Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-04-20

RESULTS OF WEARING LONG HAIR.
One OF the results OF wearing long hair cited
by the poet occurred in Poland, where "mod
erne luxury and excess" brought upon the
women disease, by reason Of which, accord
ing TO "a famous professor OF physique in Pa
dua," the hair turned into snakes, which, be-
ing pricked, yielded bloody drops and all who
cut it off lost their eyes, &C.
In the authors address to the ''eandid read
e" he declares his duty as a minister to warn
against those national sins which are sure to
Orlng national plaques. amongst other
vices, he remarks, Il observe that pride is
very predominant i'll this licentious age-pride
In heart, pride in habit, pride in long haire,
pride in the clergy, pride in possession, &;.''
When he saw Gods own people, and MANY
ministers, appearing like ruffians in the pull
PIT, he could no longer torbear. master
fryn, he says, sis the only man that know
VINO nath appeared lin our language) in set
treatise against it the sin OF "long hare.
and yet his bent is principally against love
locks. L shall give one clip nearer, and shall
see what may be said against the long locks, es.
peclally OF ministers and professors, who have
of late exceeded in this kird''
The argument against "long haire'' is elab-
orately carried out, and the various excuses
urged for it answered in detail, with all the
formal divisions and subdivisions of old fash.
Toned logic
III PROOF OF the assertion that 1t is unlawful
for any man ordinarily to 'weare long llaire; !"
the author quotes the Apostle to the COrin-
thians: "Ifa man have long haire it is shame
unto him." He admits, however, that there
may be ''dispensations" from the command in
cases of ill health and necessity, or where,
as with the Nazarites, God gave special COM
mand.
QUAINT PASSAGES.
The author proceeds to the consideration of
the question, allow long that haire is which
the scripture condemns" For the clearing OF
this we must know that the scripture men-
tions First, shaving of the head; second
polling; third, long haire. The first is ex-
pressly forbidden-Levit 81: 5: "They shall
not shave their heads" The second is ex
pyessly commandments. "A; 20: "They
shall poll their heads" The third is express
ly condemned Eek "A: 20: ''They shall not
suffer their locks to grow long, for nature it.
self condemns it.
Further on it is remarked:
"Nor is it very slight polling that will
serve; but it must be Strictior tOnsuro, more
strict and close polling, even rounding OF the
head. They shall rounds their heads'-E?ek.
A: 20.
"But when we say that mans Hare is too
long? answer:
81. The Hare of a mans head is too long
when it It's an impeachment to him, and binders
him in the workes of his calling; therefore,
such men as are taire to get Strings or Fillets,
to tie up their Haire, that it fall not in their
eyes when they worke, offend in excessive
Long Hare
az IT'S excessive when it is so long that it
covers the eyes, the cheeks, the countenance,
&c. God hath ordained those parts TO be wish
ble for the face is a special glass wherein the
glory and image of God lin respect OF the
body) doth shine forth and appeare, and, there
fore, may not be hidden with long haire, since
the hair of the head is ordained by God for
the covering of the head and not the face.
-. When it lies on the back and shoulders;
the hare of mans head is given to man for a
cover to his head and not to his back and
shoulders the hare of mans head is given
to man for cover to head, and not to his
back and shoulders, which apparel must
cover. Cappilas auras tantum aJtegat dtgue ao
imas earum parties deScendat. In plain English
Let the hair only cover the ears.
a. When it is scandalous and offensive
when il is so long that the cody are thereby
grieved, the weak offended and the wicked har
dened. ~
5. When it is contrary to the cfSi and laud
able custom OF those civilized nations which
we live in; for when the customs of natioi
are good and agreeable to the rule of God'
word, we are bound to observe them. Il Pc
ter, 2, 49, Now the known commendable Gus
tom of our land (all the reigns of Queen Eliz
abeth, King James and the beginning of tn
late kings reign) was short hare. Ills true
indeed, de tdctO that Of late in these lcentiou
times, some have brought up the fashion q
long hare; but quo jure, what law of God o
man command them so to do l know not an,
that you may see am not singular, you sha
have the judgment OF Mr.. Perkins, man ia
nous in his generation for his piety md eS
perience in the ways of God. III it be SAID
to wearc long hare is our English fashion,
answer, it is not our ancient English fashion
but, indeed, it is a forBigne trick, and, there
fore, unlawful, as forraigne attire which 60
condemns. -Zephaniah, l:S. Our ancient Ell
glish fashion Except it were amongst tn
aged) was TO weare short haire; and in ever
country the most ancient AMI grave fashion
ought to be followed, &C. Thus he"
Lastly. AS no man may weare his own han
excessively long, so he may not weare the Ion
haire of another, be it of man, woman,
it may be of some harot who is now in He
lamenting there the abuse of that excremen
These periwigs of false colored hair (whit
begin to be rife even amongst scholars in Il
Universities) are utterly unlawful and a
condemned by Christ himself-Mathew, 53t
NO man can make one haire white or black
but wee have those in our days that can
both by powdering their hairs, they can NAL
that which was black; others by periwigs al
false hare, can make themselves black
white; what is this but to correct Gods hant
work, and i'll the pride of their heart to THU
they can make themselves better than G,
hath made them, &c. Better weare an hu