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fome good inftruftions from the nature qf the Sow 
in this particular, in which fhe flieweth a tender 
nature and a great love to her fellows; thus 
ought Chriftians to be pitiful & tender-hearted to 
their fellow creatures when under any mifery or 
affliction; but more particularly we may compare 
the Hog and the covetous man together; for as 
the Hog doth nothing all his life long but eat and 
feek for food ; thus is it the whole bufinefs of the ^ 
covetous mans life to heap up riches, and to cn- 
creafe his wealth. 
а. As the Hog is never fatisfied with what he 
eatesjfo are the defires of the covetous never to be 
fatisfled with riches <i 
5. As the Hog is of no ufe nor fervice to any 
one while alive; fo it is with the covetous man, 
who never doth any good with what he hath while 
alive. 
4. As Swines when very hungry and cannot get 
anything to eat, doe not fpa re their young piggs, 
but greedily devour them; thus covetous men 
will have their greedy defircs fatisfied, and fparc 
neither friends nor relations, but are for what they 
can get of either. 
5. As the Hog if he heareth anynoife about 
his ftye prefently beginneth to gruntte, fearing 
that fome body is coming to take his life away 5 
thu are covetous men afraid of every one, left 
they fhould rob him of his pelf. 
б . As the Hog is continually grunting all the 
while he is at the trough, eating in fear left any 
fhould take it away from him ; thus covetous men 
doe 
