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A02643	The hunting of the fox: or, Flattery displayed The flatterers devise; a water-man looking one way, and rowing another, with this motto mel in ore, fel in corde. By H. H. Grayens.; Hunting of the fox.	Harflete, Henry, fl. 1653.	1632 (1632)	STC 12771; ESTC S117317	25,874	94

kindes of Foxes the Flatterer and the Slanderer of which my intent is to vnbourough only now the Fox-Flatterer Flattery is the subject of this ensuing discourse which doth object two things to your eye and consideration The 1 Definition 2 Distribution of Flattery 1 The Definition Flattery is a vice hardly discerned from friendship whereby a man with soft and smooth speeches seekes to get favour with a man for some worldly respect thereby the more easily to deceive him pretending what he intends not Give mee leave gentle Reader to open the definition of Flattery that I may in part open and rip vp the belly of the Fox-Flatterer The definition doth consist of two parts The 1 Genus 2 Differences 1. The Genus in this word Vitium it is a vice 1. It is a vice 1 The worst of vices And secondly 2 infectious 3 hurtfull 4 fawning 5 scoffing Vice First A Vice or peccatum a sinne so Aquinas calls it For according to the judgement of Devines it is a sinne against the ninth Commandement A flatterer beares false witnesse against his neighbour Now a man may beare false witnesse two wayes either first privately by himselfe or secondly publiquely before the Magistrate Flattery and slandering are two members of private bearing false vvitnesse a slanderer beares false witnesse to a man against others a flatterer beares vvitnesse to a man against himselfe ●…his ●…a granted proposition it needes no greater amplification so that it is as Tacitus saith Vetus in republica malum It is an olde evill in the Common-wealth and no vices like to old vices and as it is vetus so it is vitiosum a vitious evill for it is first vitiorum pessima 1. The worst of vices And that in 3. respects propter 1 Simulationem virtutū 2 Odium a deo ab homine 3 Conservationē vitiorū First it is the worst of vices because it counterfeits all vertues Vice is made vertues Ape in a flatterers practise It is his intent Virtutem non colere sed vitia colorare as S. Bernard saith Not to embrace vertue with a good intention but to paint over vice vvith a faire complexion For every vice takes his colours or his instigations from him and his greatest exploits are either to further vice or to smother it He is like vnto the Camelion apt to all objects capable of all colours who clokes hate with holines ambition with good government and flattery with eloquence yet whatsoever he pretends is dishonesty for as a Camelion hath all colours save white so hath hee all points save honesty 2. It is the worst of vices because it is hated both of 1 God 2 Man Man cannot abide him because he doth a little professe amity to man God cannot endure him because hee doth no more but professe it Because hee weares Gods livery of true amity the world daignes not to be his mother and because his heart is fallacious and sinne-wedded God meanes not to be his Father A touch of these And first he is Hated of God The Scripture tells vs the Lord hates evill and the Psalmographer assures vs that the flatterer harbours an evill heart Psal. 41. 7. God then cannot chuse but hate him for if flattery were not evill it could not be the object of hatred for nothing can bee hated but evill or that which is esteemed so at the least according to the Moralist Odium est quo voluntas resilit ab objecto disconuenienti vel vi disconuenienti Hatred is the turning of the concupis●…ible appetite from that which is evill or esteemed euill Now God doth not hate flattery as an esteemed evill but as an absolute evill in it selfe 〈◊〉 The Schoole-men tell vs of a two-fold hatred in God There is a hatred 1 Negative 2 Positive 1. The negatiue hatred of God is two-fold 1 Negatio amoris 2 Displicentia rei The first is when God doth denie his love hee is said to hate so hee hated Esau before hee had done either good or evill The second is when sinne doth displease him causing him to turne away his wonted favour he is said to hate 2. The Positive hatred is d●…retum puniendi a decree in God to punish for when God doth punish man any way for sinne hee is said to hate the sinner now if God doth hate the flatterer what can hee expect but Gods displeasure and judgements vpon him for his false heart and whom God hates man cannot love and therefore 2. He is hated of man And why Because a flatterer pretends amity intends enmity Hee salutes his friend in his mouth with Ave or God keepe you when in his heart hee meanes Cave or The devill take you thus hee is amicus nomine ore inimicus re corde A friend in shew an enemie in deed Psal. 41. 