406 Ofthevanityefcofly4 ddrawapparell. Rateby fines and forfaitures, or theirperlons, when as they goedaily in danger to be arrefed and imprifoned; but alto their fate is vcterly ruined, for their ordinarie rents and re- uenucs not being fufficient tomaintaine this pride and pro- digall exceffe, theyare after much íhuflling and tumbling a- mong their creditors,forcedto fell force part oftheir lands topay their debts; foolifhly imagining that they may here.. after (itmaybee when their charge increafeth) huevpona part, whom the whole before couldnot fuffice : ofwhich vaine hope whenas they faile, they(being fill refolued toa- bate nothing oftheir brauerie) are confrained to fendone part oftheir reuenew after another, til within a while the whole elate is ruined &brought to nothing.When as being pinchedwith want &mifery,theyare gladofcloth &fieefe, who before skorned filks and veluets,vnlestheywerecut and mangled,printed,and laced,asbell fitted their vaine fantafie andto becomeloathfome &vnwelcomguefs at other mens tables; who, before pride had Phut themout oftheir owne ehoufes,were able to giue liberali intertainement vnto others. To faynothing ofthofewhoend their daies inprifon,and lie in holesand dungeons : wantingmeate to fufaine their pin- ching hunger, and homely cloathes tocouer their nakednes, the which notwithfâdinc b is the cafeofmany,as thecaters and iaylesinall placescan earemee witnes. And as heereby they difquiet their minds & ruine their temporal eflats,fodo they bringvon themfeluesfor their pride,Gods heauiepu- nifhments,andfeareful maledidlion;for the Lordby his pro- Efas.rx. t x. phet threatneth,that the high Tooke ofman (hall bee humbled, andhis loftineffeabafed,and that the day of hit vftationfhall falloat mo/f heauie to theproud& haughtie,andvponall that is exalted,that it may bemade lore.And more particularlyhede- Efa.T.16.17, nounceth miferie, pouerty and defru6lion againf the &e. daughters ofSion, becaufebeing haughtie in their harts,they exceeded in this wanton and cofily attire, and threatneth that in the dayofhis vengeance he will vilit theprinces and the kings children,for their vaine fafhions, and frangeap- parell. lj.Seïf.26. Seeing therefore this cofly andgorgeousapparel!, is for- 3- bat weare bidden
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