REFLEXION.

No Treachery so Mortal, as That which Covers it self under the Masque of

Sanctity. A _Wolfe_ does a Great deal more Mischief in a _Sheep-Skin_,

then in his _Own Shape_ and _Colour_. The _Mouse_ that took this _Cat_

for a _Saint_, has very Good Company, not only in her Mistake, but in

her Misfortune too: For we have seen a whole Assembly of These _Mousing

Saints_, that under the Masque of Zeal, Conscience, and Good Nature, have

made a Shift to lay, I know not how many Kingdoms in Blood and Ashes.

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