Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

3.0 Of thevetnityofcofllyattddraaaeapparel 1. glorious beames of vertue doe fhine in any, the brightne(Fe thereof fo much excelleth thefe outward ornaments, that they adde no moregrace to a man, then a candle light when the funne (hineth. Contrariwife if the mind bee deflitute of vertue, and deformed with vice; this outward deckino will little auaile to furni(h it with the one, or cleanfe it from- the other. It will not make any more religious, humble,iu(l, and temperate; yea rather as experience (heweth,it bringeth men to the contrary extreames,, it doth not abatepride and vaineglory,yea rather it encreafeth it; it doth notextingui(h thebeate oflull, but rather doth inflame it; it cloth not warm our hearts with charity, nor repell the force of the diuels darts,butcaufeth.rather our loue to freefe, and'endangereth vs to Satansblowes; it doth not free vs from iniuflice,ra.. ging anger, enuie, malice, intemperance, couetoufnefle, am- bition and fuch likevices,but rather giueth occafion and way Tulchrumor- vnto them. In which refile& a vicious man adorned with swum tropes glorious garments, is like a dead corps ilucke with flowers ; mores petits c. or like a glorious fepulchre, containing in it a putrified no celtinunt. and rottenbody, which is tainted therebywithvnfauourie Lepidi mores can flench -but gine no beautie orexcellencieto the dead and crayonorm. g rumfacilè fa- corruptedcarcafe. So that rich attire neither beautifieth nor ttis cempi o_ bettereth either the body or the mind ; and therefore thofe baat.Plaut.in who being deftitute of vertue, or 'of naturali beautie doe ænulo. thinke to adorne and commendthemfelues by their goodly apparell, fall into the errour of the painters boy, who being Clemens Alex, to paint the faire.Helen,and wanting art to fet forth herbeau= prdagog.lib. s. tie, daubedon gold on her apparell,niakingher clothes rich, cap. x z. becaufe he could not make her face beautifvll. §i.Sec? 5 Secondly, worldlings vfe thefe rich ornaments becaufe That copy ap- they would be more admired and refpe&ed; the.whichend panll dot}, not alto is often fruftrate, efpecially when as by often vfe they make thofe that aremade ordinarie; for gold and filuer,:filkes and veluets, meare it more being as common as fluffes, cloth, and freefe, are within a refpeeled. while as little regarded and admired ; yea though man could match the funne in glory, yet if with the funne they(hould daily appearein this brauerie, it would worke in thebehol- ders no wonder or refpe&, howfoetler at the &ft fight they were