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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.
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Wall, Thomas.
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Wing W488; ESTC R26304
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Tim. 21. the sin of presumption to live knowingly in the breach of Gods Order in Nature How can such have any grounds to believe they can accepted of the Lord in his service seeing the Lord will be sanctified in all that draw near unto him in keeping his holy Order in Nature as his Order in his Worship and that the person must first be accepted of God before his Offering or Service can be as Vessels sanctified prepared fit for the Master the Lord Jesus Christs use in his service To add hereunto that which Mr. Henry Ainsworth hath noted out of the Hebrew Writers on these Words A Woman shall not wear that which pertaineth to man among other things they say A Woman may not put on a Mans Ornament or to poll her head like a Man and a Man that putteth on a Womens Attire and a Woman that putteth oâ— a Mans is to be beaten by the Magistrate To which he also gveth his understanding of this Precept saying it concerneth natural honesty and seemliness which hath perpetual Equity his proof is 1 Cor. 11. 4 5 6 14 c. It was given to prevent many evils that may arise so that the Attire of the Body signifieth the Ornament of the Mind Psal 132. 9 16. Rev. 3. 18. So Men should not change their Natures to become effeminate as the Egyptians and Babylonians threatned to be like Women Isai 19. 16. Jer. 50. 32. 5. 30. Secondly Again when the Lord after seventy years Captivity called his People out of Babylon to build his Temple before the Lord would accept of them into Covenant with himself and to eat of the Passover they with all other that Ezra 6. 21. Neh. 9. 1 2 3. came with them must separate themselves from all filthiness of the Heathen of the Land And among the many filthinesses of the Heathen which the Priest as well as others were defiled was long hair Now because the Priests work was to teach the Lords People the difference between the Holy and Prophane and cause them to discern between the Unclean Ezek. 44. 23. and the Clean and this they could not do until themselves were cleansed from the same namely from long hair the shame to Mans Nature and therefore the Command came first to them namely to the Priest as 't is written Neither shall they Ezek. 44. 20. shave their heads nor suffer their locks to grow long they shall only poll their heads Now why the Priest might not shave their head because Num. 6. 9. Levit. 14 8 9. Acts 21. 24. 1 Cor. 11. 15. Judg. 13. 5. 1 Sam. 1. 11. Deut. 17. 6. that was commanded to the Nazarite and Lipers only in their Cleansings as a Ceremonial Rite now ended by Christ nor might they suffer their locks to grow long because that was an effeminate badge a shame to Mans Nature to wear and also in such Men as were born Nazarites a sign or figure for the time of their lives only so that they must only poll their heads and this is natural agreeable to Gods Order in Nature and agreeable in sence with the word Shorn Thus in the mouth of two Witnesses every Truth is establish'd So then having proved both by the Apostle and Prophets that the manner Man was created in respect of his hair and that the Sons of Adam in all Ages were to wear their hair so is according to the word of the Lord polled or shorn as is manifest by the written word of God when the Lord called his People out of Egypt and out of Babylon and now since the coming of Christ in the Flesh all that were called to become Members of the true Church of God were to reform their hair according to the word polled or shorn that so in this thing they might be cleansed from the filthiness of 1 Cor. 6. 11. the Flesh according to the Moral Law. Now if there be any other Rule revealed for Christians to cut and wear their hair in these last days of the Gospel let it be made manifest by such as do deny that their hair is not to be reformed by the Word of the Lord polled or shorn But that it is so to be reformed is clear else the Apostle would not have set Mans short hair by the word Shorn in opposition to Womans long hair in these words If the woman be not covered let her 1 Cor. 11. 6. also be shorn For who doth the Apostle mean by the word Also be shorn but that as Man is to wear his hair shorn so that he useth the word Shorn by way of reproof to Woman for wearing her hair uncover'd and therefore saith the Apostle If the woman be not covered let her also be shorn as Man was created or shaven as were the Nazaritâ—s but if it be a shame for a woman to be shaâ—en or shorn let her he covered vers 5. For if the woman be not covered it is all one as if she were shaven Forasmuch then as all Sin is the breach of Gods Order either in things Spiritual or Natural and hereupon is that Royal Law divided into two Tables that maketh Sin appear to be Sin The first to make manifest when in Worship any thing be done contrary to the first Table of Gods Law it is sin in matter or form or any act or thing he done in Nature contrary to the second Table of Gods Law it is sin so then as concerning things Natural whatsoever Man or Woman is forbidden to wear to wit that which God hath given to woman as her natural covering Man is forbid to covet or desire even so by the same Law whatsoever Woman is forbidden to wear that pertains to Man that â—he ought not to desire or covet But Woman is forbidden to wear short hair because it pertaineth to Man therefore that Woman that coveteth or desireth to wear her hair polled or shorn like unto Man liveth in the breach of the Tenth Commandment Thou shall not covet is Exod. 20. 17. guilty of the sin of Covetousness in desiring that thing that even Nature it self teacheth is a shame to her Nature to wear so that it is not only a sin against God but a dishonour to her Head namely her Husband even so that Man who desireth 1 Cor. 11. 5. or coveteth to wear his locks long contrary to the Word of the Lord polled or shorn breaketh Gods Order in Nature and is guilty of the breach of the Tenth Commandment in covering his head with the natural sign of his Wifes subjection to him 1 Cor. 11. 4. which is a sin against God in dishonouring Christ his head in despising the Image of God in which he is created head of the Woman and saith also that he is not the glory of God because he by wearing long hair the sign of Womans subjection to Man saith he is no more in subjection to God than the Woman is and that the Woman is not in
