There are two especial virtues which preserve chastity, Modesty, and Sobriety. Modesty is a virtue which keepeth in each work an holy decorum, or comeliness: and it is seen, I. in the countenance and eyes, namely, when they neither express, nor excite the concupiscence of the heart. Job. 31.1. I made a covenant with mine eye, why then should I think on a maid? Gen. 24.64. Rebekah lift up her eyes, and when she saw Izhak, she lighted down from the camel. 65. So she took a veil, and covered her face. Prou. 1•.13. She caught him, and kissed ⟨p. 86⟩him, and with an impudent face said unto him, &c. II. In words: when a mans talk is decent, in speaking of such things, we cannot but be ashamed of. Gen. 4.1. Then Adam knew Hevah his wife: who, &c. Psal. 51.1. A Psalm of David, when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, after he had gone into Bathsheba. Isaiah 7.20. In that day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, even by them beyond the river, by the King of Ashur, the head and the hair of the feet, and it shall consume the beard. Judg. 3.24. When he was gone out, his servants came: who seeing that the doors of the parlour were shut, they said, Surely he covereth his feet, (that is, he doth his easement) in his summer chamber. Again, a mans talk must be little and submissive Matth. 12.19. Behold my servant whom I have chosen, he shall not strive, nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. Prou. 10.19. In many words there cannot want iniquity: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. And it is a note of a strumpet to be a giglot, and loud tongued. Prou. 7.11. She is babbling and loud. In apparel, we must observe an holy comeliness. Tit. 2.•. The elder women must be of such behaviour, as becometh holiness. Holy comeliness is that which expresseth to the eye the sincerity, that is, the godliness, temperance, and gravity either of man or woman. This decency will more plainly appear, if we consider the ends of apparel, which are in number five. 1. Necessity, to the end that our bodies may be defended against the extremity of parching heat, and pinching cold. 2. Honesty, that that deformity of our naked bodies might be covered, which immediately followed the transgression of our first parents. 3. Commodity, whereby men, as their calling, work, and trade of life is different, so do they apparel themselves:
There are two especiall vertues which preserue chastitie, Modestie, and Sobrietie. Modestie is a vertue which keepeth in each worke an holy decorum, or comelines: and it is seene, I. in the countenance and eyes, namely, when they neither expresse, nor excite the concupiscence of the heart. Iob. 31.1. I made a couenant with mine eye, why then should I thinke on a maid? Gen. 24.64. Rebekah lift vp her eyes, and when she saw Izhak, she lighted downe from the camel. 65. So she tooke a vaile, and couered her face. Prou. 1•.13. Shee caught him, and kissed ⟨p. 86⟩him, and with an impudent face said vnto him, &c. II. In words: when a mans talk is decent, in speaking of such things, we cannot but be ashamed of. Gen. 4.1. Then Adam knew Heuah his wife: who, &c. Psal. 51.1. A Psalme of Dauid, when the Prophet Nathan came vnto him, after he had gone into Bethsheba. Esay 7.20. In that day shall the Lord shaue with a rasor that is hired, euen by them beyond the riuer, by the King of Ashur, the head and the haire of the feete, and it shall consume the beard. Iudg. 3.24. When he was gone out, his seruāts came: who seeing that the doores of the parlar were shut, they said, Surely he couereth his feete, (that is, he doth his easement) in his summer chamber. Againe, a mans talke must be little and submisse Matth. 12.19. Behold my seruant whome I haue chosen, he shall not striue, nor crie, neither shall any man heare his voice in the streetes. Prou. 10.19. In many words there cannot want iniquitie: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. And it is a note of a strumpet to be a giglot, and loud tongued. Prou. 7.11. Shee is babling and loud. In apparell, we must obserue an holy comelinesse. Tit. 2.•. The elder women must be of such behauiour, as becommeth holinesse. Holy comelinesse is that which expresseth to the eie the sinceritie, that is, the godlines, temperance, and grauitie either of man or woman. This decencie wil more plainly appeare, if we consider the endes of apparell, which are in number fiue. 1. Necessitie, to the ende that our bodies may be defended against the extremity of parching heate, and pinching colde. 2. Honestie, that that deformitie of our naked bodies might be couered, which immediately followed the transgression of our first parents. 3. Commoditie, whereby men, as their calling, worke, and trade of life is different, so do they apparell themselues:
