Cloths make the man; put some on if you can. Long ago there was a famous poet in Marburg who once walked through the market in the daily clothes of a commoner. No one gave him any respect. Then he went back, got his fine robe, and took the same path as before. Everyone instantly bowed their knees and paid him homage. Angered, the gentleman went home and trampled upon the fur, saying, “Are you the poet or am I?” It is true, a fine garment attracts the world’s attention and gives its owner prestige. Whoever honors it in secret will be honored by it in public. Oh Lord Jesus, You give is the most beautiful adornments in Your gifts of grace. Whoever wants to enter Your Father’s presence with success and be a welcome guest must come wearing Your imputed righteousness.
Herberger, Valerius The Great Works of God: Parts One and Two: The Mysteries of Christ in the Book of Genesis, Chapters 1-15