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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67327	Spiritual armour to defend the head from the superfluity of naughtiness being a loving and Christian tender, humbly offered to the pious and serious consideration of the ministers of the Gospel and to all others it may concern : wherein is proved that it is unlawful for women to cut their hair polled or shorn and men to wear the same to cover their heads : together with how men and women ought according to the written law of God and nature to wear their hair.	Wall, Thomas.	1688 (1688)	Wing W488; ESTC R26304	45,767	52

thing the long hair of Women Womans natural covering with which saith the Apostle indeed a man ought not to cover his head because 't is Womans glory but Mans shame they dishonour God so it is folly and shame to them because Man is the Image and glory of God but the Woman is the glory of the Man long hair being Womans glory for a sign thereof is therefore a shame to Mans nature to wear and more especially a shame to the Ministers of the Gospel that should as 't is written approve themselves among other things to be the Ministers of Christ by pureness for are they not in the trial 2 Cor. 6. 6 of them when to be judged fit for the Ministry to be blameless Surely Men cannot be blameless when they do that 1 Tim. 3. 2. thing that is by the Doctrine of the New Testament a shame to Mans Nature yea how do such Men abstain from all appearance of evil that are charged to walk in the shame to Nature For surely had not long hair worn by Men been a 1 Thes 5. 22. sin the Apostle would not have blamed the Church of God for suffering such an evil practice among them Yea ' how can such Minister that give the People so evil example in wearing the long hair of Women on their heads be accounted worthy of any honour or esteem from the People because of 2 Tim. 5. 17. their evil practice herein Or how are such Ministers worthy of the honour as to have care taken for them in providing maintenance to keep them and their Families whenas in this thing in wearing long hair it may be justly complained of them as of old The leader of the people cause them to err and Isai 9 16. Lam. 2. 14. they that are led by them are destroyed And again Thy Prophets or Teachers have seen vain and foolish things for thee they have not discovered their Iniquity to turn away thy Captivity but have seen for their false Burdens and causes of Banishments For these things Judgment must begin at the House 1 Pet. 4. 17. of God if sins be suffered there therefore it was and still is commanded all the Lords Ministers to cry aloud Spare not set Isai 58. 1. the Trumpet to thy mouth shew the Lords people their sin and transgression But when the Watch-men do not discharge their Duty herein then the Lord discovered what a wretched condition they were in whenas they thought themselves in a good condition pampering their Bodies as 't is written Come Isai 56. 10 11 12. ye say they I will fetch wine and we will fill our selves with strong drink and to morrow shall be as this day and much more abundant But let us hear the Lords Message sent to these Belly Gods Whose God is their belly whose glory is their shame because they seek or love earthly things more than the Souls good of their Flocks as 't is written His watch-men are all blind they are Isai 26. 10 11. all ignorant they are all dumb dogs they cannot bark sleeping lying down loving to slumber Yea they are greedy dogs which can never have enough they are shepherds that cannot understand they look to their to own way every one for his gain from his quarter Now if this look too like the day we are fallen into then that we may not judge amiss Every tres is known by its fruit but Mat. 3. surely that is not good fruit which is a shame to Mans nature to bring forth or bear but the long hair of Women is a shame to Mans nature therefore not good fruit for the Trees of Righteousness to bear what then is another the cause the Isai 61. 3. Minister do not reprove this sin that is an open shame Is it because the Rich in the Congregation are generally most guilty Jam. 2. 2 3 4. Isai 56. 11. and they are not willing to displease them lest they lose their gain from their quarterly payments they receive from them and it is because they should lessen their Congregation for 't is to be feared many glory more in their number than in taking care to see their Flock walk as becometh the Gospel 1 Cor. 1. 31. as the Apostle hath said He that glorieth let him glory in the Lord to know as he is holy so his People The Flock of Holiness are commanded to be holy in all manner of Coversation so ought every true Pastor to be diligent to know the Prov. 27. 23. state of his or rather Christs Flock For to what end are Men chosen to be Ministers but as eyes to see good things for the Peoples Souls as they are to provide food and cloathing for their Bodies and their Families See what the Lord saith of old If the people of the Land take a man of their Coast and set him Ezek. 33. 2. 4. for their watch-man if the watch-man see the Sword come and blow not the Trumpet and the people be not warned is the Sword come and take away any person from among them he is taken away in his iniquity but his bloud will I require at the watchmans hands To this it seemeth the Apostle may have reference with respect to his charge he had over all the Churches as Apostolical Watch-man Whereas this care and duty is branched forth to particular Pastors or Watch-men in their particular charge not as Apostles but Watch-men over the particular Flock they are set Overseers to as the Elders of Ephesus had particular charge to that Church only to whom he advertiseth as they had taken charge of them they should take the Apostle for their example who had a care of all the Churches so that this was his comfort as 't is written in his words To the Elders of the Church of God at Ephesus Act. 20. 16 17. I take you to record this day that I am pure from the bloud of all men His reason is For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the Counsel of God take heed therefore to your v. 18. selves to wit that you fulfil your Ministers as others are commanded Col. 4. 17. that you have received in the Lord that you fulfil it faithfully in declaring the whole Counsel of God so that ye likewise 1 Tim. 4. 2. may be free from the bloud of all men you have taken care and charge to feed to reprove to rebuke to see that every one do Col. 2. 5. 1 Cor. 14. 40. their work and duty and that order be joyn'd unto faith so that all things be done decently and in order If then it is every true Ministers duty to declare as there is time and opportunity in season and out of season the whole Counsel of God a part of which is to reprove that sinful shame of Mens wearing of long hair yea also the long hair of Women because it is sin for what one sin lived