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 ſteps, juſt ready to ſet his feet on Canaan's ſhore, he looked behind him, and ſaw her ſitting upon the ſand, and beheld the river returning with ſuch an overthrow, as carried her along the rapid ſtream into the dead ſea.

As for the laſt whoſe name was Curina, when he had heard the inſtrucions and admonitions, it wrought ſerious reflections on his mind, and made him very deliberate, notwithſtanding he was a perſon of a bright genius, great vivacity and a fine taſte, he determined to deny himſelf; ſo as when he ſaw the beauty graceful mien, and beard. the courteous converſation of the Babyloniſh maids, he would withdraw and turn away his eyes, left his heart ſhould be enſnared. However, it ſometimes fell in his way to have converſation with ſome who appeared very engaging, eſpecially one Jemina, whoſe perſon, birth, circunſtances, and accompliſhments, rendered her extremely agreeable; inſomuch, that many of his acquaintances greatly encouraged him to purſue the opportunity, and not neglect ſo valuable a prize. This made him ſtagger a little, for indeed ſhe wanted no accompliſment, but the language of Canaan, make her juſt ſuch an one as his heart could wiſh, and cauſed him to reaſon in his mind as follows: