396 Ofthevareitieofool?ly anddraueapparell. man fhall find in them crocodiles and ferpents, that is,beaft- ly lulu, pride,wantonneffe,itnmodefly,and fuch like impie- ties. Againe, thofe who affet3 this coolyappareil hurt them- felucs,whileflby their pride and excetfìue brauerie they lie open to the hatred and enuie, the ccnfers andbitter Frumps ofall that fee them. For euen thofe who are lober, graueand humble, when they fee thofe who are inferiour veto them- felues in place andcalling, fo farre outfirip them in this out- ward brauerie, cannot chufebut difdaine and fcorne it; and others who thinke themfelues as good as they, comming fhort ofthem for want ofmeanes,or will,° to bellow their eoa,doe as much enuieand hate them. The which fheweth theextreame follie oftheleproudperlons; lot whereas they mighthaue loue and due refpeót among their neighbours good cheape,they rather chufe to purchafe hatred, enuie, and contempt, at there deare rates. Finally, by this outward brauerie they difgrace themfelues, and bewray vnto euery judicious beholder the fecret corruptions which lie lurking in their hearts.For when the heart is infeóted and poyfoned with the contagiousplagueof pride, it tainteth outwardly the whole body with the markes and tokens,which certain- lyprognoilicatedeath and deltru6lion,without repentance. So ifitbe corrupted with follie, it difcouereth it Idle in foo- lifh and phantaflicall fafhions; if with prodigal! vanity, it appeareth in theoutward fuperfluitie; ifwith lufl,it fheweth it felfe in a wantonhabit : and finally, ifit bee anheart loft enkeeornantand effeminate,it will eafilybee difcerned, byColt raiment corpusfedrvex- and wantondelicacie. Sothat asone faith,this vanity ofap- te+a detegu vt. P arell doth not fo much adorne the body, as difcouer the Quintilian. Eccle[.x9.a8. mind ; and astheTonne ofSyrach telieth vs, Amansgarment, exceffiaselauQhter,andgate, plainelydeclare what perfonhet te'. And therefore the Lord reprouing Ifrael faith, that their Hofe.7.xo: pride did teffifie again/it them to their face, becaufe they did difcouer it outwardly in their very countenance and gay apparel!. §.Se 1.19. Laflly,by, wearing there cooly and gorgeous garments Mat they who theyalfo finne again( their neighbours,: fire, by wayof lifevale in offence, when as by their example they allure and draw them
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