368 Thevanitie ofee lyhautholdfluffe,andhatey duíldíngf. S.Seîi,s. And thus it appeareth how vaine and worthlel9e thefe Oftheva:rity rich iewels,and co(llie furnitureare infllie to beevalued and oflxmpruoru a(leemed. Letvs in the next place confider offtatelie houles buüdtxg,, and fumptuous buildings, wherein woridlie menfo much glorie anddelight; inwhich afterdue examinationwe fhall find nomore excellencie,or le{fevanitie. And fir(l, ifwewill credit the wifeSalomon (whohauing for a timehis affe&ion greatlie let upon them, wanted neither witcuriouflie to con- trine his(latelybuildings for moll conuenient vfe, andgrea- te(l (lateandglory,nor yet wealth tofecond his inventions) hee will tell vs on his owne experience, that when in this kindwee haue done all wee can, yea all wee will, and inour hearts delire; we (hall in the endof all our coil and labour, Ecdef a.4.nt. find nothing but vanitie and vexation offpirit. Againe,if there wereany excellenciein thefe fumptuous buildings, it ischieflie the glorie and praife of the builders andworke- men,whofearc and skill is hereby commended, and not of the workemaflerandowner, whohad do otherpartto a& in thefe workes, but to disburfe the money andbeare the charge. The honk therefore doth not grace the inhabitant, but hehishabitation,when ashe maketh it an holie temple for religious duties, a manfion for vertue and good order, the feate ofgood hofpitalitie, and aplace ofrefuge and re- liefe for the needieand afllided. Neither will thefe flatelie buildings greatlieprofit vs, for they donot bring to the ow- ners any found ioy, quiet and contentation, which dwell more often inpoorecottages then in (latelie palaces.They doe not freevs from care and griefe, wherewith iatelie buildings are often pefired, when as thatched houles are priuiledged and exempted. They doe not preferue their lordsfrom the encounters offnckneffes anddifeafes; yeara- ther thereliethan open paffage to let in gouts, patties, col- lickes, confumptions, when as they are kept out fromen- tring fuch flenderbuildings,as willfcarce beamoffa (lorme, or holdout raine.The thickneffeof their (lone or well tim- bred walles, nor the flrength of their nailed gates will ferue to keepe out death ; neither will the height of their buildings makehimneede askating ladder, when hee corn- meth
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