The art of giuing Describing the true nature, and right vse of liberality: and prouing that these dayes of the gospell haue farre exceeded the former times of superstition in true charitie and magnificence. By Thomas Cooper.

CHAP. XXIIII.

A third enemy to Bounty is, Pride, and excesse of Apparrell.

AS not onely exceeding herein our callings.

But also stretching beyond our abilities, Putting euen whole Lordships not so much vpon our backes, as vpon our shoes, yea sometimes our very garters and shoes-strings.

And so hence follow racking and tur∣ning out of Tenants. Eating out of Ho∣spitality.

Running deepe into the Tradesmens bookes, yea, vndoing of them. Mainte∣nance of all riot and excesse in sinne, &c. In fine, the Prison, and beggery.

The Remedy is partly, as before in Diet, con∣cerning the generall: Vnto which we may adde these follow∣ing in particular.

First that we vse such apparell as may best serue to expresse and adorne our Christian callings, furthering to morti∣fication and abasing of the flesh.

And secondly such as may serue to maintaine humaine society, by keeping the common fashion of the Country, and such as beseemes our seuerall places, in the common-wealth. Esay 3. Zeph. 1. Wisely admitting such ciuil distinctions, as by the wisedome of state are deuised, both for ornament, and difference of callings.

Auoyding, as on the one side slouenly and brutish attire, so on the other, cu∣riosity and precisenesse.

And reiecting all diuices, to adulte∣rate nature; making vs faire; straigh∣ter, &c. as painting, &c.

And so endeauouring to expresse all modesty and grauity therein.