394 Ofthevanitieofcofflaadbraaeapparel. nie; andtherefore at their need are vnwilling (vnleffe they be forced byoppreflion) to do them any feruice, or to (}and betweene them and any danger; fo that whereasheereto- fore gentlemen fo imployed their wealth, that it ferued notablie for their defencein time ofperill ; now (pending it vpon iewels,apparell,plateand furniture, in time ofpeace it expofeth them to enuie, and the danger of theeues, and in time ofwarre to the common fpoyle. §.Sets,t7. And thus haue I (hewed the vnproltableneffeofcoldly of theemits and gayapparell : which ifit beenot fufficient toweaneour whichacorn- hearts from it,let vsfurther confiderthat it is not onelyemp- panieexcepïoe t ofprofit but of euill both in ref eE} offinne and brauerie:fane y p p againft Gad. punahment forit iseuery way finfiill as being fin in it felfe, thecaufe andalfo the effeEl of finne. Concerning the fir(}, theywho exceed in thisexcefliue brauery offend Ellagainfl the maief'yofGodhimfelfe, not onely by tranfgreflìng his commandement,wherebyhehath forbidden it, andby neg- leetinghisworfhip and feruice,becaufe their whole time al- mofi is taken vpeither in caring for, prouiding, or putting on their ornaments; and therebyeither want timeonGods fabbathsto come to his publicke feruice, or elfe rufh into his prefencewithout all due preparation; but alto through thegroffe abufe ofhis creatures and good bleÍlings beflo- wedvpon them. For they were not made (rewards ofthefe richtalents, thatthey fhould bellowthem in exceffeand va- nitie : but that with the furpluffage of their wealth they fhould relieue their poore brethren,andperformetheworks ofcharitie and mercy,which either refpeé} the goodofthe Church or common-wealth. And therefore fearefull will their account bee atthe day of iudgement; whenas it will not excufe their neglecting thePoore members ofChrft, to faythey could (pare nothing from thefe vies, becaufe all was too littleto maintain their brauerie and excefliue toll inapparell ; nor yetthat their riches and reuenueswas great, and therefore they might well adornethemfelues in gorge- ous attire ; feeing their wealthwas not giuen them, that they (houldwall it in fuperfluities, but that they fhouldbe- tcow itin relieuing the poores neceffties,in which refpe& tisis
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