I humbly offer my opinion, that this curse did not fall upon that creature in general; though no doubt the Serpent that was the agent received the curse of God. But that Satan was the character is evident, as he is in full possession of the curse to this hour. _Josephus_ was of opinion that till this curse was denounced the Serpent went erect, and had the use of speech like man; and this opinion is still received among many—the Scriptures are silent upon it.—Our English Poet, _John Milton_, speaks in very striking terms, probably, though, in general, conjecturally. “So spake the enemy of mankind, inclos’d In Serpent, inmate bad! and toward Eve Address’d his way: not with indented wave, Prone on the ground, as _since_; but on his rear, Circular base of rising folds, that tower’d Fold above fold, a surging maze! His head Crested aloft and carbuncle his eyes; With burnish’d neck of verdant gold erect, Amidst his circling spires, that on the grass Floated abundant; pleasing was his shape And lovely—never since, of Serpent kind, Lovelier. He, uncall’d, before her stood The eye of Eve to mark his play; he, glad Of her attention gain’d with Serpent tongue Organic, or impulse of vocal air, His fraudulent temptation then began.” Mr. _Allen_ observes, on the clause, _On thy belly shalt thou go_—that the Serpent, before it was concerned in seducing our first Parents, went erect, or upright; which shews they have still some of their original nature in them, for they will now erect themselves upon the hinder part of their bodies, and go a considerable way in that position. The truly-excellent Dr. _Gill’s_ remarks, I think, excel all I ever read.