The vanity ofceffyhoujholdfluffe,undflutely buildings. 367 Seeing therefore thefe things arenot onely full of vanitie, butalfo ofmany euilsand inconueniences, howmuch bet- ter were this col bellowed vpon the poore members ofIe- fus Chril then vpon thefe needleffe fuperfluities, manic whereofare fofine andcollie, that the owners can neuer al- moil find in their hearts to vfe them, but keepe them locked vp in their cheils notfuffering them to fce the funne, vnleflc vpon force fpeciall occafion, which hapneth not oncein a yeere, whenas pride meaneth to triumph in all itbrauerie, and caufeth them to makeolentation of al their glory?How much more were it for their credit to bee with their wealth beneficial! to manie, then to dwell in an houle thus pom- pouflie furnifhed? How much more wifely fhould they im. quantaefl gfe- ploy theirwcalth for the good of men, then vpon carpets tioJiusmuith andhangings? vpon lining and reafonable creatures, then bonne magni vpondead and fenfeleffe wals ? How much more profitable frcè babitare? were it to haueclothed friends, then adorned lodgings, the ClemensAlex. one feruing for defence, the other expofing them to the and.pædagog. prey?Lally,itmay well weane our heartsfrom being in loue lib.n.capr '. with this riotousexcefle,ifwe confiderthat it will make our account morehard and difficultat theday ofiudgement. For how doe we thinke will this reckoning bee accepted ofour Lord and Iudge, when aswee haue fpent his talents vpon needleffe fuperfluities, and fuffered the poore membersof Iefus Chril, for wholevfe alto wee received them, to want neceflárics ? when as we haue adorned our walleswith arras and tapeflry,andfufferedmen created after Gods image,yea our brethren and fellowmembersofthe famebody,toflame for want offieefe to cover their nakednes? whenour hones Auroparieter, are decked with gold, filkeand veluet, and poorechrilians auto taqucaria, negle&ed, notaffording them rags to couer them,and bread a ra, llgonnaca to feed them?Howwillthis goe for currant at this great au- rum,&nadus dit, that wee haue fuffered in the time ofdearth a great ma- ague churiens nie to lame for want ofreliefe, whereas we might haue re- ante foxes no deemed theirlines from death, by parting with an vnprofi- p°'°f bra in table ieweli,or fomeneedleffe furniture which is fcarce euer rur.Hieren.ad vied ? or howcan wee then hope to find mercie with God, Gaudette. whenas we haue fhewed fo little compaffìon toone another? And
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