amomiso.mil 386 Ofthe vanityofeofi <y olddrawapparell. 610.1710 SP"' worldlings to ietit out daily in their gorgeous attire, be- befeemebcbri-sáufe they haue nothing to glorie in but there outward ßiar, things; andafrohaue their proud habits fuiting with their proudhearts,and therea of their outward cariage andbeha- viour, yetit much misbefeemeth chriflians herein to fafhion themfelues to the cuulomeofthe world ; for their chiefeor- naments are not outward and carnali, but inwardand fpiri. tuall, when as theyaredecked with Gods fan6lifying gra- ces; they aremoil glorious when they are moll humble,and what hath humility to doe with the enfignes ofpride ?they are bell adorned with modeflic and chaflity, which out- wardlyChew themfelues in lober andgraue attire; and there- fore what haue they ro doe with phantaflicall fafhions, and the wanton and lighthabits oflafciuiousand filthieharlots? they comenearell the truthoftheir pr ofellion, when as fol. lowing the rule of the Scriptures, they puton thehabit of Tit .% 4. holineffe, and array themfelues in comely apparel, withffiame- sTim.ag.to. faflneff andmodefly,andareadorned withgood work.es,asitbe- commeththofe that profeffe thefeare of God: why therefore fhould their pra6life giue the lie totheir profeffion,by accu. floming themfelues to wearegorgeous and gay garments, which harlots vît asmares to let out their beauty to the (ale, and to intice vaine perlons to follie and filthineffe?Why will chriflian women feeme fuch as they would bee loth to be; and having nothing tofell,why do they hang out fignes to inuitecuflomers ?Finally,feeing in our Baptifme wehaue renounced the world with the vanities and luflsthereof, why fhouldwe in our apparell fhew ourfelues as vaine as the vainefl,orhauing call there lulls outofourhearts, as it were the chiefe city, why doewee fuffer them to ref} vponour backes, asin the fuburbs, where they are ready euery day to make a reentrie, and tobring with themall vice andvanitie? Againe, let vs remember, that ifour SauiourChrillwould not haue vs,who profefle ourfelues childrenofour heauenly facher,to takeany care for food andraiment,but to refl our (clues vpon his alfufficient prouidence ; howmuch leffe would hee haue vs to trouble ourbraines about curious andcofily ornaments ? how farce would hee haue vs from (pending 4
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