AMIN 390 Ofthe vanityofcofilysodbraueappare[!, ¿d x,: sake for whichit is vied: for firft,whereas it is puton asanorna- tbofe tbat were ment to commend vs, it is manifelt that it faileth herein; it morecon- for (as one faith) hewho thinks that goldadornes him,mufi mendable, acknowledge himfelfe inferiour to that wherebyhe isador. Clemens A- Y lexand.Pxdag. ned ; andbeing inferiour, hee is no moreamauer ofit but a Lb. s,cap.u. feruant: nowwhat is more abfurd then for a man toacknow- ledge himfelfe inferiour, and leffe comely and beautifull then this Lydianfragment?Neither in truth cloth this gay clothingadorne and commend any in refpe6t of their ftate and perfon,bodieor mind, ifit be excefliue in it felfe, or im- moderateand too too common in refpe6t of time; for ifa man thusgoe aboue hiscalling,inReadof makinghimfelfe commendable byall his coif and labour,hee isoffome enui- ed, ofothers skorned ; one hee prouoketh to anger,another tolaughter,and all to difpleafure and diflike; yea thofe who bowvnto thofe thus richly adorned and do them reuerence, euen in theperformanceofthefe outwardcomplements,doe fecretlycon demne them in their hearts; cenfuring themof pride, vanitie and wantonnefÍe ; feeing if they were not whollypo%liedof thefe vices, they would not with fo great colt and labour attire themfelues aboue their calling, nor with fuch phantafticall and light fafhions deforme their bo- dies. Wherein the iuft iudgementof God threatnedagainit the proud lieth heauilie vpon them; for when they thinke by their coil andbrauerie to exalt themfelues in euery ones iudgement,and to be commended and approued ofall that behold them, the Lord refilling them in their pride, pulleth them downe,and maketh them to pleafenone,whereas they intended hereby topleafe all, for Godapproueth them not, yea ratherhe profeffeth to oppofe againft them ; the vertu- ous and humble like them nor, for hating pride inthem- felues,they cannotloue i't in others :thofewhoare as proud as themfei tiesare not herebypleafed ; for they who are their fuperiours difdaine that they fhould match orcomeneere them in brauerie; their equals emulate and contendwith themwho (hall exceedother; their inferiours enuie andma- ligne thembecaufe they cannot be asfine as they, yea them, films are not pleafed with themfelues,becaufe they neuer thinke
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