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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.
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.
2. Gravity, Ancient men, those that are in seats of justice, and professors, must not take up every new-fangle fashion. Clothes of light colours on their backs will not be comely. Joseph a child might be handsome enough in a particoloured coat, but not so a man. When a grave Roman Petitioned the Emperor for a favour, and was denied, and had afterwards coloured his hair, shaved himself, and in light clothes requested the same courtesy, he was wittily answered by Caesar, who understood the fraud, I denied your Father yesterday; and should I grant it you to day, he might take it ill.
2. Gravity, Antient men, those that are in seats of justice, and professors, must not take up every new-fangle fashion. Cloaths of light colours on their backs will not be comely. Joseph a child might be handsom enough in a particoloured coat, but not so a man. When a grave Roman Petitioned the Emperour for a favour, and was denyed, and had afterwards coloured his hair, shaved himself, and in light cloaths requested the same courtesie, he was wittily answered by Caesar, who understood the fraud, I denyed your Father yesterday; and should I grant it you to day, he might take it ill.
Christians must be much guided by the credit of Religion. Whatsoever things are of good report, ⟨p. 436⟩is both a general and a special rule for a Saint to walk by in all such things.
There may be excellent use of that place, Rom. 12.2. be not conformed to this World [Greek or Hebrew] Beza translates it; fashion not your selves, I love not affected singularity; but I like a Christian Gravity, both in countenance, carriage, and attire.