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The wild Afs may reprefent wicked men, ^ of 
which there are abundance in the Defarts of Ara- 
kia ; thus even the whole World is tilled i^ith wick- 
ed men. And as there is no poffibility of taming 
the wild A/f ; fo it is as difliculc a matter to reclaim 
a wicked perlbn, one that is given over to a repro- 
bate fenfe; moreover, as this Creature will never 
cry if it have but good pafture ; fo neither do 
wicked men take any care for the next World® 
if they can but have enough of this. Cove- 
tous men may alfo be compared to who 
as they are chiefly employed in carrying of bur- 
thens ; fo are covetous men fttll heaping the world 
together, and burthening themfelvcs with the cares 
thereof; but as the Afs oftentimes is loaden with 
<born, but feedeth upon the chaff himfelf i thus 
covetous men do not enjoy what they have got, 
not knowing who fltall enjoy thofe riches which 
they with a great deal of pains and care have fera- 
ped together. To conclude, Erafmns hath drawn 
many inferences from the A/>, comparing illite- 
rate men to them; who as fhe hath a great love to 
her young ones, fo have they a high efleem of theic 
own works; and although it hath a very large heart, 
yet is very timerous thus unlearned men willi- 
mitate, and fometimes exceed the learned in their 
ferious deportment and, grave geftures ; many 
teachers there are that are more dull then the A/r, 
who faw divine vengeance, and the naked fword 
fooner than Balaam did ; for it is often feen that 
the people are truer Worfhippers of God than 
thofe that teach them. The Afs may be compared 
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