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A Golden Chain
A golden chain: or The description of theology containing the order of the causes of salvation and damnation, according to Gods word. A view whereof is to be seen in the table annexed. Hereunto is adjoined the order which M. Theodore Beza used in comforting afflicted consciences.A golden chaine: or The description of theologie containing the order of the causes of saluation and damnation, according to Gods word. A view whereof is to be seene in the table annexed. Hereunto is adioyned the order which M. Theodore Beza vsed in comforting afflicted consciences.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1600Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1600
Chapter 26 › The affirmative part.Chapter 26 › The affirmatiue part.
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and hence it is, that some apparel is more decent for certain estates of men, then other. 4. Frugality, when a mans attire is proportionable to his ability and calling. 5. Distinction of persons, as of sex, ages, offices, times, and actions. For a man hath his set attire, a woman hers, a young man apparelled on this fashion, an old man on that. And therefore it is unseemly for a man to put on a woman's apparel, or a woman the mans. Deut. 22.5. The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth to the man, neither shall a man put on woman's raiment: for all that do so, are an abomination to the Lord thy God.
and hence it is, that some apparell is more decent for certaine estates of men, then other. 4. Frugalitie, when a mans attire is proportionable to his abilitie and calling. 5. Distinction of persons, as of sexe, ages, offices, times, and actions. For a man hath his set attire, a woman hers, a young man apparelled on this fashion, an olde man on that. And therefore it is vnseemely for a man to put on a womans apparell, or a woman the mans. Deut. 22.5. The woman shall not weare that which pertaineth to the man, neither shall a man put on womans raiment: for all that doe so, are an abomination to the Lord thy God.
To set down precisely out of Gods word what apparel is decent, is very hard: wherefore in this case, the judgement and practise of modest, grave, and sincere men, in every particular estate, is most to be followed, and men must rather keep too much within the bounds of measure, then to step one foot without the precincts. Concerning the purging of excrements of nature, care must be had, that they be cast forth into some separate and close place, and there also covered. Deut. 23.12. Thou shalt have a place without the host, whither thou shalt resort. 13. And thou shalt have a paddle among thy weapons, & when thou wouldest sit down without, thou shalt dig therewith, and returning, thou shalt cover thine excrements. 14. For the Lord thy God walketh in the middest of the camp to deliver thee: therefore thine host shall be holy, that he see no filthy thing in thee, & turn away from thee.