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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
Treatise › Chapter 24: How a Christian may exercise himself to Godliness in his Apparel and Sleep.
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CHAP. XXIV. How a Christian may exercise himself to Godliness in his Apparel and Sleep.
Apparel and Sleep being of less concernment then some other subjects, I shall speak but little to them; yet because in these things we must walk by the rule of Gods Word, I shall not wholly omit them. And first for Apparel. The Saints outward, as well as his inward clothing must be sacred; Spiritual Priests do all wear (in a sense) holy Garments. Sin may cleave to our clothes; The Leprosy was not only in the Israelites houses, but also in their Habits, Lev. 13. Some persons carry the plague up and down in their Raiment, their Garments are spotted with the flesh; with pride, and wantonness, and prodigality. A Christian may manifest grace in his Garments; he may clothe his soul in covering the nakedness of his body; his Garments may smell of Myrrh, Aloes and Gassia, Psa. 45. 1As under the Law the clothes of Gods people were washed and purified Ceremonially; so our apparel under the Gospel (if we observe Gods Counsel about it) may be clean and pure spiritually. For thine help herein Reader, I shall speak briefly,
Apparel and Sleep being of less concernment then some other subjects, I shall speak but little to them; yet because in these things we must walk by the rule of Gods Word, I shall not wholly omit them. And first for Apparel. The Saints outward, as well as his inward clothing must be sacred; Spiritual Priests do all wear (in a sense) holy Garments. Sin may cleave to our cloaths; The Leprosie was not only in the Israelites houses, but also in their Habits,