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406 Of the vanityefcofly4 ddraw apparell. Rate by fines and forfaitures, or their perlons, when as they goe daily in danger to be arrefed and imprifoned; but alto their fate is vcterly ruined, for their ordinarie rents and re- uenucs not being fufficient to maintaine this pride and pro- digall exceffe, they are after much íhuflling and tumbling a- mong their creditors,forced to fell force part of their lands to pay their debts; foolifhly imagining that they may here.. after (it may bee when their charge increafeth) huevpon a part, whom the whole before could not fuffice : of which vaine hope when as they faile, they(being fill refolued to a- bate nothing oftheir brauerie) are confrained to fend one part of their reuenew after another, til within a while the whole elate is ruined & brought to nothing. When as being pinched with want & mifery,they are glad of cloth &fieefe, who before skorned filks and veluets,vnlestheywerecut and mangled,printed,and laced,as bell fitted their vaine fantafie andto become loathfome & vnwelcom guefs at other mens tables; who, before pride had Phut them out of their owne ehoufes,were able to giue liberali intertainement vnto others. To fay nothing ofthofewho end their daies in prifon,and lie in holesand dungeons : wanting meate to fufaine their pin- ching hunger, and homely cloathes to couer their nakednes, the which notwithfâdinc b is the cafe of many,as the caters and iaylesin all places can eare mee witnes. And as heereby they difquiet their minds & ruine their temporal eflats,fo do they bring von themfelues for their pride,Gods heauie pu- nifhments,andfeareful maledidlion;for the Lord by his pro - Efas.r x. t x. phet threatneth, that the high Tooke ofman (hall bee humbled, and his loftineffeabafed,and that the day of hit v ftationfhall fall oat mo/f heauie to theproud & haughtie,and vpon all that is exalted,that it may be made lore. And more particularly he de- Efa.T.16.17, nounceth miferie, pouerty and defru6lion againf the &e. daughters of Sion, becaufe being haughtie in their harts,they exceeded in this wanton and cofily attire, and threatneth that in the day ofhis vengeance he will vilit the princes and the kings children,for their vaine fafhions, and frangeap- parell. lj.Seïf.26. Seeing therefore this cofly and gorgeous apparel!, is for- 3- bat we are bidden