...precepts of her Shaster, to have adorned herself with " shamefacedness and sobriety." " Not with the broidered hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array,...becometh women professing godliness) with good works." Such, no doubt, is the edu34 cation of Christian women at Christian schools ! How does it exalt my...

...words are, 1 Tim. ii. 9, 10, " I will that women adorn themselves in modest apparel : not — with gold, or pearls, or costly array : but, (which becometh women professing godliness,) with good works." 3. But is it not strange, say some, that the All-wise Spirit of God should condescend to take notice...

...bids Timothy, the young evangelist, teach the same doctrine and practice; ' in like manner I will ' also that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, ' •with shamefacedness and sobriety, as becometh wo* men professing godliness. Not that all Christians must utterly abandon those richer...

...fashionable fair ; but in Christian education it must be brought forward. " I will" says St. Paul, " that women adorn themselves in modest apparel with...hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array : but (which becomcth women professing godliness) with good works*." Comparing this with other texts of Scripture,...

...be the outward adorning of plaiting your hair, or putting on of apparel," &c. " I will, therefore, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety : not with braided hair, nor gold, nor pearls, nor costly array; bnt, which btcometh women professing godliness...

...That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. g 1 Tim. ii. 9. In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in...broidered hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array. i> 1 Cor. vii- 2. Nevertheless, to conjugal love', and cohabitation k ; diligent labour in our callings...

...And this duty of modesty in this instance is expressly enjoined to all Christian women by St. Paul, That women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with...and sobriety, not with broidered hair, or gold, or pearl, or costly array, but (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works, (i Tim. »•...

...hearts." They recommend plainness in apparel, agreeably to the direction of the Apostle, 1 Tim. ii. 9. ' In like manner also that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness, and with so" briety, not with broidered hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array.' They think it right,...

...than women. St. Paul, in the following passage, speaks pointedly concerning female dress; "I will, in like manner, also, that women adorn themselves...becometh women professing godliness, with good works." In another passage, which remains to be produced from the New Testament, St. Peter also speaks expressly...

...wrath and doubting. In like manner I will also, that the women, in the congregations of christians, adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness...hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array ; but (which ijecometh women professing godliness) with good works. The language of the text it is not difficult...