Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

Of the vanity of coil y andbraue apparel. 383 was the finite taxed in the rich glutton, not that hee wasclo- Luk,r6. thed in purple and fine linnen; but becaufe he was excclliue in refpe& of time, v1ng chefe corny ornaments euerie day. In which refpe& men and women greatly offend in there times,who(not obferuing the courte and cuflom of their an- ceflors, which hauing this rich attirebefitting their callings vfed it fparinglie, at certaine great feflivals onely or Tome few extraordinarie meetings) do make it their dailie habite, and (as we fay) worke -aday attire, as though the chiefe end of their comming into the world,were to pranke themfelues in riotous pride,and fuperfluous brauerie. And thus haue I (hewed in what refpe &s apparel in which 4.Sec`y.$ worldlings fo much delight, is vaine and finfull.Now in the Rea/onsro next place let vs confider of (*mile arguments which may freadea!!from weane vs from this vanicie, and may moue vs, both in our abates in apps iudgements lightlie to vain; it, and in our affe &ions to del- Gioá batbaafe pife and contemns, it. The firft reafon is, that God in the furbiddentbir Scriptures bath forbidden this glorious and gorgeous appa- excepïuebra. rell,vnleffe it be to Tome perlons, and at tome times. So the nerie. Apoftle Paul giueth women in charge that they array them. t.Tim.z.p.ro. feines in comely apparell, with fhamefàflneffe andmodeliy, not with broideredhaire,or gold,orpearles, or co/!ly apparel! ( but as it becommeth women which profeffe the feare of God ) wit hgood worker. Likewife the Apofile Peter willech them that their apparell fhou[d not be outward,as with broidered haire, andgold put about,or in putting en ofornaments ; bat that the hidman of the heart fhouid bee vncorrupt, Zbith a mee1ze and quiet fpirit, ? hich is before God a thing much let by. If therefore we would Phew our obedience to our great Lord and mailer, we muff not conforme our felues to the fafhions of the world, by wearing fuch cooly apparell, and glorious or garifh habits, asbefeeme not our place and calling. But alas fuch is the va- nitie of the times, that people Rieke not to come into the publicke congregation,where out of Gods word this pride and exceffe is condemned, with their broidered,curled and frizled haire; gold,filkes,veluets,and excefilue brauerie, as though they would openly prof-die their difconformity With the Scriptures, and rebellious difobedience again(l God,,