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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71042	A wonder of wonders, or, A metamorphosis of fair faces voluntarily transformed into foul visages or, an invective against black-spotted faces / by a well-willer to modest matrons and virgins Miso-Spilus, i. qui maculas odit ; published by R. Smith, gent.	Miso-Spilus.; Smith, R., gent.	1662 (1662)	Wing S4149; ESTC R26395	28,442	40

their faces which are all one but spotting the worse because of its greater deformity to be sinful or displeasing to God let them hear the judgement of the holy Fathers of the Primitive times and of other learned Doctors and Scholars in this point unto whom they must grant that more credit ought to be given then to their private fantastick humours or to any the abettors of them for against these learned and pious men no just exception can be taken I will first begin with Origen and so proceed Origen Tom. 2. Hom. 4. thus writeth Origen To. 2. homil 4. He was scholar to Clem. Alexand and lived Anno 226. They saith he that use this painting do injury to God whose workmanship they would seem to mend being discontented with it Doth the Law of God require or favour it Doth Reason uncorrupted teach it or have the Laws of any wise or understanding heads endured or enjoyned it No they that use these paintings of the face do them in contumeliam Creatoris to the reproach of their Creator So Origen Tertullian Tertul. de habitu muliebr c. 5. A. D. 203. another ancient Father of the Primitive Church thus writeth In illum delinquit quae cutem medicaminibus ungunt genas rubore maculant oculos fuligine collinunt displicet illis nimirum plastica dei in ipsis redarguunt reprehendunt artificem omnium reprehendunt enim cum emendant cum adjiciunt utique ab adversario artifice sumentes additamenta ista id est Diabolo c. Quod nascitur opus Dei est ergo quod fingitur Diaboli negotium est c. Hodie Deus vos tales videat quales tunc videbit c. Vbi Deus ibi pudicitia ibi gravitas adjutrix socia ejus Quo ergo pacto pudicitiam sine instrumento ejus id est sine gravitate tractabimus Quomodo autem gravitatem administrandae pudicitiae adhibemimus nisi in facie in cultu in totius hominis contemplatione severitas circumferetur They offend against him who anoint their skin with medicines who bespot their eye-lids with red and dawb their eyes with foot for the workmanship of God displeaseth them therein they reprove and find fault with the maker of all things for they find fault when they amend when they adde thereto taking such additions from the adversaryworkman that is the Devil c. That which is born is the work of God therefore that which is counterfeit is the businesse of the Devil c. Let God behold you on this day such as he then to wit at the Resurrection shall behold you c. Where God is there is Modesty there is Gravity her helper and associate After what manner shall we then use modesty without her instrument that is without Gravity and how shall we apply Gravity to Modesty unless Severity be observed in the face and in the attire and in regarding of the whole man Herein Tertullian doth intimate that look what Modesty and Gravity women here on earth have put on in the like shall they appear in their face and ornaments at the day of Judgement And moreover he makes a doubt whether the Angels will carry up into Heaven such a painted creature An cum cerussa purpurisso croco expictam Angeli in nubila sublevent obviam Christo Whether saith he the Angels will then carry up into the clouds one painted with white Lead red Cheek-varnish and Saffron to meet Christ or not So Tertullian Clemens Alexandrinus saith Clem. Alex. Paedagog l. 3. c. 2. A. D. 204. That as a salve applied doth by the very sight give cause to suspect that he that weares it is diseased so these false Dyes Tinctures and colours dawbed on womens faces do signifie that the soul is sick within Again as branded marks make known a Fugitive so beautiful colours disclose an Harlot and he that calls them Harlots who make vizards of their faces is not mistaken for they that take more delight in their faces then in their hearts set forth themselves to please others And is it not an absurd thing that Horses Birds and other living creatures should rise up from the green grass and meadowes and flie away rejoycing in their own natural ornament mains colours and plumes and that a woman as if she were inferiour to beasts should think her self deformed that she stands in need of externall saleable and counterfeit beauty c. So Clem. Alex. St. Cyprian S. Cyprian de habitu Virginis Anno 250. De habitu Virginis thus writeth Ornamentorum insignia lenocinia fucorū non gisi prostitutis impudicis foeminis congruit a● nullarum ferè praetiosior cultus est quàm quarum pudor vilis est The flags of attire the alluring provocations of painted faces belong to none but prostituted and shamelesse women but the attire of almost no women is more precious then of those whose bashfulnesse is set out meanly Again Qui se pingunt in hoc seculo aliter quam creavit Deus metuent ne cum dies resurrectionis venerit arufex creaturam suam non recognoscat They who paint themselves in this world otherwise then God made them let them beware that when the Resurrection shall come the Workmaster do not know his workmanship Again saith the same Father If some cunning Painter should set forth the countenance and shape of a woman and having ended his work another should take upon him as being more skilful to reform and mend it the first workman might justly seem to be injured and offended And dost thou think O woman to escape unpunished presuming with the like audacious rashness to offend God Doth Sincerity and Truth continue when those things that are sincere are polluted with counterfeit colours and those things which are true are changed into falshood with deceitful tricks The Lord saith Thou art not able to make one haire white or black Mat. 5.36 and thou to put down his saying wouldst thou be stronger By audacious endeavour and sacrilegious attempt thou colourest thy haires fearest not thou I prethee who art thus disguised lest the Workman that made thee should not acknowledge thee and lest he should say This is not my Work this is none of our Image Thou hast polluted thy skin with deceitful Art thou hast changed thy hair with a counterfeit colour thy face is falsified thy shape is defiled thy countenance is borrowed thou canst not see God having not the eyes that God hath made but which the Devil hath marr'd thou hast followed him thou hast imitated the red-shining and painted eyes of the Serpent being trimm'd up in thine enemies fashion thou art to burn also in like manner with him Ought not these things I prethee to be confidered of the servants of God are they not to be dreaded alwayes both day and night Thus St. Cyprian Lactantius speaking of these foolish paintings saith thus Lactantius de falsa sapientia cap. 29. A. C. 290.