Ofthevanitieofcofitlyandbraraeapparefl. 377 So that notwithfianding this obieelion, it is iawfuil to 4.Set7.2. weare rich and cooly appareil, ifitbe fitted to thedlate and' That their ap conditionofthofe that weareir; yea men may offend in thepare! Jhauld contrarie extrearne,when as theyvfc fuchbate and beggerly notbe boleand attire,and in fuch afordidousand flouenly fafhion,as is alto_ fordidous, gether vnbefeeming men of their quality, vnleffe it be in good quaky forceparticular cafes,as in the timeoffalling&humiliation, or when the Church is in extremitie and want,&muff ofne- cefîtyberelieued,&c. When notwithflandingdecencyand comunesmaybe ohlerned,thou.gh itbe but in apoorehabit and meane attire: and therfore the praólifenot onlyoffordi- dousmilers istobeauoided, who will not be at thecoflte, maintaine themlelues in fuch apparel,as their, place &calling requireth, but altoofthofe, who out oftheir religion, orra- ther fuperfiition, go in beggerly and poore clothing, to make ofientation of their humility, and contempt ofthe world : all which looke the fameway,thoughvnder another vizard,with thok proud cynicallPhilofophers,who affe6ted thegloryoftheworld by their contempt ofbravery, cuen as force ofthetaafelues who were infe&edwith the fame difeale judgedofothers, whom they law tainted with ir. SoSocra- tes telleth efintiffbeses that he could fpiehis pride through Diogenes . the holes of his cloake:.and another haying cenfured the jb.q.devaria Rhodiansfor their pride inapparel!, .and afterwards teeing . theLacedemonians in bafe andfordidous clothes, Paid, be- Auguft.de fer. hold another kind ofpride. Soone oftheancients faith,that Domini. for- there may beglorying, as well inbale, as ingorgeous appa- sna parimado rell,whichisfomuchthemoredangerous ,becaufeitdecei- fgiendifunt, . ueth vnderthe colour ofGods feruice:andtherefore another quiaaitenrm exhorteth vs to auoidtheone extreame aswell as theother deliciae,alter:n, becaufc the one fauoureth ofwantondelicacie, . the otherof Fiona n r dNe. vaine glorie. polían. But I fhall not need to fay much ofthis argument in thefe dales, wherein men;andwomen generally arefallen into the Ofthegreat contrarieabufe ofexceffe, forgetting all refpe& of order or bufe ofappareil, degree. For whereas our Sauiour rclirained gorgeous appa- through excel:. mil to Kings courts, now it is Browne common in euerieß t brauerie honk, without any, refpeót ofLute and calling : gentlemen going
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