s oftherich man,arrdLazarus: coates ? But nay fpeechof thefe vanities rather crauetharei formation then any imbittering ;and therefoecpraying all humorifls in appareil t©confiderbetimes , and before the decree which is gone forth, be fealed with force notable iudgetnent,what GodbyZepharz; bath thr atned again flall that are clotbedwithf$range,thatis,ronflrousgarmëts ;which is that he for there , by act-suing ofof mannndGeafi, Zeph. r .8.I leaue,what might befurtber fpoken,tocenfidera. . ie.2. tion, andcome to a fecondv fe. For, ifinternpfrance in appa cell be cenfured by the word ;then it is not true that the Scripture tnedlethnot with appareil,neitherbath any mea !tire tomake it by :for the holyGhofi (as hath beene !hewed) loth in it, fend vs a moafit meorurefor all thegarmentswe pnr on. And where foie, that fay-to their proud coatesand vpflart fïwdingales, as Saul to Samuel, honour me before this p- ople,t.Sam. t5. 3 o. are of opinion -that the appareil is not to be reg,rded,butthe heart ; heere we fee,that theapparell is the fureafhewinglgne and infcriptiora of the fool ifhheart that weareth it. Itadcede, the intemperance ofall ourfrange erpparell is from our heart; but when our heart hath once laidit yvpon our backe, we mayreade an intemperate heart there : and fo long as the leafe is greeneen the topofthe tree, weknow that allfappe is notgonedonne to the roote. There. fore, when we feefuch fireamers ofpride info manygarifh tires andattirings ofmen andwomen , andofwomen !pea cially ; we may fay there dwelles a proud heart, a vaine heart, a wanton heart, and a heart of nomodeflieorgood flay. Suchwas the.clothingofthis richman; which is tiler, fore branded by the holy Ghoft, vneler the taamesofpHrple andfneltnnen, andvnder the daily and wanton vfeoffuch pride. fwolneclothes. Heerein, there is no'doubt but hee offended greatly ; but heercinexprcfly and principally,that in all this wafle andgloryofappareil, hewas cruell.to Lao a;artus :and in this, hehath but too many followers at this day, whocarry all goodhoufekeeping with them in their trunkes to London, orfnme other great Citie'or Towne that theypurpofe to line in,andnot atthe Epbrathaboftheir owne
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