to be drawn in by the policy of Satan to wear long hair ye and the Ministers of the Gospel also when if the eye is evil the whole body is full of darkness We read in a Book published in the Year 1628. intituled The Vnloveliness of Love-locks in the fifth page it is said that a late Learned Historian informeth us that the manner of By Mr. Pinn Esq Mr. Purchas Pilgr l. 8. c. 6. sect 3. the Virginians was to wear a long lock on the left side their heads in imitation of their Devil-God whom they called Ocbeus whence it was that a Virginian coming into England blamed English-men for not wearing a long lock as they did affirming our God was not the true God because he had no Love lock as their God hath By this we see how the very Heathen believe they ought to be Imitaters of their God although it were the Devil and therefore when Israel of old did not walk after the Name Manner or Law of the Living God the Prophet reproved Mica 4. 5. them in these words All people will walk in the name of their God and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever And is not this a shame to Christians that ever the Words of a Heathen Idolatrous Virginian should dart the minds of some English-men that about the beginning of the Reign of King Charles the First a long lock on the left side Mens heads began to be a great fashion and not among ordinary Men but the cheif in the Nation in that day as the effigies of some do yet shew so that hence it was that the Mr. Purchas Pilgr l. 3. c. 6. sect 3. sorementioned Historian saith in express terms That our sinister and unlovely love-locks had their original birth and pedigree from the Heathenish Idolatrous Virginians who took their pattern from their Devil-God Ocheus who usually appeared to them in the shape of a Man with a long black lock on the left side his head hanging down to the ground Now what saith the Scripture to the People of God Be ye followers of God as dear Children be ye followers together of me Eph. 5. 1. Phil. 3. 17. and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an example Now then if we will be followers of God as his Children we must hearken to our heavenly Father Counsel who hath given his mind to inform the Churches to his Apostles and they teach us it is the mind of God that Men shall not wear long hair and therefore reproved such as did wear long 1 Cor. 11. 14. hair So then for Men to wear long hair or the long hair of Women is against the Will and Mind of God as hath been afore proved Therefore if Men wear long hair they be followers of the evil One who taught the Virgi 〈…〉 to wear long hair first a long lock on the left side their head as a sign of subjection to him and also taught the Egyptians and Babylonians of old and also the spiritual Babylonians and Egypâ—ians and no doubt but the Sodomites too for when the Angeâ—â— came to Let in the form of Men doubtless in theâ—oâ—â— Gen. 19. 4. Heb. 13. 2. God created Man in respect of his hair which all holy Men in all Ageâ— followed to they supposed them to be Lots Brethren and therefore as they hated Lot whose righteous Soul they vexed with their evil Conversation they hated all that went as he did like the Men of late years since long hair has been so much worn in this Nation about fifty years ago the Christians that walked by the Rule of Gods Word and wore their hair agreeable thereto were by the rude Rabble mocked and called Roundheads and hunted after by pursuivants so that on a Lords Day where they saw Men with short hair go into a House then they like the Sodomites old and young from every quarter compassed the House to take them and abuse them some they imprisoned some were banished and some afore in Queen Elizabeths days they hanged namely Mr. Henry Borrow Mr. Greenwood Mr. Penry See Mr. Borrow Mr Greenwood and Mr Penrys Examination and more work for the Dean where these mens sufferings are shewed at large Luke 8. Mat. 4. 17. Isas 49. 15. Rom. 6. 16. John 8. 44. so that he that departed from this evil long hair of later years for this cause made themselves a Prey But as the Seed of Gods Word is sown on many places some received it as by the way side these understood it not for the Fowls or evil ones steal it from them Others receive it on stoney hearts these wanting love to the truth these in time of persecution fall away Others receive the Word as among thorns to wit the care pleasures and love of the World choaked it so it withered away All these began to be offended at the Word that commanded them to wear short hair seeing he that departed from the evil wearing of long hair made himself a prey so that many of the Professors began by little and little to let their hair grow till at last they could wear long hair as well as any Now what saith the Scripture to them His servants ye are whom ye obey And did not Christ tell the Jews Ye are of your father the Devil whose work ye do And hath it not been proved it is the Work of the evil One to draw Men from Gods Worth to obey his Word from being adlmitator of God to he an limitater of him so that the long hair in Men which was learned from him began to be so burdensome so chargeable to keep it clean and many the colour pleased them not and some Mens hair curled not to their minds so that the bread of deceit which seemed for a Prov. 20. while sweet but afterwards their mouths were filled with gravel so that there was no content with Mens own long hair And in this distress and vexation of mind is satâ—â—â—â— opportunity to stir up Instruments to provoke to 〈…〉 degree of sinning in this thing so that whether as Eve the Women did perswade their Hvsbands that the onely way was for them to shave off all their hair and might say Ezek. 44. 20. What although you are forbidden of God you shall not shave your heads yet the Doctors say it is good for your health And thus as Adam was perswaded to take the forbidden thing so were Men perswaded to meddle with the forbidden thing notwithstanding as plain a precept is given that Men shall not suffer their locks to grovv long and that Men shall not put on Womans natural covering as hath been afore proved as vvas to Adam that he should not eat of the forbidden fruit yet as the one vvas sin being forbidden so vvas the other as the one vvas forbidden Man so is the other as the one vvas taken in the breach of Gods Lavv so is the