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Mofes. This Perfoo, by his indifcreet 

 and unnatural Irrifion and expofingof 

 his Father, incurrs his Indignation, 

 and Curie. But, which is very re- 

 markable, A^^?^/? does not lay the Cur fe 

 upon Ham^ who was actually guilty of 

 the Crime, whether out of greater 

 Tendernefs, he being of the two near- 

 er allied unto him, or for what othenjj 

 reafon I fliall not here enquire, but 

 transferrs it to Canaan: Curfed be Co.- 

 (I Gen 1%. ^^^'^ 5 ^ Servant of Servants jhdl be be 

 2 5,2(5,27. to his Brethren : to Shem and to Japhet, 

 Nay, which is ftill more, this was 

 never inflided upon Canaan in perfbn, 

 but upon his Pofterity ; and that not 

 till many Generations afterwards, at 

 fuch time as the Jfraelites returning out 

 of ^gyp-, poffeft themfelves of the 

 Country of the Cmaanites^ and made 

 thtm their Servants. The Story is lb 

 well known, that I (hall not need to 

 point it out to the Reader, who may 

 perufe it at his leifure. 'Twas well on- 

 wards of a thoufand Years before ever 

 this Curfe began to take etfefl : before 

 the Cmaanites were brought under Ser-^ 

 vitude by the Jfraelites^ who were de- 

 fcended from Shem : and a great many 

 more before 'tv\as finally accompli(h«? 

 cd;^ and they fqbjeded unto the Pofte- 



