150 Ci&e^r00?Pof'B^tttei0ii or^ 
Moon; if he feeth a mouie run by him, he will 
run after him whatever he is doing of> and thence 
came the Proverb, the Bride Cat^ which Gngory 
JNaz>ianz^en expoundeth thus, that if a Cat be ador- 
ned like a Bridegroom with rich attire, if he feeth 
amoufeftir, though a Bride for attire, yet fhe 
runneth after it, never minding her attire-, thus 
are all fpurious and falfe Minilfers; and he corn- 
par eth them to fome Gentlemen that have been 
given to lewd courfes, but afterwards have un- 
dertaken the office of the Miniftry, and yet conri- ^ 
nue the fame as they were before. 2, t/£liaK,Ltl>, 
•7. 40, faith, that the Male Cat is the leache- 
roufesl creature th^tis^ but the female not fo bad, 
and very tender of her young ones ; when the 
Male is thus inflamed with luft, fhe leaveth the 
Houfe, and wandereth up and down ; the Male be- 
ing foleacherous, killeth all the young ones, that 
be may enjoy the female the fooner- the male at 
that time is exceeding fierce, and oftentimes do 
wound one another in the night time, where we 
commonly hear them make fuch noifes ; but fome 
do fay that the male is not more luftful than the 
female, but chat they are both alike, nay fometimes 
the female will fight for -the male, 3. A yoaug 
Cat is very nimble, climbing over Houfcs, and up 
into Trees, and if he feeth any thing to move upon 
the ground, he vvill leap upon it, he will play v/ith 
anyfoat henieereth with ; but when old, then he 
is as dull and lazie ; Julius C afar S call ger faith, 
that in there are fome Cats fo nimble, 
that they v/ill run as nimbly as a SquirreL 4. Be 
