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Of the vanity ofcoflly and draue appareil. 37, duties,yea pinch their owne bellies, that they may wearethe moll coffly fluffes, and adorne their backeswith hikes and veluets. So that we may iuflly take vp that complaint vied by Clemens Alex- an ancient of his times, namely, that whereas the thing co andr. Pada- ucred, fhould much exceed in value the cover or cafe in °g'h'='c''jO' which it is contained; as the iewell the cabiner,the foule the bodie,thebodie the garment:now contrariwife,whcnas the bodie it felfe being fet to fate, would not yeeld many groats, one fuite ofapparell wherewith it is adorned, is not bought for many pounds. Of which exceffe of coil in maintaining pride,we might well beafhamed,ifINC conldered ÿ our fiat parentshad no better cloathes of their owne making, then fuch as were made offib leaues; and when God prouided for: them, their apparell was ofno richer fluffe, then beaffs skins, which were only fit to cotter their nakednes, and to keepe them from the iniuíes of the weather. Secondly, in refpeEt of the matter,they offend who make choice of fuch fluffes as are fo flight, as will fernc to no vfe, but tocouer.their naked - nes (for which all() fometimes they are vnprofitable) and are .`aid de habitte almoff no fooner made,then worne out,which they purpofe. duam ?in quo ly affeót that they may Phew variety ofbrauery, and often iamnon twat change into new fafhions.Wherein as they do much exceed f` wrdmcg qji- their anceflors in cofllines,who clothed with the cuhui vettrum deareff,butyet moll lafling Ifuffes;fo do they take awayone quam rirtutum chiefe end of fuperfiuous appareil, which was, when them- rtfifi""&c felues had laid it afide, to clothe therewith the poore mem- B`pC °r patlus Serm bets of lefus Chriff. eft, &c. And as men fin in refpeól of the matter of their apparel! , 4,SeÏ,s. againff their particularcailings,by exceeding their (late and oftbe abrife of meanes: foalfo they offend againff their generall calling of appareil. inre- Chriflianitie in refpeel of the forme and fafhion,& that both /Pea o /fPub : in the exceffe and del : for as Chrilliansought to looke thatthematter of their apparel' be notouercoflly; fo all() they fhould take fpecial care that the fafhion be graue, lober and model. For fo the Apofile requireth,. that r- omen/bould 1Tim.2.9. array themfclues in comely ap pareli with shame faí tnef f e and nao- de. not with broydredhaire ,or gold, orpearles, or corny ap- pare 1. And the Apoffle Teter likewife chargeth them that r.Pet.3.3. their