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A19624	A lasting ievvell, for religious woemen In the summe of a sermon, preached at the funerall of mistris Mary Crosse, late wife of Mr. Henry Crosse of Barnestaple in the countie of Deuon merchant, Nouemb. 11. 1628. and now published with some additions. With a briefe description of her life and death. By William Crompton, preacher of the Word of God at Barnestaple in Deuon.	Crompton, William, 1599?-1642.	1630 (1630)	STC 6058; ESTC S117122	20,905	44

fairer any are the more carefull should they be not to offend by it themselues or others and the more thankfull for it many good things of nature require more seruice to glorifie the author thereof beauty with grace a faire face with an humble holy heart are Iewels of inestimable worth Did faire woemen know how highly outward beauty is set forth by the presence of inward grace Gratior est pulchro c. they would striue for it and seeke each to exceed other Beautie without grace is one of Sathans snares to entrap possessors and passengers both at once Secondly men may hence learne wisedome in two respects First to recall this truth into minde when they are tempted with beautie shall we trust what is knowne to bee deceitfull Secondly that they doe not so much delight in and admire it as to make it the chiefest motiue or ground worke of their loue and liking hee is accounted in the iudgement of wisedome a foolish man that builds on a sandie foundation Math. 7.26 especially considering the following danger For first Stories tell vs that many great ones haue falne hereby Prou. 6.25.7.26 other mens harmes should make vs the more wary principall pillars in Israell Dauid and Salomon father and sonne were foulely shaken what may weake ones feare Secondly besides the discord hath beene raysed betweene Brethren warre proclaimed blood shed onely about this deceitfull beautie the practice of Paris may at any time bring Grecians to the walles of Troy Thirdly and after all suppose it peaceably obtained when outward fauour decaies that loue grounded first thereon will decay also if no further hurt ensue It is reported of Helen or some other of her complexion that on a time after sicknesse viewing her selfe in a glasse and seeing her beautie decayed suddainly fell into a relapse and through the malignitie of a strong conceit dyed Secondly this censures and condemnes the practice of many amongst vs both men and woemen woemen who hauing and seeking nothing else but fauour and beautie bestow all or most part of their time about it curling and cutting the haire painting pinning lacing dressing adorning c. it argues great lightnesse and want of the loue of grace to toyle so about a knowne vanitie how light then many of our English Dames are their practice shewes looking more on the Glasse then on the Bible being more carefull of their faces then their hearts pitty it is faire Creatures should so befoole themselues onely with a meere out-side of good Men that are carried away most with beauty let them learne to see and acknowledge their youthfull error as they desire to be saued are not you one cause of their misery offences may come but woe to them by whom they come I see not how it can be auoyded for did not woemen by experience see men preferring outward endowments to inward graces we should quickly finde a generall change woemen would striue to be good did they see men affect goodnesse it is ordinary policie to vse that baite which the fish most delight to play with in this worst age of ours what is most looked after in woemen but beautie riches or both are they rich beautifull of rich parentage is there any hope of preferment by them in the world Religion the chiefest linke between man and wife grace and a vertuous education is little respected this makes woemen admire the one as their chiefest good neglect the other as little worth Let such men know a day will come when they shall confesse and bewayle this pleasing and selfe-deceiuing error if they bee not arraigned as guiltie in part of Female folly Thirdly here is comfort for such as settle their affection on better ground vpon the image of Christ and the graces of the spirit shining in the partie affected this Foundation is rockie durable the proportion will neuer change nor the beautie decay the gates of hell shall neuer preuaile against it by vse it increases and out-liues the nipping blasts of all-consuming time fauour is deceitfull and beautie is vanitie why should any bee proud that haue it or grieue that want it a wrinckled forehead swarthy complexion a person in bodie or in face any wayes deformed with a vertuous religious mind appeares more beautifull to the eye of iudgement then the fairest Creature in the world Not so since Eue assented to the craftie Serpent none of her posterity appeare beautifull but such as are dipt in the blood of Christ and cloathed with his righteousnesse For the censure of some scornefully foolish in bewraying their owne ignorance passe it ouer it cannot harme you a good soule shall not be denyed entrance into heauen for want of beautie Let me therefore exhort you my dearely beloued in the Lord men and woemen affect not fauour it is deceitfull dote not on beautie it is vanitie To Professors of Christs Gospell I speake fashion not your selues to this world mispend not precious time in pampring foode for wormes the greatest gallant and fairest face shall stoope ere long to lodge in clay beleeue it now or else you will one day find it so when it is too late build not your affection on such a sandie foundation the sturdie windes will ruinate whatsoeuer you erect thereon Salomon spake out of experience deare bought you haue wisedome offered you at a cheape rate and it may be as good as that which is further fetcht contemne nor flight it not Consider what is truth and the Lord blesse it vnto you Secondly in that the feare of the Lord is here opposed to fauour and beautie and by opposition preferd we learne that the feare of the Lord with good workes are woemens chiefest Iewels things of greatest worth I ioyne these two because they cannot well be seperated no filiall feare of God without good workes no good workes without the feare of the Lord these are wo●mens chiefest Iewels and of greatest worth in regard they last longest and become them best yeelding certaine comfort with a free reward that soule which once feeles the benefit will not part with it for all the world The Scripture is euery where full to this purpose Psal 19 9 Esa 33.6 Prouer. 11.16.15.16 the feare of the Lord is excellent and endures for euer the feare of the Lord is a treasure a gracious woman retaines true honour better is a little with the feare of the Lord then great treasure better is a little beautie with the feare of the Lord nay fairer is the foulest face with inward grace then Helens beautie with a proud wanton luxurious mind Prou. 31.10 who can find a vertuous woeman her price is farre aboue rubies therefore it is the Apostles aduice that woemen should array themselues in comely apparell with shamefastnesse and modesty not with broydered haire gold pearles or costly apparell no better ornament for a woeman then an humble mind no richer pearle then a pure heart but as becommeth woemen that professe the