a Dercttpti'ait af Cceatt»i:e^f. i^f 
them out by their names ; the ihepherd thinking 
it to be the voice of a man, cometh forth, and 
when he is come our, the Wolf falleth upon him, 
and dellroyeth him ; folhe often ferveth dogs : 
Tlws the Papirts ufed to let Book-fellers fell here- 
tical Books, and then mark what Noble men did 
buy of them, and afterwards accufe them for it. 
The female is much craftier than the male, 
for it was never yet found where fhelyeth at night; 
whatfoeverfhetouchethis made dull and ftupid 
ever after. Phillffuf Camerariusj Sacelf, i Caf . 
28 . faith. That there are no Wolves in England ; 
for they being exceeding dellroyers of fheep, and 
making of Cloath being the chief of Englands. 
Trade ; Thofe Malefaftors in former times that 
were condemned, had their lives given them up- 
on this condition, that each man fliould kill a 
Wolf this creature is not only a fit reprefentation 
of theeves and robbers, but may alfo fitly refem- 
ble the Devil, Hereticks, and Tyrants. 
John. 10. 12. Chrlfi maketh mention of the 
yFolf in the parable of the fliepherd and the 
fheep, by whicn the Devil is to be underftood. 
For, I. As the continually gosth about to 
deftroy men and beafts, fo is the Devil the molt 
implacable enemie to all mankind. 2. As the 
yy 9 lf by nature is fo greedy and ravenous that he 
can never be fatisfied, fo neither is the Devil ever 
fatisfied with thofe millions of fouls that he yearly 
deftroyeth. 3.The/^^<»//hatha fharp and acute 
fight, feeing bell in the night time ; and theyi fay 
of her that Ihe can fmell her prey when (he is 
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