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An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of…
An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of that ever-famous and reverend divine, Mr. William Perkins / by Tho. Nicols.
London: printed by W.B. for Will. Hope, 1654
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. Riotous, and lascivious attire, 1 Tim. 2. 9. Isai 3. 16, 23.
Riotous, and lascivious apparel, or Attire is a lavish and Prodigal wasting of Gods benefits, that might be employed upon better uses. It is a Testimony and ensign of pride, by which a man would have himself better esteemed than others. It is a note of great idleness and slothfulness, those that use it cannot endure to take pains, & neglect other business; It is a sign of Levity, and puts men upon the invention of new fashions, and upon the imitation of them. It maketh a confusion among degrees, and callings of men, so that the one can not be known from the other.
Riotous, and lascivious apparel, or Attire is a lavish and Prodigal wasting of Gods benefits, that might be employed upon better uses. It is a Testimony and ensign of pride, by which a man would have himself better esteemed than others. It is a note of great idleness and slouthfulness, those that use it cannot endure to take pains, & neglect other business; It is a sign of Levity, and puts men upon the invention of new fashions, and upon the imitation of them. It maketh a confusion among degrees, and callings of men, so that the one can not be known from the other.
Here also we are forbidden an immoderate, or insatiable fullness of bread, or of meat, for they provoke lust in such immoderation, Ezek. 16. 49. Luke 16. 19. Rom. 13. 13.