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A57314	True Christianity vindicated both in præceding, present, and succeeding ages, and the difference between them who are Christians indeed, and them who are falsly so called manifested : being a collection of the several testimonies of the antient writers of the doctrine, lives and manners of the primitive Christians many ages ago, which being found coherent with the doctrine, lives and manners of the true Christians, who are nick named Quakers at this day, are therefore made publick / by Ambros Rigge.	Rigge, Ambrose, 1635?-1705.	1679 (1679)	Wing R1498; ESTC R17008	20,881	34

are taken up with Curling their Hair Painting their Faces and Blacking their Eyes Colouring their Locks and other undue Arts of Softnes Luxury beautifying the Rail and Fence but if a Man look within the Vail and ●overing of the Temple what is under all thi● Gayness and Finery he shall be so far from meeting with what is truly Beautifull that it will Excite his Horror and Aversation for he shall not find the Image of God dwelling there as might reasonably be expected but instead thereof some filthy and treacherous Beast that possesses the most inward Recesses of the Soul a lustful Ape or the crafty Serpent that devours the understanding of a Man and turns his Soul into a Nest or Den full of most deadly Venom and the Poyson of his Error and Deceit The Account Gregory gives of his Sister Gorgonia That she used no Gold to make her fine no yellow Hair ordered into Knots and Curles nor any other Tricks to make her Head a Scene and Pageantry no loose and transparent Garments no Lusture of Stones and Jewels enlightning the Air round about and reflecting splendor upon them that wear them no devices and arts of painting no affectation of Beauty that may be easily bought no Counter working Gods Creation Dishonouring Reproaching and Covering his Workmanship with False and Deceitful colours suffering a Spurious and Superstitious Beauty to steal away that natural Image which ought to be kept intire to God and the future state The Prim. Chri. part 2. pag. 65 6● only Redness that pleased her was that which was the Fruit of Blushing and Modesty no other Whiteness but what came thorow fastning and abstenence leaving Fucuses and Painting and Living Pictures and Fading Beauty to such as belong to Plays and Theatres and to such for whom to blush and be ashamed is a Shame and Disgrace c. Consider of the foregoing Lines all Women who now have the Profession of Christianity for here are set down and clearly demonstrated the Marks and Fruits of Chaste and Modest Matrons and Women professing godliness with Good Works what Adorning they loved and delighted to be attired withal in which God delighted in them And also the Marks and Characters of lewd and wanton Prostitutes who frequented Plays Shows and Theatres their attire being most Rich and Costly who Modesty was Vile and Cheap Is it not so at this day Oh! consider and lay these things to Heart for he that took Vengeance for these things in Antient Days is the same at this day whose Determinate Purpose none can change It is not a Profession of the Christian Doctrine that will stand you instead while the Fruits of Heathenism and Atheism is brought forth by you If you say as the loose Women in Cyprian's days said That you have great Estates and therefore ought to live like your selves c. He shews you how you may bestow them to reap the Fruit of them another day But the true Christians did then and do now charge all Women how Rich soever to cloath themselves in modest Apparel not with Gold nor Pearl nor Broidred Hair or Costly Apparel 1 Tim. 2. 9. 1 Pet. 3. 3. Obj. But it is said That Pride lies in the Heart which is true for if it were not in the Heart it would not be on the Back for as no Branch can grow without a Body and Root so cannot Pride and Luxury spread over the Body till first 't is rooted in the Heart therefore by the Fruits which you bring forth you are all known both Male and Female and accordingly must reap a Reward who from the Righteous Judge of Heaven and Earth will cause all Wicked men and women of both professed Christians and Heathens to be bundled together and in the great Day of Divine Vengeance shall cast them in utter Darkness where is weeping forever Tertullian his Counsel to the Women of his time was To cloath themselves with the Silk of Honesty the De cult foemin lib. 2. cap. 13. ad find fine Vestures of Piety the Purple of Modesty and being thus beautified and adorned sayes he God himself will be your Lover Among the many Temptations that besiege the L●fe of man and woman there is scarce any into which he is more eaisily betrayed than into a vicious curiosity about Meats and Drinks the Excess of an unruly Appetite Therefore the An●ient Christians exhorted and warned the Saints and Believers in their day to avoid dellicate Dishes and the Banquets of the Prophane the Loose and Waton Assemblies of the Unchaste St. Bazill saith That mans Food and Diet Reg. fus Disput interog 19. ●om 2 pag. 560. ought for the main to be regulated by the general end of it which is not wanonly to please the Pallate but to maintain Health and to repair the weakness and decay of Nature Justin Martyr tells his Friends That they ought to use such Food not as may gratifie their Ease and Epist ad Zen. Seren page 50● Delliiacy but such as make their Lives useful and serviceable Wine sayes he is neither to be drunk daily to Excess nor to be used as commonly as Water both indeed are God's Creatures Ibid. p. 512. But Water necessary Wine given only to help and ●elieve the Body which Immoderately taken Chains up the Tongue sparkles Fire out of the Eyes and makes the Legs tremble and the Understanding being gone readily takes of its Cup of deadly Poyson and contrary to Gods Ordination it turns the peaceable Instrument of Husbandry into Swords and Spears Clemens Alexandrinus Discourses at large representing the great Evils and Inconveniencies of Gluttony and Excess That it Wastes the Estate Ruins the Body by imparing its Vt sup● cap. 1 2. per. tot Health Debauching the Stomach Deflouring its Taste begetting an ill Habitude and Temper and sow it with the Seeds of all Diseases it dulls the Mind and r●nders it unapt and slugguish and prepares it for the entertainment of Vice and Wickedness St. Jorom Counsels Laeta about the Education of Ad Laet. tom 1. pag. 57. her Daughter That her Diet should be thin and mean and that she should never eat more than she might arise with some appetite When they were at any time invited to publick Solemnities as Marriages or the like the Prudence of the Con. Laod can 53. Church thought fit to lay restraints upon them not only to forbid them of light and ludicrous actions as Leaping or Dancing but that they should dine and sup gravely and modestly as becomes Christians When Julian the Emperor to raise Money for Basil Epist 208. tom 3. pag. 225. Conser Socrat. lib. ● cap. 13. pag. 185 Prim. Ch● part 2. pag. 74. his Wars began to squeeze and oppress the Christians he sent among others to St. Bazill who had formerly been his Fellow Student at Athens for One Thousand Pounds The Answer he sends him was That it could not be expected there where he had not