A09365:1631
The Whole Treatise of the Cases of Conscience
The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three books: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundry places, and the other two annexed. Taught and delivered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his own briefs, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelor of Divinity. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolved; another of the principal texts of Scripture which are either explained, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation.The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three bookes: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundrie places, and the other two annexed. Taught and deliuered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his owne briefes, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelour of Diuinitie. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolued; another of the principall texts of Scripture vvhich are either explaned, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1606Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1606
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Against this doctrine, some things are objected.
Against this doctrine, some things are obiected.
Object. I. In some places of Scripture, women are forbidden to wear costly apparel and gold. For Paul willeth Timothy, that the women array themselves in comely attire, not with broidered hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly apparel. 1. Tim. 2. 9. And to the same purpose Peter speaketh. I, Pet. 3. 3.
Obiect. I. In some places of Scripture, women are forbidden to weare costly apparell and gold. For Paul willeth Timothie, that the women aray themselues in comly attire, not with broidored haire, or gold, or pearles, or costly apparell. 1. Tim. 2. 9. And to the same purpose Peter speaketh. I, Pet. 3. 3.
Ans. First; these ornaments, are not by Paul and Peter simply forbidden but the abuse of them in riot and excess. For persons that were in those times called, were of meaner estate; and the Churches in the days of ⟨p. 562⟩the Apostles, consisted (for the greater part) of poor, base, and mean men and women. 1. Cor. 1. 28. These things therefore are forbidden them, because the use of gold and precious ornaments, is nothing else but mere riot, in those that are but of a mean condition. Secondly I answer, that the Apostles in the places alleged, do reprove a great fault, which was common and ordinary in those days. For men and women desired, & affected the outward adorning and trimming of their bodies, accounting the outward ornament, which consisted of gold, pearl, and costly apparel, to be the principal whereas indeed the chief ornaments of a Christian, should be the virtues of Modesty and Humility, seated in the mind, and restified in the outward carriage.