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topics; that is, if these things you say be proved false you are to be held for spies, for your lying shall be treated as such. Joseph dealt in this manner with his brethren, to bring them by the means of affliction to a sense of their former sin, and a sincere repentance for it; however; Joseph kept Simeon in bonds, (see Gen. 42 c. 26 v. and Joseph sent away the rest of his brethren with sufficient provision arid their money in the mouth of the sack, on the condition of they bringing their youngest brother, which was Benjamin. They all returned home to their father's house with corn and their provisions and the money in the sacks' mouth. Now Jacob was more disturbed on the account of his son being in prison and desiring his youngest son Benjamin, and when seeing the money in every man's sack and they all being astonished together. "And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away. All these things are against me": also see Gen. 37: 35: "I will go down into, the grave unto my son mourning. Thus lie wept for him." This place called hell, is considered the grave; but is considered by some hell or limbo, the place where the saints rested before the coming of Christ, but as my idea being short I will say but little about it, and the reason why, I am not authorized by the bible to tell the people to prepare for any such place, because our Lord says "And these" &c. See Mat. 25 c. 46. By the reading of these words thus written, if any philosopher is able to show any other place of more safety than the. word of our Lord, he must be a. wiser man than Tom Payne, and he got into a dark place, and I never heard of his coming out. I will conclude by these few remarks, and we will consider some thing more about Joseph.
After Jacob consented to let his youngest child go down into Egypt, Joseph made himself known unto his brethren and sent for his father to dwell in that land; and he gave him the land of Goshen a rich and fertile soil, in which Jacob and his sons dwelt for years, and multiplied to a great number. At the sickness of Jacob his son Joseph visited him. See Heb. 11 c. 21 v. "By faith Jacob, when he was dying blessed both the sons of Joseph and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff."
