Clothed in Christ's Perfect Righteousness!
"Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together." -Deuteronomy 22:11 [KJV] Though the true believer, who like the king's daughter is all glorious within, cannot but know, that as meat commendeth us not to God, so neither doth the necessary dress, which, since the fall, is become suited to cover our sinful bodies, make a part of our holy faith; yet it is highly proper, that persons professing godliness should use great plainness of apparel. The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, we are told, is of great price in the sight of God. But who should have thought that such a precept as this of Moses had a gospel signification! And yet as Christ was preached under types and figure through the whole law, we may reasonably suppose that not a single command was then given but what had an eye to Him and His great salvation. But if we find the Lord so strict respecting the outward dress of the body, what may we conclude the Lord wou...