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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 6 › Chapter 2 › Section 2: Of Christ's Mission to Herod, and the Transactions there.
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2. Let us not judg of men and their worth by their out-side garments; wisdom may be, and often is clad in the Coat of a fool. As beggarly bottles oft-times hold Rich Wines; so poor robes contain sometimes many precious Souls; in right judgment we should look only to the mind, and soul, and inside of a man, yea, to the hidden man of the heart: and for our selves, we should look to the inward, and not to the outward adorning: men, and women especially have rules for this, Your adorning let it not be that outward adorning, of platting the hair, and of wearing of Gold, or of putting on of apparel, but let it be in the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible. 1Oh what is it for a man to be clothed in Gold, whiles his soul is wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked?
2. Let us not judg of men and their worth by their out-side garments; wisdom may be, and often is clad in the Coat of a fool. As beggarly bottles oft-times hold Rich Wines; so poor robes contain sometimes many precious Souls; in right judgment we should look only to the mind, and soul, and inside of a man, yea, to the hidden man of the heart: and for our selves, we should look to the inward, and not to the outward adorning: men, and women especially have rules for this, Your adorning let it not be that outward adorning, of platting the hair, and of wearing of Gold, or of putting on of apparrel, but let it be in the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible. 1Oh what is it for a man to be cloathed in Gold, whiles his soul is wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked?
3. Let us admire at the condescension of Christ, who for our sakes came down from Heaven to teach us wisdom; and for us who were fools indeed, was content to be accounted a fool himself; yea, and if need had been, would have been ready to have said with David, I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in my own sight. I know this Doctrine is an offence to many;