5. and therefore worthy to bee hated of man vvho thus turnes enemy to man I may speake of the life of a flatterer vvhat Tully speakes of the life of a Tyrant Haec est vita Tyrannorum saith he adulatorum say I in qua nulla fides nulla charitas nulla stabilis benevolentiae potest esse fiducia omnia semper suspecta nullus locus est amicitiae In the life of a flatterer there can bee no faith no charity no sure benevolence all things are alwayes suspected there is no place of friendship And therefore he is worthy of hatred But me thinks I heare the flattering enemy inducing vs to subjection to the God of the word producing an obiection out of the word of God Backing it both with precepts affirmation and examples confirmation And first by precept Math. 5. 44. Wee must doe good to those that hate vs and love our enemies And 1 Ioh. 3. 15. and 1 Ioh. 2. ver 9. and 11. He that hateth his brother is a man-slayer And Leu. 19. 17. We ought not to hate our brother in our heart Secondly by example David loved those that hated him 2 Sam. 19. 6. And therefore wee ought not to hate the flatterer who is our brother To these I answere First there is a twofold love Amor rei personae The love of the 1 thing or action 2 person We must love the person of our enemie that hath wronged vs but wee must hate his ●…nfull actions wee must pray against their sinnes not persons 2 Sam. 15. 31. Acts 4. 29. Or secondly There is a two-fold hatred say the Schoole-men Odium 1 abominationis 2 inimicitiae The hatred of 1 abomination 2 enmitie With the hatred of abomination a man may hate or distast the evill or sinne done against God which is hatefull to God and hurtfull to his members as flattery is Secondly with the hatred of Enmitie a man may hate the person but how onely as he doth will or permit the punishment of the person because of the evill he hath committed so a Magistrate may will a man to bee punished Vt improbus sed

THE HVNTING OF THE FOX OR FLATTERY DISPLAYED The Flatterers devise A Water-man looking one way and rowing another with this Motto Mel in ore fel in corde By H. H. Grayens LONDON Printed by A. M. for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith at the signe of the Golden Lyon in Paules Churchyard 1632. TO THE RIGHT Worshipfull Sir CHRISTOPHER HARFLETE Knight of the I le of Thanet SIR THe Hunting of harmefull beasts is commended for recreation and the Metaphoricall hunting of wickednesse is commanded for reformation It was part of my recreation being somtimes wearied with the study of the Law to vnkennell to put vp and hunt the Fox for so S. Bernard calls the Flatterer which may bee called My sparehoure-meditations I know your VVorship to bee free from this vice which made mee bold to flye to your Worship to shelter it vnder the wings of your Protection hoping for no exception but your acceptation wishing you with your vertuous Lady all health and happines in this world and all blessednesse in the world to come Thus prayeth Your Worships affectionate friend and Kinsman HEN. HARFLETE To the Reader GEntle Reader I have written nothing but the truth but I know Truth brings forth a bad daughter Hatred Veritas odium but I wish that she might be an abortive I hope none through hatred will give too hard a censure of mee for writing the truth I have writ the truth in love and charity I have covered naked truth with her sister Charity I hope gentle Reader that Hatred the daughter of Truth will passe by her Mother and not know her in that attire the●… judge favourably of mee and quo animo legis obserua quo observas serua Reade it that th●… mayst remember it and remembring practise not flattery but true amity hoping for no lesse and praying to God for this I leave thee to God Thy friend no flatterer HEN. HARFLETE The Contents Of Flattery consider 1. THe Definition page 4. Which consists of the 1. Genus 2. Differences The Genus Vice Flattery is a vice 5 It is the worst of vices Because it counterfeits all vertues 6 Because it is hated of God 7 Because it is hated of Man 8 Because it is the nourisher and preseruer of vices 11 It is an infectious vice 12 It