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5. What Hereticks are in the Church, that are 
fyrants in the Comtnon-wealth ; and therefore 
rhey are called by fome t/£ thiopia» VF olves ; the 
Poets do feign Tyrannical Princes for their cm- 
shy to be changed into Wolves : we read, in E- 
of Princes that are like ravening Wolves 
devouring the prey, Cap. 22. 17. the fame is faid 
^ifd. 3.3. It is eafie to drawfeveral othier inferen- 
ces from the nature of the Wolf, and to follow the 
comparifon between the Wolf and the Tyrant far- 
ther than I £h all carry it now, which I leave to 
the ftudious; Icouldfpeak alfo to the Fable of 
men that were changed into Wolves, and other 
creatures ; but I fhal! not enlarge much fur- 
ther on his creature ; the Hillory of Nebtt- 
rhadonofor is no proof at all of men being 
changed intoother fhapes ; for all that we find in 
Scripture concerning it is this, that he did eatgrafs 
as Oxen, and that his body was wet with the dew 
)f Heaven, nntill his hairs were grown like Eagles 
eathers, and his nails like birds claws, Daa. 4. 30. 
[have read of the Tyrant that promiled the A- 
heuians to make peace with them , if they would 
end away their Orators ; the Athemans anfwer- 
;d him with this Apologue , of the Wolves that 
offered to make peace with the Iheep, if they 
vould fend away their dogs, the ready way for 
hem to be all deflroyed ; a fit anfwer for him, they 
>eing then as naked lambs among Wolves ; as 
i^rift told his Dikiples, that he fent them out as 
ambs among Wolves, Luke 10. 3. If. ii. 6 . h 
s faidy that the Wolffhall dwell with the lamhy aui 
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