138 C(je WOlP Of 'Brutes i or, 
ihall have occaiion to fpeak of this at large hereaf- 
ter; that he is malicious and revengeful appears, in 
that all his craftinefs, &c. is only imployed to the 
delfraftion of other Creatures; and his gluttony 
appears in that he is continually feeking for his 
prey, never being fatisfied;which three odious pro- 
perties are applycd to Hypocrites , Lhk, 9. 58. 
and that chiefly to Heraiy Lukz 13. 32. Sgani 
ttll that F ox y &c. 
The Fox therefore, as we faid before, is very 
crafty; which will appear, 
1. In that he claps his tail between his legs 
when he is purfued, 
2. He hath a very large hairy tail , infomuch 
that the dogs purfuing of him catch hold of his 
tail;& thinking to catch hold of him,inflead of flelh 
get nothing but their mouthes full of hair , by 
which means they lofe their hold of him. 
3. When he perceiveth he cannot efcape he 
utin’s on his tayl and whisks it on the dogs, which 
hath an exceeding ftrongfcent,infomuch that the 
dogs not enduring the feent are for a while forced 
todefift. 
4. He often when he is in danger,and no avoiding 
of it, he wiH bite the dogs pn their hinder legs, for 
that is the tendereft part about them. 
5. Becaufe thcUrchine is too Itrongforhim, 
he taketh him by craft; for when he cafteth him- , 
felf down upon the ground, he leapcch upon his 
belly aeddeftroyeth him. 
' 6 . The Fox hath a way to take fijfh ; wandring 
by the (hoar, hedippeth histiylin the water ;the 
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