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CHAP. 7. Of Pride of hair.
PRide of hair is to be seen three ways; in plaited hair, long hair, and borrowed hair.
1. In plaited hair, which is expresly forbid∣den by the Apostle: Speaking to women, he saith, Whose adorning, * 1.1 let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, &c. * 1.2 Which by the most judi∣cious Interpreters is conceived to mean all that artificial dressing of the head and hair beyond its natu∣ral use, meerly for vain oftentati∣on. The natural use of hair is to be a covering; now when persons alter the form of it, by frizzeling, plaiting, and curling of it, this is unwarrantable. Hierom expresly condemneth the hanging the hair be∣low the forehead. Plutarch tells us that it was usual among the Romans, when a woman was to be dressed at a wedding, that they did plait and divide the hair of her head with the point of a spear, to shew how much they hated curiosity in dressing. Causin said of some La∣dies, When was it that a dozen of Communi∣ons had taken from them one hair of va∣nity?
2. In long hair: We read of the Antichri∣stian