John Trapp on Matthew 2:7

Verse 7. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, [non-Latin text not transcribed]. enquired of them diligently] The children of this world are wise [illegible: 1 word]. & [illegible: 4 words]. in their generation, but so [illegible: 1 word] Serpents, Foxes, &c. to the which the Churches enemies are oft compared. He thought by this means to have made all sure, but in the thing wherein he dealt proudly Exod. 18. 11. and politikely God was above them, as old Jethro hath it. There is neither power nor policy against the Lord; who ever waxed fierce against him, and prospered? Job 9. 2.