Couetogt On the Thurfeda after 234 tomato, all Y that fuffers perpetual! hunger, when hee hath the world at will, what greater fnare, than inthis his great plentie tobe extremmpoore Magna inter apes mops; (it is Horaces)and,vin ordinariethirfl [extremapaupertatedaffiereft] rswerfe than extreamepouertie,fo fayesByon : And the reafon of it iscleere. The poore man (faith Salomon) eateth tothe contentation of his mind and remaincth fatisfied therewith ; but the bellie of the Rich is fill emptie andcan neuerbe filled. What greater fnare, than todenie amorcell of bread to the hungrie,pinybeing foproper and naturall to the breft and bowel'sof man But thishe too vfually Both, thatdefires tobe rich ; forhe that goes alwayesinchafe, inpropriam fatie- tatem, toglut bic owne bellie, will hardly relieueanothermans hunger. Whatgrea- terfnare,than fora richman to walke ouerlading and bruifing his bodie with theweight of gold, ofall other mettalls the moltmafïie, and tono profit in the world, vnleffe it be to bringhim the fooner to his graue. Efay faith , That hee law aLyon,aLyoneffe,aViper,anda fine flying Serpent comming againft thofe that ¡ball beare their riches vpon the fhouldersof the Colts, and their treafures vpon the bunches of the Cammells,to a ftrange Countrie,where it Thal do them nogood. By theLyonand Lyoneffe, the Viper,and the fine flying Serpent, the Prophetvnderftandeth thofe Deuills whom Dauid (tiles Afpes and Bafi- liskes, Lyons,andDragons ; andby thofeColts andCammells, rich menladen with treáfifres, whole Carriers are the Deuills, who driue themalong till they bring them to Hell, with their backesgalled, and their bodiesbruifed, bearing thisMotto in their forehead , Latratifumes via tniyuitats, Wee are weariedin the way ofIniquit.e. origenhathobferued, That thofe richmenwhom Godwifhed well to in the Old Teftamenr, he beftowed liuing riches vponthem, as flocks of Sheepe, beardsofCattell, Bread, Wine, and Oyle, which are the principal! floures andbelt fruitsof the earth. And the Patriarkes did deliirethere profpe- G",. 49.2$. rities and bleffingsfor their children. Jacob pouring out his bleffingsvpon Jofepb, laid, Godbleffethee with blefings oftbebrefl andofthewombe ; let thyEwes eane,and bringforth Lambes by paircs,&c. But goldand fluer, whichare dead riches, werenot Gods bleffìng. t eßicbaturpurpura byfro, Hewas clothed in Purple & fine Linnen. Threeprinciplesdo condemnethe excefle ofapparel!. Theone, For a man to placetoo much pleafure and happineffe therein;as ifhe hadbeen bornefor noother end, but to weare rich andgay cloathes. Theother, Toordaine themto a bad end. Saint Augajiine faith, That wee (hould not fomuch intend thevfe ofpompous andglorious apparel!,as theend for which wee vfe them, 2Ln vfue,fedlibido in culpa eft. The look Wanton adornes himfelfe with Silkes,with Diamonds,andbrooches ofgold ; the Prieft he adornes himfelfewith a richStole,with aCope curiouflyembroydred ; the one, toenamour poorefillieSoules; the other,tooffer Sacrifice decently before his God : The one offendeth ; theother pleafeth ; becaufe, Nonvfru,fed libido inculpa eft. He that hath trauelled abroad, and beenelong from home in forrain Countries, claps goodcloathes onhis backe, thinkingthat thofewill addemore credit to hisperfon, than is anfwerable to his fortunes; Non vfus,fedlibido in culpaell, It is not our lacke,but our/ufl.whichmull beblamed. Amarried wife trickes vpherfelfe, and dreffes her felfe neat, thebetter topleafe her husband and her familie ; fora wife is thebeautie, the joy,and life of ahoufe. The Whore flee pranks vpher felfe too,but onely toallure loofebeholders. Salamoncommen- dingamanlymettledwoman,fayes,Thatthe cloathedher felfcwith Purpleand with a/'ry.;o. ó.
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