An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

Fourthly, If we take the letter of the Hebraism, to be clothed with shame implies thus much, that when a man hath done a thing of which he is ashamed; he (as it were) sends forth blood into ⟨p. 141⟩the face, in a blush, to cover that foul act, he puts out a red garment, or a scarlet veil to hide his filthiness. Thus he is clothed with shame. Modesty commands nature, and (where it is but honestly natured) prevails with it to cast this covering over all uncomeliness in speech or practice; and though this blush appears only in the face, yet the whole body is dipped and died with the same colour.

Fourthly, If we take the letter of the Hebraisme, to be cloathed with shame implies thus much, that when a man hath done a thing of which he is ashamed; he (as it were) sends forth bloud into ⟨p. 141⟩the face, in a blush, to cover that foul act, he puts out a red garment, or a scarlet vail to hide his filthinesse. Thus he is cloathed with shame. Modesty commands nature, and (where it is but honestly natur'd) prevails with it to cast this covering over all uncomelines in speech or practice; and though this blush appears only in the face, yet the whole body is dipt and died with the same color.

Hence also they who are ashamed,¹ either hold their hands before their faces to cover them, or hold their heads down that they may not be discovered. Observe,

1. 1Solent qui erubescunt manum faciei, quia opprobrium ac dedecus timent admovere. Bold.