a Def^tiptiait of litu'ttff Creatures. 14^ 
diftant one from another, i'. Ci they differ in judge- 
ment and opinion ; notwithftanding all makes for 
the ruine of the Church, Samfftn therefore ga- 
thereth the Foxes together, i. e. to fhew that they 
are all agreed to trouble the Chsirchy Neh. 4. 8. 
We read, that when the Jeivs returned from Cap- 
tivity, and began again to build the Temple, and 
the Heathens their Enemies hearing of it, faid, 
Evffsthat tvhi'ch theylfiiildyifa Fox go tipyht floall 
even breaks down their SI one' tv all Thus, as the 
Enemies of the Jews thought, that the wall which 
they built was fo weak, that they might "eafily be 
laid walfej even by Foxes, &c« Thus the Ene- 
mies of the Church, if they fee that our SanEl^m 
SanSor am is likely to be built, f.f. that by the 
preaching of the Gofpel many Thall be conver- 
ted ; they think it an eafie matter by fubtil clifpu- 
tations to overthrow and ruine ; this we fee hap- 
ned in the primitive Churchy which appears by 
thofe many and long difputations which we fee the 
Fathers had with the Philofdphers of thofe 
; times. ^ 
Take the little Foxes- tvhlchf [fijl the Kwes^ 
Cant. 2. FropAft/ and Hefeticks are com- 
pared to foxes^^zek^ i^. idfraely thy Pro- 
phets are Hke t'heToxes In the D^arts ; that is a re- 
markable place in the little Foxes 
that fpoyled the F’ines- Orlgen hT' t^t Foxes under- 
ftandeth Devils • for as Foxe-s^aMt fed with clufters 
of Grapes, thab'Si, they fpoi^fg the Vines while 
young, and their tender branches but jiift grown 
oat : thus the Devil hidetb himfelf in Dens, but 
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