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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o than_o i_o will_v examine_v 1._o what_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v wherein_o consist_v the_o wear_n of_o hair_n like_o woman_n in_o respect_n of_o its_o dress_n and_o ornament_n 2._o whether_o the_o apostle_n here_o mean_v hair_n of_o this_o kind_n 3._o how_o nature_n teach_v man_n that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o wear_v such_o hair_n i._o what_o be_v it_o to_o wear_v hair_n like_o woman_n for_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o tell_v what_o man_n be_v teach_v to_o do_v when_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o have_v such_o hair_n unless_o we_o know_v first_o what_o that_o hair_n be_v viz._n in_o regard_n of_o its_o composure_n and_o dress_n you_o must_v know_v then_o that_o woman_n do_v not_o wear_v their_o hair_n at_o length_n though_o it_o be_v long_o for_o they_o tie_v it_o up_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n make_v use_v of_o fillet_n lace_n ribbon_n and_o they_o do_v not_o truss_v and_o wrap_v up_o their_o hair_n confuse_o but_o order_v it_o 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latter_a word_n in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d greek_a may_v denote_v that_o grave_a and_o decent_a deportment_n of_o life_n which_o i_o be_o speak_v of_o religion_n regard_v civility_n christianity_n concern_v itself_o in_o a_o sober_a decent_a and_o orderly_a carriage_n in_o a_o modest_a and_o reverent_a behaviour_n what_o be_v say_v of_o woman_n in_o tit._n 2._o 3._o be_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o both_o sex_n they_o be_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o behaviour_n as_o become_v holiness_n the_o vulgar_a latin_a render_v it_o in_o habitu_fw-la sancto_fw-it as_o if_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o tim._n 2._o 9_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o word_n signify_v not_o only_a gesture_n countenace_v speech_n and_o the_o whole_a behaviour_n of_o person_n but_o their_o habit_n also_o viz._n as_o this_o word_n denote_v the_o outward_a dress_n this_o be_v to_o be_v regulate_v by_o those_o of_o the_o masculine_a kind_n in_o a_o special_a manner_n man_n be_v make_v for_o business_n and_o manly_n employment_n therefore_o a_o kind_n of_o carelessness_n and_o ovid._n neglect_v in_o respect_n of_o beauty_n and_o dress_n do_v become_v he_o he_o must_v not_o study_v to_o be_v fine_a and_o delicate_a it_o be_v not_o agree_v with_o his_o work_n to_o tie_v up_o the_o hair_n and_o to_o trim_v and_o adorn_v it_o and_o to_o compose_v it_o by_o art_n in_o brief_a to_o wear_v it_o as_o a_o woman_n do_v be_v unbecoming_a a_o man_n thus_o nature_n or_o natural_a reason_n teach_v that_o adorn_v hair_n in_o man_n be_v indecent_a and_o unfitting_a and_o in_o plain_a term_n sinful_a and_o unlawful_a three_o nature_n i._n e._n the_o difference_n of_o sex_n dictate_v that_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o wear_v his_o hair_n in_o the_o fashion_n of_o a_o woman_n the_o learned_a salmasius_n who_o understand_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o distinction_n of_o sex_n or_o that_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o teach_v there_o shall_v be_v a_o 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