Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

,}oq Of the .vaniehefeel!), and brasreapparell, the amts. In which refpea this pride ofapparell endama. geth the land more then any other waftfull expenses; for howfoeuermuchcoftis fuperfluouflybeftowed on fumptu ous buildings, plate, and exceffe in diet; yet here the riches. ofthe common - wealth continue Bill amongft vs,and do but onely change their mailer, and that commonly a. richer for a poorer : whereas this apparell is the caufe why our chide riches and treafures are vfually tranfported into other coon., tries,and in the meane time our owne commodities are vili fled and lightly efteewed, and the poore people want ins_ ployrnent, oratleaft afufñcientrewardfortheir great labor. To fay nothing of the durable continuance ofhoufes and plate:whereas thefe gay clothes euery yeer,yea(in ourtimes) almofteueryquarter,muft be new either in the nfeh,es, or at leaft in their fafhion,& fo bring a continual & heaute charge to all that vie them.In which regard though religion & con -. fcience fhould not preuailewith vs,yet mee thinks eh:ill po.. licie, and loue of our countrieand commonwelfare,fhould perfwade.vs to loath and lay afide this pride and braueric. And thus it appeareth that this rich and coyly attire is the palm., auk ofmanyeutts. Now to the end that wee may plainely That cofily and fee, that it hathneere alliance to all kinds of wickedneffe;we wine apparel are further to confider that it is alto; the effe &.and fruit of ¡id' fruit of finne, namely, of pride and felfc4oue, whichworke inmen de slut jelft_ a delre to feeme excellent, and in all things to exceed other: men; howfoeuer oftentimes they falle of their end, forasmuch as others being as proud as they, vie and con., tendwith them for this:preheminence. Neuertheleffe though they tniffe the marke, yet doe they continually aime and fhoote at it, propounding this. as the main end of all theirbrauerie and excefilue col+, that they may exceland put downe others. And thus force adorne themfelues that they may feeme more beautifull; force that they:: may bee thought more noble and better defcended,& forne that they may be reputed morewealthy,& of better eflate thentherefl oftheir neighbors,Andasheereby they labour toaduance the:nfelues into the highefi feate of mens hearts,and feeke to begreatly efleetnedtaad muchadmircd ofal that looke upon them, .