A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded upon the Church of Scotland Wherein not…A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded vpon the Church of Scotland Wherein not…

As for the veils wherewith the Apostle would have women covered Sect. 11 whileas they were praying (that is in their hearts following the public and common prayer) or prophesying (that is singing. 1. Sam. 10. 10. 1. Chron. 25. 1.) they are worthy to be covered with shame as with a garment, who allege this example for sacred significant Ceremonies of humane Institution. This covering was a moral sign, for that comely and orderly distinction of men and women, which civill decency required in all their meetings: wherefore, that distinction of habits, which they used for decency and comeliness in their common behaviour and conversation, the Apostle will have them, for the same decency and comeliness, still to retain, in their holy Assemblies. And further the Apostle showeth, that it is also a natural sign, and that nature it self teacheth it: therefore he urgeth it both by the inferiority or subjection of the woman vers. 3. 8. 9. (For covering was then a sign of subjection,) and by the long hair which nature gives to a woman vers. 15. Where he would have the artificial covering, to be fashioned in imitation of the natural. What need we any more? ⟨p. 91⟩Let us see natures institution, or the Apostles recommendation for the controverted Ceremonies, (as we have seen them for women's veils) and we yield the Argument.

As for the vails wherewith the Apostle would have women covered Sect. 11 whileas they were praying (that is in their hearts following the publike and common prayer) or prophecying (that is singing. 1. Sam. 10. 10. 1. Chron. 25. 1.) they are worthy to be covered with shame as with a garment, who alleadge this example for sacred significant Ceremonies of humane Institution. This covering was a morall signe, for that comely and orderly distinction of men and women, which civill decency required in all their meetings: wherefore, that distinction of habits, which they used for decency and comlinesse in their common behaviour and conversation, the Apostle will have them, for the same decencie and comelinesse, still to retaine, in their holy Assemblies. And further the Apostle sheweth, that it is also a naturall signe, and that nature it self teachet it: therefore he urgeth it both by the inferiority or subjection of the woman vers. 3. 8. 9. (For covering was then a signe of subjection,) and by the long haire which nature gives to a woman vers. 15. Where he would have the artificiall covering, to be fashioned in imitation of the naturall. What need we any more?