3.Booke. Cafes of Confcience. forme on the fact, or habite on the body. A thecouerofour lhame,and rhefignesofour Ditfembling iscondemned,as well in deed, as finne>. in word and fuch" thJS, o.. \ Secondly, bythe putting on oi our garSeco~dly, wemuitplacetheprincipallormenrs, we mull be admonilhed ro pur on namenrof our foules and bodies, in vertue Chri!l.Rom. I 3· I4•. f!!£•/l. How lhall we doe and good workes, and nor in an)' outward rhat/Anf. Thus: WemullconcciueChri(is things. So would Paul haue women toarray ob·cdienceacbueand paffiue,as a couering; & rhemfelues in comelyappardl, with fh•me- . thcreforebyprayerwcarerocomevnroGod af/n•U'• Andmodef/ie, t.T.im.t.9. 1 • in his name, & intrearehim to acceprrhis his Thirdly, in v[Jng ofornamentsbefore naobedience for vs: y~a that Chrill may be n)ed,we mu(! bever,Y fparing, and keepe our ri>ade vn.to vs wifedome,rightcoufiJcs/ancb· felues within the meane. ' 1 6carion, and redemption. And we on the 0- , it will be here demaunded, What is then ther•lide, made oonformablc to him in life & the meafurethat mull be vfed? An(w. The death, in all morall duties. La(!Jy , rhat we Scripture giues no mic for our dire~ion in mayhauerhefamemind,alfc~ion, and contill• point,but rhe exampleand iudgementof uerfation that he'had. the fagefi & foberell perfons in eucry order, B Thirdly,when we putolfourcloathes,we age,andcondition 1 and as they doeandiudge, then are admonl!hed of putting offthe old fomufiwe. A•forexample: whctheraman man; that is, thepJaifeand bodyoffinfull lhouldwearearutfefingle ,or double, or tricorruption. And we then put him off,~~<hen pled,&c. theScripture, m particular,giues no we can by grace hatefin, and carriea refoluc.: direl'lion :onelywcmulllooke vponthecxpurpofeinour heartsofnotfinning. ampleofthefoberefl,anddifcreerell perCons Fourthly, when wecloath ourfelues, and ofourorder and age,andthat oughtto be our rrutfc our attire to our bodies , this Owuld ' prefident for imitation. • 'reach vsa further thing1rhatit behoouerh vs, -.•i '· ,fourthly, ornamentsmufl bevfed notalto gird vpour loines, to haue our lights burwaiesalike, butaccording ro times and foaning,to prepare our felues to mecre Chn(l, fons. It is noted as afault in the·rich·glutton, whether by death, or by the la(! iudgement. that hewenwmydayincofllyapp•rtU.Luk.t<i. Ifwe make not.rhefe vfes ofour attire,we due 19. In the daies ofreioycing, wdmay put on nor rightly vfe,butratherabufe the fame. moreoutwardornaments:andfotheyvfedof · In a word·, toOmt vprhis point we areall ancient timcs,at mariages,toputon wedding to be exhorted to makeconfcience ofthepeagarments. Mar.••· &ut in the daies ofmour- C C\1fe ofrhefeRules,and t<> take heedeofpride n'ing, ba(er and courferattire is to bevfed, as in thefcoutward things. And in way ofmofittefl forthetime. tiuehereunto; confider fir!l, how ~;•·eat and Fifdy,we mull adorneourbodiesto a right hainousa finne Prideis. The grearnelfe ofit end;towit, that therby we may honourthem, , may be difcerned byfoure things. and in them honour God. Againll this Rule Firll, in ll,and the fruitthereof,fuperfiuitie do olfend thofe, that adorne theirbodies, to ofappareU, there is an abufe of our wealth ro be praifed, to be counted rich and grear·per. needletfe and fuperfluous,llfes, ,which ought fons, &to purchafeand procure vnto themto be imployed ro vfes more neceffarie; as to felues the loue of!lrangers. This is the harthe good ofthe Church,commonwealrh,and lots praflife, defcribed bySalomon at large, fam1ly; and efpecially for the releefe ofthe Prou.G.>s.and 7.1o.r6. Thefearethecnds, poore. fot ••hich we mufla.rireourfelues. Secondly,in this finne rhere isan abufeo Ar.J fo much ofrhe firll maine Rule to be time. For rhey thar giue themfduestopride, obferued, in the wearingandputtingon of D fpendfv much rime inrhe adorningoftheJr apparell. bodtes, that they haue noleifure for theadorTbe fecond maine Rule followerh. We ning and beauufyingofthe foule. Hence it mull make afpiritualvfe oftheapparelwhich comes to patfe, that proud perfons abound wewearc.Haw may that be done? with ignorance, idJcneiTe, wanronne!fe,and AnfrP. Firll,we mull take occaGon thereby manyorher enormities. tohumbleourfelues, and that in this manThirdly, in this fin theteisanabufeofthe ner. When wefee the plaillervpon thefore, attire it fdfe: in that it is made afigneofthe we know there is a wound: and fo, thecoucr vanity ofthe mind, and wanronne!Te ofthe ofour bodies, mufi pur vs in mindcofour heart, which lhould be the figneofa hearrrelhame and nakedneffe, in regard of grace ligiouOy difpofed. and Gods fauour,by rcafon oforiginal! !inne. Fourthly, in itthereis aconfurJOn oforder And weuretoknow, that it is a daunomms in the cflarc. &focieriesof men. For whereas praClife for any man, to pulfe vp hirulelfein one order ofmen thouId go thus attired, and pride,vpon the fight and vfe of hiS apparel I. another after another manner; by this it For this is to be proud of his owne fhame, comu to patfe, that equall and fitperiour are Nay, it is as much, as if a rheefe lhould be cloathed both allke,and thatwhich Owuld be proud of hisbolrs, and of the halter about an occafion to humble vs, is madeailOcco!ihiSneckc;garmcnts beeing nothing elfc but on ro'puffc vsvp. M 4 Fitriy,
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