_o straight_o unite_v in_o affection_n that_o death_n which_o divide_v all_o can_v not_o have_v power_n to_o separate_v they_o every_o one_o like_v this_o thought_n and_o praise_v his_o resolution_n there_o be_v none_o but_o jacob_n who_o witness_v by_o his_o tear_n and_o his_o sigh_n that_o he_o consent_v not_o thereunto_o but_o with_o constraint_n reuben_n who_o suffer_v not_o without_o pain_n the_o sorrow_n of_o his_o father_n and_o who_o resent_v all_o his_o grief_n protest_v to_o he_o that_o in_o case_n any_o evil_n shall_v happen_v unto_o benjamin_n he_o will_v give_v he_o leave_v to_o slay_v his_o two_o son_n judas_n make_v almost_o the_o same_o protestation_n that_o his_o elder_a do_v add_v that_o he_o will_v render_v himself_o pledge_v for_o he_o life_n for_o life_n after_o this_o long_a contestation_n as_o they_o empty_v the_o sack_n for_o the_o second_o voyage_n every_o one_o be_v astonish_v to_o find_v there_o his_o money_n but_o there_o be_v not_o one_o who_o give_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o benefit_n to_o the_o liberality_n of_o the_o viceroy_n to_o the_o end_n that_o jacob_n may_v conceive_v good_a hope_n by_o this_o universal_a applause_n behold_v thâ—n_o this_o good_a patriarch_n who_o embrace_v his_o child_n with_o so_o much_o tenderness_n and_o tear_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v condemn_v to_o see_v they_o no_o more_o above_o all_o taking_z leave_z of_o benjamin_n one_o will_v have_v think_v that_o he_o say_v adieu_o to_o all_o his_o contentment_n notwithstanding_o the_o displeasure_n of_o this_o departure_n hinder_v he_o not_o to_o think_v upon_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o voyage_n and_o to_o command_v his_o son_n whatsoever_o prudence_n can_v give_v they_o of_o good_a advice_n my_o child_n say_v he_o to_o they_o if_o my_o life_n be_v yet_o considerable_a to_o you_o i_o conjure_v you_o to_o have_v care_n of_o you_o since_o the_o same_o accident_n which_o touch_v you_o pass_v even_o to_o my_o heart_n endeavour_v to_o avoid_v they_o with_o discretion_n trust_v not_o so_o much_o to_o the_o sweetness_n of_o that_o prince_n who_o goodness_n you_o praise_v unto_o i_o that_o you_o shall_v not_o fear_v to_o provoke_v he_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o great_a one_o of_o the_o earth_n be_v so_o delicate_a that_o very_o often_o there_o need_v but_o a_o touch_n to_o break_v it_o the_o word_n that_o we_o say_v unto_o they_o shall_v be_v of_o silk_n to_o please_v which_o be_v find_v true_a in_o all_o person_n of_o condition_n but_o principal_o in_o regard_n of_o those_o who_o fortune_n have_v elevate_v they_o fear_v so_o much_o contempt_n that_o they_o seek_v adoration_n as_o if_o their_o greatness_n appear_v not_o but_o by_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o lesser_a let_v your_o demand_n be_v humble_a and_o your_o answer_n modest_a whatsoever_o shall_v become_v of_o your_o life_n make_v no_o use_n of_o a_o lie_n to_o make_v you_o appear_v true_a because_o this_o monster_n be_v know_v always_o by_o some_o place_n and_o though_o he_o present_v a_o please_a visage_n his_o low_a part_n be_v deform_v how_o fair_a soever_o a_o devil_n be_v when_o he_o show_v himself_o he_o have_v always_o the_o tail_n or_o foot_n of_o a_o beast_n but_o though_o that_o virtue_n may_v steed_n you_o more_o with_o this_o prince_n than_o any_o other_o thing_n fail_v not_o to_o offer_v he_o of_o my_o part_n this_o little_a of_o our_o best_a myrrh_n of_o our_o theriack_n and_o of_o all_o that_o which_o you_o shall_v judge_v to_o be_v rare_a in_o egypt_n present_n dispose_v the_o heart_n of_o those_o who_o we_o desire_v favour_n if_o we_o fear_v their_o anger_n they_o tie_v their_o hand_n and_o stop_v the_o evil_a effect_n of_o their_o power_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o you_o shall_v take_v twice_o as_o much_o money_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o your_o employment_n you_o know_v not_o whether_o they_o do_v not_o tempt_v your_o fidelity_n when_o they_o put_v into_o your_o sack_n the_o same_o piece_n of_o gold_n which_o you_o bring_v render_v they_o free_o it_o will_v be_v a_o testimony_n of_o your_o honesty_n and_o perhaps_o a_o effect_n of_o justice_n behold_v my_o dear_a child_n the_o last_o word_n of_o your_o poor_a father_n if_o your_o prudence_n conduct_v not_o this_o voyage_n with_o so_o much_o discretion_n