. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . rrive from the thing feard. Howoft has a Prince, through a groundlefs Jealoufie, declaredWar againft him who never thought of offending him ? andboth taking arms, that which was at firf^but a flight and ill-grounded prefumption, ends in a bloody War: tis thefame with fuch, as with ill built Ships, which the morethey fally from fide to fide, are the fooner loft. I dontblame Diffidence, when tis the Daughter of Prudence, aswe faid elfewhere; buta total defedofgood faith, with- {\\) ^tinuitque quod difficillimum efl, ex fapieniia modum.
. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . rrive from the thing feard. Howoft has a Prince, through a groundlefs Jealoufie, declaredWar againft him who never thought of offending him ? andboth taking arms, that which was at firf^but a flight and ill-grounded prefumption, ends in a bloody War: tis thefame with fuch, as with ill built Ships, which the morethey fally from fide to fide, are the fooner loft. I dontblame Diffidence, when tis the Daughter of Prudence, aswe faid elfewhere; buta total defedofgood faith, with- {\\) ^tinuitque quod difficillimum efl, ex fapieniia modum. Toe in-vit. Agr. C12) Wherefore when 5a«/ faw rliat he behaved ;lfvery wifely, he was afraid of him, 18. ij. X 2 cut 310 Trtnces are to he carefttll how they Vol. I. out which, neither Friendfhip, Society nor Covenants canbe lafting. The Law of Nations would be invalid, and allthings would be exposM to Fraud and Deceit. All thingsare not adted with an ill intention. The greateft Tyrantfometimes propofes juft and honourable ends. EMBLEM UNcertain and dubious is the motion of the Serpentwinding it fclf firft one way then another, withfuch uncertainty, that its very body knows notwhere it will ered its head. Youd think it made this way,and immediately it moves contrary, without leaving anytradt of its paflage, nor can the intention of its motion bedircover*d(ij. So occult fliould be the Counfels and De-fignsof Princes. None ought to know whither they tend;they fliould imitate God the great Governour of all things. (i) Butcanft not tell whence iccometh,and whither itgoeth. Joh.^.Sj whofe Vol. I. communicate their Dejigns to others. 311 whole ways are paft finding out (2); for which reafon theSeraphim coverd his feet with his wings f;j. Princesought fb carefully to conceal their defigns, that their Mi-nifters themfelves fhould not penetrate them; nay, that theyftiould be the firft that (hould believe otherwife and be deceivd,thereby the more naturally and efFe(f
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