A practical exposition of the X. Commandments with a resolution of several momentous questions…A practical exposition of the X. Commandements with a resolution of several momentous questions…

what is that but disdaining the grave way of walking, to affect an art in it? as many do now in our days▪ and shall this be displeasing to the Lord, and not the other? seeing he loveth, and is best pleased with the native way of carrying the body. Junius and ⟨p. 362⟩Rivet from him, calleth this mincing or tripping, a walking or standing on the Earth in an artificial way.

what is that but disdaining the grave way of walking, to affect an art in it? as many do now in our dayes▪ and shall this be displeasing to the Lord, and not the other? seeing he loveth, and is best pleased with the native way of carrying the body. Junius and ⟨p. 362⟩Rivet from him, calleth this mincing or tripping, a walking or standing on the Earth in an artificial way.

Besides these things that are more general in folks carriage, there is somewhat further in our clothing and diet, which is to be spoken to here, seeing in these we ought to be christian, sober, grave, &c. and in nothing do our lightness, vanity (as we ordinarily use to call people vain from their apparel) pride, wantonness, and rioting appear more, then in vain garbs. Hence the Apostle Paul, 1 Tim. 2.9. joineth modest apparel with shamefastness and sobriety or chastity, as also doth the Apostle Peter, 1 Pet. 3.2, 3. and in Jezebel and others, decking and dressing to seek love, is ever accounted an high degree of looseness: It is a wonder that men should take pleasure to deboard in their clothing, which is the badge of their perfidiousness, and was at first appointed to cover their shame and nakedness. It is observed that the Hebrew word, [Greek or Hebrew] begged, doth signify both perfidiousness and clothing, and c meth from that word which signifieth to break covenant, the Lord thereby intending by the very consideration of our clothes, to humble us, and keep us in mind of our first breach of covenant wi h him; and yet such is our wickedness, that we will glory in that which is indeed our shame, as if it were a special ornament; and whereas at first, clothing was appointed for covering nakedness, for preventing of incitements to lust, and for decency, now Jezebel-like, it is made use of to be a provocation thereunto, see