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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
Treatise › Chapter 24: How a Christian may exercise himself to Godliness in his Apparel and Sleep.
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The ancestor of us all was clad in leather, Gen. 3.21. and so were the Lords worthies, of whom the world was not worthy, Heb. 11.37. Though now every servant forsooth must be clad in silk, and for gallantry outvie their Lady. It is recorded as a piece of high presumption, of Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury, 1that when King John had put his courtiers into a new livery, he put his servants into the same; but in our days presumption and prodigality exceed; for peasants can be more gaudy then their Prince. The Peacock hath more gay feathers then the eagle the King of birds.
The ancester of us all was clad in leather, Gen. 3.21. and so were the Lords worthies, of whom the world was not worthy, Heb. 11.37. Though now every servant forsooth must be clad in silk, and for gallantry outvie their Lady. It is recorded as a peice of high presumption, of Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury, 1that when King John had put his courtiers into a new livery, he put his servants into the same; but in our days presumption and prodigality exceed; for peasants can be more gaudy then their Prince. The Peacock hath more gayfeathers then the eagle the King of birds.
- 1Speed.
A wise man that dwelleth in an hired house, having no certain time of abode in it, will so far take care of it, that it may be a shelter to him against the weather, and possibly that it be neat and handsome; but he will not be at the cost of curious ornaments or rich pictures, because he knoweth not how soon he may have warning to be gone. Our bodies are the houses of clay in which our souls dwell; we know not how soon death may seal a lease of ejectment and turn our souls out of doors; it is prudence to fence our bodies so well with garments, that they may be defended against the cold, yea to be clothed somewhat suitable to our conditions; but it is extreme folly to be prodigal in garnishing our earthly tabernacles, when (it may be) this night our souls shall be required of us. Confident I am that Tailors long bills, and their poor neighbours short coats