it was to be only to their o#n Hushands, not to others; and 1c while he pc:{wades them to Subjection, he cautions them againſt Lnchaſtity. þ The Word of the Goſpel. He exhorts not only them that had believing Husbands, but ubelieving Ones, to be in ſubjc&ion to them. c Not that they could be carverted to Chriſt without the Knowledse of the Word, when Faith cometh by Hear- ins. Ram, 10. 17. but that they who cither would not endure ticir Wives inſtruſting them, or, who had before rejetted the Word, yef by ſeeing the Effetts and Fruits of it in their Wives, might be brouzht to have good Thoughts of 1t, and thereby be the mor? prepared for the hearing of it, whereby Faith might be wrour ht in them. d Or, gaired, viz. to Chriſt and His Church; the ſame Metaphor Paul uſeth, 1 Cor. 9. 19, 20, 21, Phil. 3.8,
2 While they behold your chatt e converſation covp- {ed with fear ft.
e Frce from all manner of Impurities, and any thing contrary to the Marriaze-Covenant. f Such a Fear or Reverence of your Hus- bands, whereby out of the Fear of God, and Conſcience of his Command, you pive them all due ReſpeR, and do not willingly dif. pleaſe them, Eph. 5. SubjeQton 1s required, v. 22. and Fear, 33,
3 * Whoſe adorning let it not be g that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, or of wearing of gold. or of putring on of apparel.
g Lt it not be chiefly, or not ſo much the adorning of the out- ward man as the inward; the Negative here is to be taken as a Com- parative, as Exod. 16.8. and Luke 14. 12. The Apoſtle doth not ab- ſolutely condemn all kind of Ornaments, or rich Attire, (which we
- find uſed ſometimes by the Godly themſelves in the Scripture, Gen, 24. 22, 30. Eſth. 5, 1. compard-with P/. 45. 9, 13. where the ſpi- ritual Ornaments of Chriſt's Spouſe are ſet forth by terms taken from the external Ornaments of Solomon's Wife, and Ezek. 16. t2. theſe thinzs are ſpoken of as God's Gifts) but he taxeth all Vanity, Levity, immoderate Sumptuouſveſs, or Luxury in Apparel, 2nd bodily Ornaments in Women (or Men) whatſoever 1: above their Place and Condition in the World, or above their Eſtate and Ability, ſuch as proceeds from any Luſt, (Pride, Wantonneſs, gc.) or tends to the provoking or cheriſhing any, or is accompanied with the ne2leung or {lighting of inward Beauty, and ſpiritual Orna- ments.
+ Rut ler z7 be the * hidden man of the heart F in 3+ thac which is not corruptible z, cover the ornament of a
Rom. 2. meek and quiet ſpirit 4 which / is in the fight of God 72 Of great Price 7.
h The inward Man, Rom. 7. 22, and Cor, 4. 16. either the Soul in oppoſition to the Eody, or the Image of God, and Gfaces of his Spirit in the Soul, called cifewhere the New-man, and oppoſed to natural Corruption, or the Old-Man, Eph. 4. 24. Lol. 3. 9, 10. # This relates to what follows, the Ornament of a Meek, &c. and is cppofed to thoſe external Ornaments before mentioned, which arc of 4 fadins. periſhing Nature ; whereas this 1s conſtant and du- rable. Ard therefore Women who are more apt to be over-much pleaſed with external Lrefies aud bodily Ornaments, are exhorted rather to enrich and beautity their Souls with Divine Graces, than their Bodies with gawdy Cloaths, + This notes the particular
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5 For after this manner in the old time the holy . women allo who rrafted P in God adorncd. rum {elves, being in fubjcction to their own huShands 7
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{imply a Lady or Princeſs, (beciuſe Kings were to come ot her, Get 17. 15, 15, yet even then ſhe obeyed A4tbrahim;, ind this is fpoker
in Commendation of hcr Obedience, {Not meerly in Complement but in reality, hereby acknowledgins his Authority and her __ Subjettion. 7 Not only according to the Fleſh, but SpirituZlly ac cording to the Pronuſe. » Either ye .ro mate or become, v7, imitation of her Faith and Holineſs, as v <ll-t ye are by Kindred and Succeſſion ; or, ye are declared, and ÞFryzn to be, as the Pur 7 elſewhere uſed, 7ohn 15.8. x Follow her in Good Works, « To” 2.109. y Or, afraid of any Amazemon?t, 2nv thins frightſul; er, whict might terrifie you, taking Amazemeit-tor the Objuct or Cruſe vo! Fear, as v. 14. Pſ. 53. 5. Prot. 3. 25. and the Senfe may be, ether ſo-long as ye perform your Duty with a rsfolute min, ant keep from that which is contrary to your Faith, or, as 'F
your ſelves to your Hushands willinpIv, chcertully, and withour (la. viſh fear of being loſers by your Obedicnce, and farins the worſe for your Patience and Submiſſion. :
7 * Likewiſe ye husbands dwell = wirh them ac cording to knowledge o, giving honour b to the witl, as unto the weaker c Veſſel 4, and as being heirs e to- gether of the grace of lite f, that your prayers be not hindred g. :