And David sent, and inquired what woman it was: and one said, Is not this Bathsheba the daughter of Elian, wife to Uriah the Hittite? Then David sent messengers, and took her away: and she came unto him, and he lay with her. 3. Riotous and lascivious attire. 1. Tim. 2.9. The women shall array themselves in comely apparel, with shamefastness and modesty, not with broidered hair, or gold or pearls, or costly apparel, but (as becometh women that profess the fear of God) with good works. Isaiah 3.16. Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched out necks, and with wandering eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet. 17. Therefore shall the Lord make the heads of the daughters of Zion bald, and the Lord shall discover their secret parts. 18. In that day shall the Lord take away the ornament of the slippers, and the cauls, and the round tiers, 19. The sweet balls, and the bracelets, and the bonnets, 20. The tiers of the head, and the slops, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, 21. The rings and the mufflers, 22. The costly apparel and the veils, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, 23. And the glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the lanes. And no marvel if the Prophet be so sharp against excessive and wanton apparel: for this is, I. a lavish and prodigal wasting of the benefits of God, which might well be employed upon better uses. II. It is a testimony, and, as it were, the cognisance or ⟨p. 85⟩ensign of pride, whereby a man would have himself in greater reputation then an other. III. It is a note of great idleness and slothfulness. For commonly such as bestow much time in tricking and trimming themselves up, do quite neglect other business, & of all things, can not away with pains.
IV. It argueth levity, in devising every day some new fashion, or imitating that which others devise. V. It maketh a confusion of such degrees and callings as God hath ordained, when as men of inferior degree and calling, cannot be by their attire, discerned from men of higher estate. 4. Fullness of bread and meat, which provoke lust. Ezech. 16.45. This was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and idleness was in her, and in her daughters. Luk. 16.19.
And Dauid sent, and inquired what woman it was: and one said, Is not this Bethsheba the daughter of Elian, wife to Vriah the Hittite? Then Dauid sent messengers, and tooke her away: and shee came vnte him, and he lay with her. 3. Riotous and lasciuious attire. 1. Tim. 2.9. The women shall array themselues in comely apparell, with shamefastnes and modestie, not with broydered haire, or gold or pearles, or costly apparell, but (as becommeth women that professe the feare of God) with goodworkes. Esay 3.16. Because the daughters of Zion are hautie, and walke with stretched out necks, and with wandring eies, walking and minsing as they goe, and making a tinkeling with their feete. 17. Therefore shall the Lord make the heades of the daughters of Zion balde, and the Lord shall discouer their secret parts. 18. In that day shall the Lord take away the ornament of the slippers, and the caules, and the round tyers, 19. The sweete balles, and the bracelets, and the bonnets, 20. The tyers of the head, and the sloppes, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earings, 21. The rings and the mufflers, 22. The costly apparell and the vailes, and the wimples, and the crisping pinnes, 23. And the glasses, and the fine linnen, and the hoodes, and the launes. And no maruaile if the Prophet be so sharp against excessiue and wanton apparell: for this is, I. a lauish and prodigall wasting of the benefits of God, which might well be employed vpon better vses. II. It is a testimonie, and, as it were, the cognisance or ⟨p. 85⟩ensigne of pride, whereby a man would haue himselfe in greater reputation then an other. III. It is a note of great idlenesse and slouthfulnesse. For commonly such as bestow much time in tricking and trimming themselues vp, doe quite neglect other busines, & of all things, can not away with paines.
IV. It argueth leuitie, in deuising euery day some new fashion, or imitating that which others deuise. V. It maketh a confusion of such degrees and callings as God hath ordained, when as men of inferiour degree and calling, cannot be by their attyre, discerned from men of higher estate. 4. Fulnesse of bread and meate, which prouoke lust. Ezech. 16.45. This was the iniquitie of thy sister Sodome, pride, fulnesse of bread, and idlenesse was in her, and in her daughters. Luk. 16.19.
