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A godly treatise, entitled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the…A godlie treatise, intituled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the…
A godly treatise, entitled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the cause of Babylons destruction, and Nebuchadnezzars subversion. Set forth by William Wheatley Master of Art, and preacher of Gods word.A godlie treatise, intituled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the cause of Babylons destruction, and Nabuchadnezzars subuersion. Set forth by William Wheatley Maister of Art, and preacher of Gods word.
London: printed by Thomas Creed for John Deane and John Baily, 1602London: printed by Thomas Creed for Iohn Deane and Iohn Baily, 1602
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Come from the Court to the Country; in rich attire what wanteth th• subject of the Prince? view them with the poor, and you shall see of the poorer sort, as proud as the rich, and th• most of our common women, to excel those of the better sort. For novelties, and change of fashions, and toys men and women are as full, as a toad […] of poison. Of whom I may speak, […] ⟨p. 39⟩S. Ambrose doth of the covetous. Laborant ut quaerant: ut inueniant laborant: quid habere non norunt. (f)They toil to get, and labour to find, but what they would have, they cannot tell themselves. Come we to servants, (it is well we must stand to reprove their Pride) these, though their wages be not great, yet their ruffs must be as big and ill-favoured, as their harts, and the cloth as fine, as their proud dames, with blew starch too. Lastly, behold our wanton and ruffianly minions, & see how without all shame they surmount their callings, and contemn God. It grieveth me to speak that, which they be not ashamed to do.
Come from the Court to the Countrie; in rich attire what wanteth th• subiect of the Prince? view them with the poore, and you shall see of the poorer sort, as proud as the rich, and th• most of our common women, to excell those of the better sort. For noueties, and chaunge of fashions, and toies men and women are as full, as a toade 〈…〉 of poyson. Of whom I may speake, 〈…〉 ⟨p. 39⟩S. Ambrose doth of the couetous. Laborant vt quaerant: vt inueniāt laborant: quid habere non norunt. (f)They toile to get, and labour to finde, but what they would haue, they cannot tell thēselues. Come wee to seruants, (it is well wee must stand to reprooue theyr Pride) these, though their wages be not great, yet their ruffes must be as bigge and ilfauoured, as their harts, and the cloath as fine, as their proud dames, with blew starch too. Lastly, behold our wanton and ruffinly mynions, & see how without all shame they surmount their callings, and contemne God. It grieueth me to speake that, which they bee not ashamed to do.