cial promiſe made to mens prayers in one place more than another, as there was to and concerning the Temple of old,Fobz 4. 21.)they ſhould
f prayer, or joining with him who doth ſo Minifter, # But let them take heed how they pray,for
God heareth not ſinners, foln 9, 31. Let them therefore lift up holy u And let them take 0 bl
pray, either miniſtring to others in the duty 0
hands, not regarding iniquity in their hearts. heed of carryingmalice,or inveterate anger in their hearts when was to God in Prayer, for they muſt pray, Father! forgive us our treſpaſſes
as we forgive them that treſpaſs againſt us, and Mat, 6. 15. If ye for- give not men their treſpaſſes, neither will your heavenly father forgive your ereſpaſſes. w And let them allo take heed of doubting in Prayer, of the Goodneſs, Truth,or Power of God to fulfil their wiſhes, but Fames 1. 6, let them ask in faith, nothing wavering, For 1:t not that man think, that
be ſhall recetve any thing of the Lord.
| ; 9 In like manner alſo, that women adorn themſelves | | in modeſt apparel x, with ſhamefaſtneſs and ſobriety y - | Oc, p7ci-not with || broidred hair, or gold, or pearls, or coltly
xd, aray Z,
| ; mands that they ſhould adorn thomſelves in modeſt apparel, obſerve a | decency, with reſpe& to the modeſty of their Sex, the purity of Reli- gion, the quality of their condition, and their Age: Religion has no other intereſts in our habits, but to regulate them according to. a mo- deft comelineſs ; for they are indifferent in their nature, and neither add nor detra& from the acceptance of our Religious ſervices. : : » Shamefaſtneſs and Sobriery, or modeſty a moderation of mind ſhew- ; | ed both in the habit of the body, and the manners and behaviour, both | with theſe inward habits, and in an outward habit, that may ſpeak ſouls | poſſeſt of theſe inward habits. + Not with hair plaited or curled, not . adorned with ornaments of Gold, or Pearls, or coftly aray. The A- ; | poſtle condemneth not theſe ornaments, where they are ſuited to the : g quality of Women, and ask not too much time to put on, and in order | but where they are too exceſſive, with reſpett to the purſe of thoſe that " : wear them, or take up more time to be ſpent in putting them on, than - | 3s fit to be ſo ſpent, eſpecially on a Sabbath-day, or where they are put a on out of pride, or to make a vain ſhew, or are of that nature and fa- 4 , ſhion, as they ſpeak an unchaſt, or an immodeſt heart, or may cauſe » | ſcandal to others. The Apoſtle Peter x Pet, 3, 3. hath much the ſame : ; precept, where he is not ſpeaking of Womens habits, with ſuch ſpecial : q reference to publick Afſemblies,but to their ordinary Converſation ; but
x The Apoftles next Precept to be urged by Timothy,is concerning the habits of Women, eſpecially when they come to worſhip God in the pub- lick Aſſemblies, (for as to ſuch Aſſemblies the Precepts in this Chapter, both before and after this, chiefly relate) concerning theſe, he com-
n it ought to be more ſpecially avoided, when people come to worſhip | God. They ſhould not ſo habit themſelves when oy g0 to pray, as if
J , 1 they were going to a Dancing-School. (As Chryſoſtome > | complained of- ſome that did.)
10 But (which becometh women profeſling godlineſs)
. with good works 4.
0 | 4 They ought to look at the 0r714ment of good works ; for thoſe are h the Ornaments which beft become Women profeſſing Godlineſs, whoſe is q hearts ſhould deſpiſe theOrnament of the figure of excrementitious hair, ty | or a little yellow earth, or a ſtone, or the work of a pitiful Silkworm,
{t | 11 Let the women learnin ſilence with all ſubjection b.
b That is, in the publick aſſemblies for Worſhip, it is the Womans ! part ſilently to learn, ſhewing thereby a ſubjeftion to the man who is
wy) the head of the Woman. !.2 1: Ws ; Coe, 12 But * Iſuffer nota woman to teach c,nor * touſurp! 1.1 Wh:.:;, authority over the man d, but to be in ſilence. Ci Or,! Eh. 5, - © Not to teach in the publick Congregation, except ſhe be a Pro- EL T0 pheteſs, endued with extraordinary gifts of the Spirit, as Mary, and ' no ® pul Anna, and Huldab, and Deborah, and ſome Women in the Primitive 1-9, 1. WF Church, concerning whom we read, 1 Cor. 11. 5. that they prophefied, a d Ordinary teaching of the Women was an Uſurpation of Authority i | over the Man, who is the Head, which the Apoſtle alſo forbad in x Cor. 8 : It. 3. and here repeateth; it is probable that the ſpeaking of ſome Wo- Ce | men in the Church who had extraordinary Revelations, imboldned hs | others alſo to aim at the like, which the Apoſtle here diretts his ſpeech I- againſt, Nevertheleſs Women may, and it is their Duty to intiru& (Co ; their Children and Families at home, eſpecially in the abſence of their ly | Husbands, - FGen-z1, T2 For * Adam was firſt formed, then Eve e. 7.&2,18, e Lhe Man had the priority of the Woman in his Creation, He was
AS Cor, 11, not made for her, but She was made for a meet help for him, therefore w 19, ſhe being ſo made for him, ought to uſurp no Authority over him, ral Gen,z.6, 14 And * Adam was not deceived f, but the woman | being deceived, was in the tranſgreſlion,
f Beſides, Adam was not firſt deceived, nor indeed at all deceived
o- = immediately by the Serpent, but only inticed, and deceived by the wo- "OY man, who was the Tempters Agent, ſo as that ſhe was both firſt in the
BY ik tranſgreſſion in order of time, and alſo principal in it, contributing to he Ga | the ſeduCtion or tranſgrefſion of the Man, which ought to be a contide- he ration to keep the Woman humble, ina low opinion of her ſelf, and
in. ; that lower Order wherein God hath fixed her.
| 15 Notwithſtanding b ſhe ſhall be ſaved # in child-bear- « | ing k, if they continue in faith and charity 1, and holineſs G with ſobriety . þ Though the Woman was unhappy as to be deceiyed by the Ser-
he " pent, and co be the firft in taking the forbidden fruit, and an inftru- Ft ment to intice her Husband to do the like, which may give all of that SEX A cauſe of Humiliation, and ſhew them the reaſonableneſs of God's _— order in putting them in ſubje&ion to man, and prohibiting them to Sifu break God's order in aſurping Authority over the man ; yet through i” the gracious interpoſition of the Med7aror, peg” nos born of a Wo- man) ſhe hath no reaſon to deſpair either of a Temporal Salvation, oy from the peril and danger of Child-birth, or much lefs, of an Eternal
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