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382 Of the vanitieofcofi1and dram apparel. equal! temperature. Secondly,apparell is profitable for cotn- lineffe, honour and ornament,not onely as it couereth natu- rali deformities; but alto as it now maketh the bodie feeme- lie and graceful!, which in it felfe was more comelie and beautiful! before the fall .And this end the Apofle fpeaketh t.Cor,sa.;. of, where hefaith, thatvpô chafe members of the body which we thínl(e,no t vnhoneff,we put more honeftie en, and our vnconoely parts haue more come/Mere on. And in the verfe following, that C¡od kath tempered the body together, and bathgiuenthe more honour to that part which lacked. And their are the ends ofapparell; in which many failing doe fhew much vanitie and finne.For how manicarethere in thefe daies who difho_ nett themfelues by their wanton and light garments, wea- ring fuch as will not cotter their nakedneffe, but difcouer K,ecveßitum their bare breafts to open view, whileft their apparelleither appetimusfed couereth them not at all,or in couering doth not hide them ? ornatum;quæ- Howmany are there who in apparelling themfelues haue ri uranon a- leaf! refpe &toneceffaryvfe,ortopteferue their bodies from melum vtìlius,fed the iniuries ofthe weather,but affe& thin and fubtilefine- quod iubtilius nef e, more then wholefome warmeneffe; defring rather to inuenitur,non be adorned then clothed, and to delight others eyes, then pod repast topreferue their owne health ?Finally, how manie are there fragus,fed quod who doe not honour their bodies with graue and decent a fuperlurecorn- p- pellat.Bernard, parell, but difgrace themfelues with phantafficall fafhions, Apol.ad.Gu and lafciuious habits; proclaiming by their outward gar- licl.abbat. ments, their inward pride and wantonneffe, as though they would haue all men to take notice of their vanitie and lightneffe? g.Se51.. And their are the abufes ofapparell in re fpea of the can- Oftbeabufeof festhereof.Inregardoftheviealtoitisabufed,whenasgor- ca/llyapparell geous and cofily apparell, which might fometimesbee la w- inmfpea of the fully wornein refpe& of the dignitie of the perfon, is daily thereof. and ordinarilie put on, for greater o(lentationof pride and vaineglorie. For as we may offend by wearing fuch rich and cofflie garments as are abone our (late and calling; fo when thefe might well beareit in due time and vpon fit occafon, we offend alto when we Phew exceffe in negle&ing thefe cir- cumflances, and in keeping reuels all the yerre. And this was