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from it ; I fliail for brevity fake only tell the rea- 
der thus much, that the craftinefs and fubtiltyof 
the Foxj is an evidevtfymbole and exampleof that 
craft and deceit which is in the Devil and all his 
agents*, which how great it is in transforming him- 
felt into ai3 Angel of light, will be better altoge- 
ther omitted, then briefly to fpeak of, as the O- 
rator once faidof Carthage x with what fraudu- 
lent exprefsions did he deceive ourfirft Parents? 
with what fubtilty did he tempt Chrift himfelf ? 
and how many cheats doth he put upon men dayly, 
but chiefly thofe that think themfelves moft fecure? 
how eafily doth he deceive Witches and Inchan- 
ters ? he telleth them how to bring a flood, how to 
make thunder, and he deftroyeththefe ; nay he is 
not contented with this neither, but at their death 
he being not able to give that help which he pro- 
mifed, deftroyeth both body and foul ; Samffea is 
faid,J«d|^. 15. 4. to get 300. Foxes^m&to tye 
them together with firebrands at their tailes, and 
fo fent them into his enemies corn; fome doubt 
how it could be done; for firft, SampfsK could not 
get fo many; and fecondly, although he might get 
them , yet he could not tye firebrands to their tails • 
to both which I anfwer,that about the Cafpia/t Sea 
there are fo many Fexesy as z/Eliau. reporteth, that 
they will come into Towns and Cities in great 
companies, but doe no one any hurt, fawning upon 
every body; and as amongft us we have fo many 
Goats, that they will often get into the Vine- 
yards and pull down the Vines ; So in Jud^aAn old 
times, they were as much troubled with Foxes, a^. 
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