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…

Bolton) our monstrous fashionists, both male and female, the one for nourishing their horrid bushes of vanity, the other for their most unnatural and cursed cutting their hair, should every hour fear and tremble, lest they bring it on their own heads, and amongst us in this Kingdom. It is also worthy the noticing that Tertullian hath to this purpose, in his Book de cultu mul. cap. 7 where having expostulated with Christian women for their various vain dressings of the hair, he bespeaks them thus; Drive away this bondage of busking from a free head; in vain do you labour to appear thus dressed, in vain do ye make use of the most expert frizzlers of hair, God commands you to be covered and veiled: I wish that I, most miserable man, may be privileged to lift up my head, if it were but amongst the feet of the people of God, in that blessed day of Christians exalting gladness, then will I see if ye will arise out of your Graves with that varnish and paint of white and red, and with such a head-dress; and if the Angels will carry you up so adorned and painted to meet Christ in the clouds And again, cap. 13. These delights and toys (says he) must be shaken off, with the softness and looseness whereof, the virtue and valour of faith may be weakened; moreover, I know not if these hands that are accustomed to be surrounded with rings and bracelets, or such other ornaments, will endure to be benumbed and stupefied with the hardness of a chain: I know not if the leg, after the use of such fine hose-garters, will suffer it self to be straitened and pinched into fetters, or a pair of stocks: I am afraid that the neck, accustomed to chains of Pearls and Emeralds, will hardly admit of the two-handed Sword: The before, O blessed women! (saith he) let us meditate and dwell on the thoughts of hardship, and we shall not feel it, let us relinquish and abandon these delicacies and frolics, and we shall not desire them; let us stand ready armed to encounter all violent assaults, having nothing which we will be afraid to forego and part with: These, these are the stays and ropes of the Anchor of our Hope.—Let your eyes be painted with shamef •s ••ess and quietness of spirit, fastening in your ears the Word of God, and tying about your necks the yoke of Christ, subject your head to your Husbands, and so shall you be abundantly adorned and comely:

Bolton) our monstrous fashionists, both male and female, the one for nourishing their horrid bushes of vanity, the other for their most unnatural and cursed cutting their hair, should every hour fear and tremble, lest they bring it on their own heads, and amongst us in this Kingdom. It is also worthy the noticing that Tertullian hath to this purpose, in his Book de cultu mul. cap. 7 where having expostulated with Christian women for their various vain dressings of the hair, he bespeaks them thus; Drive away this bondage of busking from a free head; in vain do you labour to appear thus dressed, in vain do ye make use of the most expert frizlers of hair, God commands you to be covered and vailed: I wish that I, most miserable man, may be priviledged to lift up my head, if it were but amongst the feet of the people of God, in that blessed day of Christians exalting gladness, then will I see if ye will arise out of your Graves with that varnish and paint of white and red, and with such a head-dress; and if the Angels will carry you up so adorned and painted to meet Christ in the clouds And again, cap. 13. These delights and toyes (says he) must be shaken off, with the softness and loosness whereof, the vertue and valour of faith may be weakned; moreover, I know not if these hands that are accustomed to be surrounded with rings and bracelets, or such other ornaments, will indure to be benummed and stupified with the hardness of a chain: I know not if the legg, after the use of such fine hose-garters, will suffer it self to be streightned and pinched into fetters, or a pair of stocks: I am afraid that the neck, accustomed to chains of Pearls and Emeralds, will hardly admit of the two-handed Sword: The efore, O blessed women! (saith he) let us meditate and dwell on the thoughts of hardship, and we shall not feel it, let us relinquish and abandon these delicacies and frolicks, and we shall not desire them; let us stand ready armed to incounter all violent assaults, having nothing which we will be afraid to forego and part with: These, these are the stayes and ropes of the Anchor of our Hope.—Let your eyes be painted with shamef s ess and quietness of spirit, fastning in your ears the Word of God, and tying about your necks the yoke of Christ, subject your head to your Husbands, and so shall you be abundantly adorned and comly: