But besides all this, and as much a Jest as some unbelieving People would have this Story pass for, who knows but that if _Satan_ is empower'd to assume any Shape or Body, and to appear to us visibly, as if really so shap'd; I say, who knows but he may, by the same Authority, be allow'd to assume the Addition of the Cloven-Foot, or two or four Cloven-Feet, if he pleased? and why not a _Cloven-Foot_ as well as any other Foot, if he thinks fit? For if the _Devil_ can assume a Shape, and can appear to Mankind in a visible Form, it may, I doubt not, with as good Authority be advanc'd that he is left at Liberty to assume what Shape he pleases, and to choose _what Case of Flesh and Blood he'll please to wear_, whether real or imaginary; and if this Liberty be allow'd him, it is an admirable Disguise for him to come generally with his _Cloven-Foot_, that when he finds it for his Purpose, on special Occasions to come without it, as I said above, he may not be suspected; _but take this with you as you go_, that all this is upon a Supposition that the _Devil_ can assume a visible Shape, and make a real Appearance, which however I do not yet think fit to grant or deny. Certain it is, the first People who bestow'd a _Cloven-Foot_ upon the Devil, were not so despicable as you may imagine, but were real Favourites of Heaven; for did not _Aaron_ set up the _Devil_ of a Calf in the Congregation, and set the People a dancing about it for a God? Upon which Occasion, Expositors tell us, that particular Command was given, _Levit._ xvii. 7. _They shall no more offer their Sacrifices unto_ Devils, _after whom they have gone a Whoring_; likewise King _Jeroboam_ set up the two Calves, one at _Dan_ and the other at _Bethel_, and we find them charg'd afterwards with setting up the Worship of _Devils_ instead of the Worship of _God_. After this we find some Nations actually sacrificed to the _Devil_ in the Form of a Ram, and others of a Goat; from which, and that above of the Calves at _Horeb_, I doubt not the Story of the _Cloven-Foot_ first derived; and it is plain that the Worship of that Calf at _Horeb_ is meant in the Scripture quoted above, _Levit._ xvii. 7. _Thou shalt no more offer Sacrifices unto Devils_: The Original is _Seghnirim_; that is, rough and hairy _Goats_ or _Calves_; and some think also in this Shape the _Devil_ most ordinarily appeared to the _Egyptians_ and _Arabians_, from whence it was derived. Also in the old Writings of the _Egyptians_, I mean their hieroglyphick Writing, before the Use of Letters was known, we are told this was the Mark that he was known by; and the Figure of a _Goat_ was the _Hieroglyphick_ of the _Devil_; some will affirm that the _Devil_ was particularly pleased to be so represented; how they came by their Information, and whether they had it from his own Mouth or not, Authors have not yet determined.