This Fable is Moraliz’d in the Holy Gospel it self. ’Tis with all Men
that are Notoriously Wicked, of what Degree or State, or in what point
of Iniquity soever, much after the Rate of the _Wolfe_ in This Fiction.
Tyranny Marches under the Masque of Care, Piety, and Protection.
Injustice sets up the Rigorous Letter of the Law to Weigh against the
Improbity of the Witness: The Pawn-Broker pretends Charity, and the
Oppressor Flays the Widow and the Orphan: And at the same Time, Preaches
Mercy and Compassion, with the very same Breath. Treachery Covers it self
under a Cloak of Kindness and Friendship; and Nothing more Frequent then
_Wolves_ in _Lambs-skins_, even in the most Solemn Offices of Church and
State. This Fable Extends to All the Lewd Practices of _Hypocrites_ and
_Impostors_, under the Colour of Pious, and Charitable Works and Duties.
Now if All our _Moral Wolves_ in _Sheeps-Cloathing_, were but Serv’d as
This _Hypocritical Wolfe_ was in the _Fiction_, and Hung-up Indeed, with
their Crimes in Capital Letters on their Foreheads, Common Truth and
Honesty among Men would be more Sacred.