382 Ofthevanitieofcofi1and dramapparel. equal! temperature. Secondly,apparell isprofitable for cotn- lineffe,honourand ornament,not onelyas it couerethnatu- rali deformities; but alto as it nowmaketh the bodie feeme- lie and graceful!, which in it felfe was more comelie and beautiful! before the fall.And this end the Apofle fpeaketh t.Cor,sa.;. of, wherehefaith,thatvpôchafe members ofthebodywhichwe thínl(e,no tvnhoneff,weputmore honeftie en, and ourvnconoely partshaue more come/Mere on. And in the verfe following, that C¡od kath tempered the bodytogether, and bathgiuenthe more honour tothat part which lacked. And theirare the ends ofapparell; in which many failing doe fhew much vanitie and finne.For how manicarethere in thefe daies whodifho_ nett themfelues by their wanton and light garments, wea- ring fuch as will not cotter their nakedneffe, but difcouer K,ecveßitum their bare breafts toopenview, whileft their apparelleither appetimusfed couereth them not at all,or incouering doth not hide them ? ornatum;quæ- Howmany are there who in apparelling themfelues haue ri uranona- leaf! refpe&toneceffaryvfe,ortopteferue their bodies from melum vtìlius,fed the iniuriesofthe weather,but affe& thin and fubtilefine- quod iubtilius nef e, more then wholefome warmeneffe;defring rather to inuenitur,non be adorned then clothed, and to delight others eyes, then podrepast topreferue their owne health ?Finally, howmanie are there fragus,fed quod whodoe not honour their bodies with graueand decent a fuperlurecorn- p- pellat.Bernard, parell, but difgrace themfelues with phantafficall fafhions, Apol.ad.Gu and lafciuious habits; proclaiming by their outward gar- licl.abbat. ments, their inward pride and wantonneffe, asthough they would haue all men to take notice of their vanitie and lightneffe? g.Se51.. Andtheir are the abufes ofapparell in refpeaof the can- Oftbeabufeof festhereof.Inregardoftheviealtoitisabufed,whenasgor- ca/llyapparell geousand cofily apparell, which might fometimesbee law- inmfpea of the fullywornein refpe&ofthe dignitie of the perfon, isdaily thereof. and ordinarilie put on, for greater o(lentationof pride and vaineglorie. For as we mayoffendby wearing fuch richand cofflie garments asare abone our (late and calling; fo when thefemight well beareit in due time and vponfit occafon, weoffendalto when we Phew exceffe innegle&ing thefe cir- cumflances, and in keeping reuels all the yerre. And this was
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