is an hurtfull vice 14 It is a scoffing vice 15 It is a fawning vice 16 The Differences in which obserue foure things First Flatteries neere affinity with friendship 'T is hardly discerned from friendship from which note that flattery is like friendship 18 That a man can hardly know it from friendship 21 That a flatterer is a secret enemy 23 Secondly the meanes whereby a flatterer doth deceive viz. by soft and smooth speeches 24 Thirdly his ends which are taken from his 1. Policy 2. Inten●… 1. Of his Policy see the 1. Object 2. Extent The Obiect is favour To get favour pag. 26 The Extent For some worldly respect 27 2. Intent To deceive 29 Fourthly his hypocrisie pretending what he intends not 31 II. Distributiō which demonstrats the Causes Obiect Signes of Flattery The Causes are foure 1. Efficient The Devill 32 2. Materiall faire and glozing words pag. 34 Which are in regard of the 〈◊〉 ●…lightfull pag. ●…6 In regard of the Auditors 〈◊〉 or triall bitter because they are Birdlime 31 Because they are sweet poyson 37 Because they are wine but deadly 38 Because they are swords 38 Because they are netts 38 In regard of the flatterers ayme deceitfull 39 3. Formall Dissimulation or hypocrisie 42 〈◊〉 Finall Deceit 44 The Object is to be considered 1. Generally 2. Specially Generally that flatter for some outward good such are found in Church Court Citie Country In the Church 48 The Minister flatters in his Instruction when hee preaches for Favour Profit Credit 50. 51 And that in regard of the Matter 55 Intention 58. Manner of speaking 58 In the Court you shall finde the flatterer Ambitious 60 Selfe-conceited and politick 63 Affecting popularity 63 In the Citie there flattery is betweene the Citizen and his Wife 64 Betweene the Citizen and Country-man 65 Betweene the Cheater and Stranger pag. 69 In the Country 70 Specially who ayme at a mans Life 73 Goods 75. Good name 76 The signes are to praise a man though absent beyond his deserts 77 To praise a man to his face 78 Vpon small distasts to slacke acquaintance 78 He is a tale-bearer 78. 79 THE HVNTING OF THE FOX OR THE FLATTERER DISPLAYED SAint Gregory compares the world to a rotten nut which being opened with the knife of verity you shall finde nothing within but rottennesse and vanity vanity indeed so saith the wisest of Kings vanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas Vanity of vanities and all is vanity There is nothing found in the Macrocosme or great world but vanity you shall finde the same in the Microcosme or little world Man Homo vanitas man himselfe is vanity so saith the Psalmist but man is most vaine respect●… vitiorum in respect of his vices as Solomon in his booke of Ecclesiastes witnesseth wherein he hath hunted out the vanities and sins which men most haunt The wicked like Esau are cunning hunters of goodnes and good men they hunt both 1 vi 2 fraude By force and fraud by hand and head Micah 2. 2. They covet fields and take them by violence Here they hunt vvith hands by force Anaxagoras thought man the vvisest of all creatures quia manuatus because he hath hands whereby to expresse all signes but hee might better have concluded him the worst of all creatures because he hath hands whereby to oppresse his neighbour Mal. 7. 2. They hunt with a nett Here they hunt with their crafty head by fraud As they are hunters so they are cunning hunters By their crafty head they have devised politique gins to catch good men They seeke not the Golden Fleece by Iasons merit or honesty but by Medeas subtilty But as S. Augustine saith Their trickes may be approved of in iure fori but they shall be reproved for them in jure poli Earth may connive at them but heaven will never receive them I vvish that all vvicked hunters might bee hunted by good men that are in authority The hunting of harmfull beasts is commended for recreation The metaphoricall hunting of wickednesse is commanded for reformation There are many beasts that may bee hunted for wicked men in the Scripture are compared to divers sorts of beasts some to wilde Boares some to Horses some to Mules some to Dogges some to the Fox and to others and that respectu vitiorum because they are so deformed by their sinnes and through them transformed into savage natures I insist not vpon many particulars but onely vpon one and that is the Fox whom 〈◊〉 hunt not with sword but pen Cant. 2. 15. Take vs the little Foxes vpon this place S. Bern. saith Duo sunt vulpium genera There are two