Fire and brimstone from heaven, from earth, in hell, or, Three discourses I. Concerning…

And here I could wish that professors of Religion themselves, and many that in other regards do fear God, could acquit themselves from the guilt of many gross outward demonstrations of inward prevailing Pride; I will not say that all who have false hair, have false hearts, (some I know are true-hearted, and want a covering there,) and that all who are very curious in decking their outside according to the fashion, are wholly untrimmed and unadorned within▪ yet I could wish that the art of Periwig-making had never been found out, and that the French modes had never been brought into our Nation; and this I will say that plain apparel and dresses do very well become persons of great honour, especially professors of Religion; that it is very unsuitable to the times for any to bestow much cost on ornaments, when many of Christ members want necessaries, and it is very unsuitable to the Christian profession, to bestow much time in adorning the body, when the soul hath more need, in the washing and adorning of which the time and pains will be best bestowed. But I retire to the reproof of the Ungodly, for other of their Sodoms Sins.

And here I could wish that professors of Religion themselves, and many that in other regards do fear God, could acquit themselves from the guilt of many gross outward demonstrations of inward prevailing Pride; I will not say that all who have false hair, have false hearts, (some I know are true-hearted, and want a covering there,) and that all who are very curious in decking their outside according to the fashion, are wholly untrim'd and unadorn'd within▪ yet I could wish that the art of Periwig-making had never been found out, and that the French modes had never been brought into our Nation; and this I will say that plain apparel and dresses do very well become persons of great honour, especially professors of Religion; that it is very unsutable to the times for any to bestow much cost on ornaments, when many of Christ members want necessaries, and it is very unsutable to the Christian profession, to bestow much time in adorning the body, when the soul hath more need, in the washing and adorning of which the time and pains will be best bestowed. But I retire to the reproof of the Ungodly, for other of their Sodoms Sins.