that_o the_o good_a success_n may_v prolong_v my_o pilgrimage_n upon_o earth_n after_o this_o long_a discourse_n and_o many_o tear_n shed_v of_o one_o part_n and_o the_o other_o all_o the_o brother_n take_v their_o way_n towards_o egypt_n where_o they_o arrive_v after_o much_o pain_n when_o they_o enter_v into_o the_o palace_n joseph_n be_v by_o chance_n at_o a_o window_n from_o whence_o he_o perceive_v they_o as_o he_o know_v benjamin_n among_o the_o rest_n he_o command_v the_o steward_n of_o the_o house_n to_o get_v the_o dinner_n ready_a because_o he_o will_v eat_v with_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o conduct_v our_o pilgrim_n into_o a_o great_a hall_n but_o have_v conceive_v some_o fear_n before_o they_o enter_v they_o declare_v unto_o he_o that_o they_o have_v bring_v the_o money_n which_o they_o have_v find_v in_o open_v their_o sack_n upon_o which_o the_o steward_n have_v assure_v they_o to_o make_v their_o joy_n complete_a he_o bring_v they_o simeon_n i_o leave_v the_o caressâ—s_n of_o this_o interview_n and_o the_o compliment_n which_o be_v make_v reciprocal_o the_o feast_n be_v ready_a joseph_n appear_v and_o receive_v their_o present_n with_o much_o testimony_n of_o good_a will_n as_o he_o have_v entertain_v they_o he_o ask_v they_o if_o their_o father_n live_v yet_o and_o if_o that_o young_a man_n be_v their_o young_a brother_n judas_n have_v answer_v yes_o that_o good_a prince_n fix_v his_o eye_n upon_o benjamin_n feel_v himself_o press_v to_o the_o heart_n so_o tender_o that_o he_o retire_v into_o his_o cabinet_n to_o hide_v there_o his_o tear_n after_o the_o course_n of_o they_o be_v stop_v he_o come_v to_o they_o again_o to_o wash_v they_o have_v lay_v a_o table_n for_o the_o viceroy_n and_o for_o his_o wife_n who_o know_v all_o the_o mystery_n another_o for_o the_o stranger_n and_o the_o three_o for_o some_o egyptian_a lord_n who_o can_v not_o see_v their_o god_n to_o be_v eat_v without_o indignation_n this_o ceremony_n be_v accompany_v with_o two_o circumstance_n which_o give_v much_o matter_n of_o thought_n to_o our_o cananean_n the_o first_o be_v as_o st._n ephraim_n report_v that_o joseph_n strike_v with_o a_o rod_n upon_o his_o cup_n command_v that_o reuben_n shall_v take_v the_o chief_a place_n according_a to_o the_o right_n of_o seniority_n and_o then_o strike_v eleven_o time_n he_o name_v the_o other_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v seat_v according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o their_o birth_n if_o this_o first_o accident_n surprise_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o stranger_n the_o second_o merit_v no_o less_o admiration_n after_o that_o all_o the_o meat_n be_v serve_v joseph_n send_v by_o a_o esquire_n a_o plate_n of_o his_o service_n to_o each_o of_o his_o brother_n and_o when_o it_o come_v to_o benjamins_n turn_n he_o cause_v he_o to_o carry_v he_o five_o this_o proceed_n give_v astonishment_n to_o they_o all_o notwithstanding_o no_o body_n dar_v to_o demand_v the_o cause_n thereof_o this_o good_a cheer_n make_v they_o forget_v the_o design_n of_o their_o voyage_n but_o the_o viceroy_n have_v give_v order_n that_o their_o sack_n shall_v be_v fill_v the_o next_o day_n be_v up_o betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n they_o take_v leave_v of_o their_o benefactor_n with_o word_n which_o witness_v enough_o that_o they_o be_v not_o ingrateful_a as_o they_o be_v a_o quarter_n of_o a_o mile_n from_o the_o town_n benjamin_n who_o travel_v last_o hear_v a_o noise_n like_o the_o trample_n of_o horse_n of_o which_o he_o have_v not_o almost_o advertise_v his_o brother_n but_o they_o see_v a_o little_a after_o ten_o or_o twelve_o horseman_n who_o with_o sword_n in_o their_o hand_n come_v upon_o they_o in_o full_a career_n the_o confusion_n of_o their_o cry_n give_v they_o as_o much_o fear_n as_o the_o shine_a of_o their_o semiter_n notwithstanding_o their_o innocence_n assure_v they_o in_o some_o manner_n until_o that_o the_o captain_n cry_v unto_o they_o to_o stay_v to_o understand_v their_o fear_n it_o be_v requisite_a to_o see_v their_o visage_n where_o it_o be_v paint_v and_o to_o consider_v how_o one_o sole_a word_n render_v they_o immovable_a true_o sir_n say_v the_o steward_n of_o the_o house_n behold_v such_o a_o acknowledgement_n as_o i_o never_o hear_v to_o steal_v the_o good_n of_o another_o after_o have_v receive_v from_o he_o