Testimonia

{"author":null,"backreferences":[{"context_html":"<p>But he who follows the Word will not addict himself to any base\r\npleasure; wherefore also what is useful in the article of dress is to\r\nbe preferred. And if the Word, speaking of the Lord by David, sings,\r\n“The daughters of kings made Thee glad by honour; the queen stood at\r\nThy right hand, clad in cloth of gold, girt with golden fringes,” it\r\nis not luxurious raiment that he indicates; but he shows the immortal\r\nadornment, woven of faith, of those that have found mercy, that is,\r\nthe church; in which the guileless Jesus shines conspicuous as gold,\r\nand the elect are the golden tassels. And if such must be woven<a class=\"fnanchor pginternal\" href=\"#Footnote_599\" id=\"FNanchor_599\">[599]</a>\r\nfor the women, let us weave apparel pleasant and soft to the touch,\r\nnot flowered, like pictures, to delight the<span class=\"pagenum\" id=\"Page_261\">[261]</span> eye. For the picture\r\nfades in course of time, and the washing and steeping in the medicated\r\njuices of the dye wear away the wool, and render the fabrics of the\r\ngarments weak; and this is not favourable to economy. It is the height\r\nof foolish ostentation to be in a flutter about peploi, and xystides,\r\nand ephaptides,<a class=\"fnanchor pginternal\" href=\"#Footnote_600\" id=\"FNanchor_600\">[600]</a> and “cloaks,” and tunics, and “what covers shame,”\r\nsays Homer. For, in truth, I am ashamed when I see so much wealth\r\nlavished on the covering of the secret parts. For primeval man in\r\nparadise provided a covering for his shame of branches and leaves;\r\nand now, since sheep have been created for us, let us not be as silly\r\nas sheep, but trained by the Word, let us condemn sumptuousness of\r\nclothing, saying, “Ye are sheep’s wool.” Though Miletus boast, and\r\nItaly be praised, and the wool, about which many rave, be protected\r\nbeneath skins,<a class=\"fnanchor pginternal\" href=\"#Footnote_601\" id=\"FNanchor_601\">[601]</a> yet are we not to set our hearts on it.</p>","headings":["THE WRITINGS OF CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA.","THE INSTRUCTOR.","BOOK II.","CHAPTER XI. ON CLOTHES."],"marker_anchor":"FNanchor_601","paragraph_id":"pg71937-paragraph-450"}],"canonical_references":[],"date_end":null,"date_start":null,"deduplication_fingerprint":"76a6ac8ea1fdead2bd318fb1f436708b2111ea6894fb25caeda51343d6a074b1","edition_title":"The writings of Clement of Alexandria, Vol. 1 (of 2)","edition_translators":["William Wilson"],"edition_year":1867,"explicit_reference_candidates":[],"headings":[],"id":"pg71937-Footnote_601","license_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html","public_import_allowed":false,"record_kind":"original-editor-translator-note","review_required":["work and recension attribution","original-work chronology","Bible reference numbering and citation kind","English edition rights and attribution"],"review_status":"needs_review","rights_evidence":"Project Gutenberg metadata: Public domain in the USA. Existing 1867 English translation; translator died 1875. Electronic transcription subject to Project Gutenberg reuse terms.","source_anchor":"Footnote_601","source_ebook":71937,"source_html":"<div class=\"footnote\">\n<p><a class=\"label pginternal\" href=\"#FNanchor_601\" id=\"Footnote_601\">[601]</a> Alluding to the practice of covering the fleeces of\r\nsheep with skins when the wool was very fine, to prevent it being\r\nsoiled by exposure.</p>\n</div>","source_sha256":"8e5c5bc39922dbad2626ac7651c2eb2e3d94cdcbd721f781e9792143ebb1cd03","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/71937/pg71937-images.html#Footnote_601","text_sha256":"ccc4ae709f7014ca68f80f9207ba1f561eee9e506579f101b6c08b1544c960b8","verified":false,"work_id":null}

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