...their habits, " Let not your adorn ' ing, fays the apoftle, be that outward adorning of plait' ing the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on...fpirit, which is in the fight of God of ' great price." And again, " In like manner alfo, that ' women adorn themfelves in modett apparel, with fhamc' facednefs...

...hands, as we commanded you. i Pet. iii. J. Whofe adorning, let it not be that outward adorning, — v. 4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that...fpirit, which is in the fight .of God of great price. Pfal. xxxvii. 8. Ceafe from anger, and forfake math: fret not thyfelf in any wife to do evil. v. 9....

...it ; in direct oppofition to the words of two Apoftles : Let not their adorning be, fays St. Peter, that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel. — Let them adorn them/elves in modeft apparel, adds St. Paul, not with curled hair, or gold, or pearls,...

...wives, while they behold your chafte converfation coupled with fear j whofe adorning, let it not be the outward adorning, of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel j but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of...

...adorning let it not be that outward adorning of- wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel. But Ift it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is...corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet fhirit which is in the fight of God of great price. i. CT. Paul exhorts all thofe who defire to be...

...of the Wives •, while they behold four chafte converfation coupled with fear. Whofe adorn'ig. Ice it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair,...even the ornament of a meek and quiet fpirit, which ;> in the fight of God of great price, For after this manner '^ the old time the holy Women alfo who...

...plaiting tbe hair, and wearing of gold, or of putting on qfi apparel; but let it be the bidden man of tbe heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and -quiet fpirit, &c. Here both the, apoftles. do very pofitively and exprefly afiert two things. Firft, That the adorning...

...adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of " gold, or of putting on of apparel ; but let it be «c the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not..." for after this manner in the old time, the holy «c women alfo, who trufted in God, adorned them" felves." Would to God I could fay for the women of...

...'' Whofe adorning let it not be that of plaiting the hair, " and of wearing of gold, or of pulling on of apparel : '( but let it be the hidden man of...and quiet fpirit, which is, in the fight of God, of f great price." Thus the apoftoljcaj, counfel to the churches. churches. But for all this, the bifhop...

...not your adorning be that outward adorning of c plaiting the hair, and the wearing of gold, and of c putting on of apparel; but let it be the hidden man...the ornament of a meek and quiet fpirit, which is in c the fight of God of great price ; for after this manner ' in the old time, the holy women, who alfo...