^ SDefctipticm of iifiins Cceature^^ i a ^ 
might give a teftimony of their obedience to God, 
which would not have appeared in abrtaining 
from thofe things which in their own nature were 
hurtful; but in abllaining from thofe things that 
were ufefull and pleafant; for Swines flefli (as 
wc faid before) is the likeft to mans flefli. 4. 
UanttHs telleth us a tfourth caufe, in his |Book 
vera fapientia, cap. ij. Godf&^d the Jews theea^ 
ting of Swipes flejh^ {jaithhe)that thereby they might 
learn to keef tbemfelves from all fins of uncleannefs^ 
for Swines are flthy and mclean creatures • never 
Jo much as once looking up unto heaven^but alwayes 
rooting In the earth continually fee king for food* and 
no creature is of f$ little ufe as they aref of e very crea^ 
iure ts either good for drawings for tilling the ground^ 
for eafing of burthens y or elfe they ferve to clothe usy 
or give us milkier laft of ally arejorafafegmrd mtQ 
us that no creature but is of fome ufe or other to man^ 
God therefore forbids them to eat Swines flefh which 
was fed only to live* He would have them take heedy 
from this coeaturcy of being gluttonSy which would 
very much hinder the free exercife of jufiice a^ongFt 
themyas alfo that they (hould not plunge themfelves 
in filthy lufls as the Sow doth inthemirCy and that 
they fhould not be [ubjeSl to y nor clog themfelves with 
earthly pleaf are S‘f for they are befmeared with mud or 
clayy that mafe riches their God-^ thtss far Lftanti- 
us. The Sow never looks up to heaven but when 
he gfunteth, and then it is only with his eyes 
lift up 5 he will be much under trees, loving ex- 
ceedingly to feed upon ^ corns ^ but never lookech 
up to the O^^froin whence theyfalh thus wicked 
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