798 W I C K. E D M E N COMPARED TO F 0 X E S. Book IV. . ' Thi;dly, He de'fers them, until they liave fucked Blood enough, tent enough, ' done Evil ·enough, even filled up the Meafure of the1r Stn, and fulfilled the rio-hte· ' oils Purpofe of God, by their Unrighteoufnefs. A~ thefe Lions fill their own Bellies, ' fo they fulfill God's Counfels; therefore he- lets them alone, that they may do his ' "~Nark, though they liftle think of it, and lefs intend it. 'Lafl:ly, Eliphaz ipeaks of what God di.J frequently in thofe Times of the World ' \Vherein he lived; fbr then Ged dealt more by outward Judgments, than in thefe Gal: ' ptl·Times. As his Mercies are now more lpirimal, fo ufually are his Judgments.' WICKED MEN COMPARED TO F 0 X E S. Co tell that Fox, &c. L11ke xii. 32. THE Lord Jefus calls Herod a Fox, by reafon of his treacherous Plots and Craft, whereby he privately contrived to intrap him. See Eraji11us, in his ParaphrJlc tlpon the Place: Go and tell that Fox, who confides in human Craft, and believes thlt he can do any thing again!l: the Majefiy and Counfel of God, &c. A Fox is called in Hebrew $6h11al, and in Caldec, 'Ihua/; and therefore, Pfa!. !xi. where the Hebrew readeth Schuatim, there the Caldee tranflateth it, 'Ihealaia: The .drabialtJ call him 'I"haleb, and .dvicen calleth a Fox fometimes Chabel, and alfo Chat. chttil; the Greek Septuagint, Alopehon, and vulgarly .11/ope>-, and .11/opon ; the Latin, Yulpes; the French, R egnard, &c. The Epithets expreffing the Nature of the Fox, among Writers, are thefe, viz. crafty, wary, deceitful, fl:inking, !l:rong-fmelling, quick-fmelling, tailed, warlike, or contentious, rough; the Grecians, fiery-coloured, fubtil for Slaughter. A wicked and fubtil Perfecutor is, and may be fit!y compared to a Fof, which we 1hall briefly open in the following Parallel. METAPhO~ PARALLE L .1. A FOX is a crafty and fulnil I. so fame wicked Perfecutors are very crafrr Creature, which appears in and fubtil, as appeared in Pharaoh King of thefe refpeCl:s following: (r.) ,In Egypt, and Herod. What Policy did the firfl:ufe, that he claps his Tail between his to fpoil and utterly defl:roy the Ifraelites 1 Come on, Legs, when he is purfued. (2.) faith he, let t<s deal wifely with them, &c. Many When he perceiveth he cannot efTyrants, and curi"ed Perfecutors, have pretended cape; he urine~ on his Tail, and much Kindnefs to the Saints, when they have in whlfks it on the Dogs, which hath their Hearts utterly deflgned to defl:roy them. an exceedina fl:rong Scent, info· What faid Herod to the wife Men? Go, fearch di– inuch that the Dogs not enduring ligently for the young Child; and whenye have found the Scent, are forced for a while him, bring me word again, that I may come and to ile!i!l:. Ct·l He will often, when wor/hip him alfo, Matt. ii. 7, 8. which was no– he is in danger, and no avoiding thing elfe but a crafty Pretence, for his pmpofe of it, bite the Dogs on their hinder was to kill him. What Policy did Juliall the Apof– Legs, for that is the tendere!l: Part tate ufe to defl:roy the ,poor Chrifl:ians! Alfo what about them. (4.) Becaufe the Bea!l: Devices have the Romani!l:s invented, to fpoil and called the Utchin is too fl:rong for \ttterly ruin the Protefiants from time to time! him, he taketh him by Craft : For contriving he!li!h Plots, and then cafting them when he ufl:eth himfelf down upupon fuch whofe Souls hate fuch detefl:able Ae– on the Ground, he leapeth upon ti'ons 1 lt h':!th been the common Practice of thefe his Belly, and de!hofeth him. crofty Perlecutors, to put the Wolves Skins upon (S.) The Fox, Naturali!l:s obferve, thefc harmlefs Sheep and Lambs of Chrifl:, and hath a fL\b,il Way to take Fifh: then fet the Dogs upon them, to hurt and worry Wahdering by the Shore, he dip· them, &c. How have they charged them with peth his Tail ·in 1he Water, and Treafon, Sedition, and Rebellion, from time to the little Fin, immediately entan· time, on purpofe to render them odious to the .gle themfelves in it, and fo are common, and more unwary People. taken. (6.) By Craft, as GejiJCr obferves, be ger.s tire Badger's .Den for his own Ufe; and by laying in the Mouth of the Vvolfe's Den, aJ1 Herb called Sea-Onion, which is contrary to the Nature of 2 Wolves,
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