Mr. Badman's envy was so rank and strong, that if it at any time
turned its head against a man, it would hardly ever be pulled in
again. He would watch over that man to do him mischief, as the cat
watches over the mouse to destroy it; yea, he would wait seven years
but he would have an opportunity to hurt him, and when he had it, he
would make him feel the weight of his envy. This envy is the very
father and mother of a great many hid eous and prodigious
wickednesses. It both begets them, and also nourishes them up till
they come to their cursed maturity in the bosom of him that
entertains them.