Ray [formerly Wray], John (1627–1705)

The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation

London

Printed for Samuel Smith

1691

"Thirdly, We cloath and adorn our Bodies, our Souls also are to be cloathed with holy and vertuous Habits, and adorned with good Works."

Thirdly, We cloath and adorn our Bodies, our Souls also are to be cloathed with holy and vertuous Habits, and adorned with good Works. 1 Pet. 5. 5. Be ye clothed with Humility; And in the same Epistle, Chap. 2. 2. he exhorts Women to adorn themselves, not with that outward adorning of plaiting the Hair, and of wearing Gold, &c. but with the Ornament of a meek and quiet Spirit, which is in the Sight of God of great Price. And in Revel. 19. 8. The righteousness of the Saints is called fine linnen. And the Saints are said to be cloathed in white Raiment, Matt. 23. 11. Works of Righteousness, and a Conversation becoming the Gospel, is called a wedding garment, Coloss. 3.10. Put on the new Man. And again, Put on therefore as the Elect of God, bowels of mercy, meekness", &c. On the contrary vicious Habits and sinful Actions are compared to filthy Garments. So Zech. 3. 3. Joshua the High-Priest is said to be clothed with filthy Garments; which in the next Verse are Interpreted his Iniquities, either Personal or of the People, whom he Represented, I have caused thy Iniquity to pass from thec, and will cloth thee with Change of Raiment.
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