Woman's chief besetting sins

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"The Lord will strip away their artful beauty—their ornaments, headbands, and crescent necklaces; their earrings, bracelets, and shimmering veils. Gone will be their scarves, ankle chains, sashes, perfumes, and charms; their rings, jewels, party clothes, gowns, capes, and purses; their mirrors, linen garments, head ornaments, and shawls." Isaiah 3:18-23

"The Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion." Isaiah 4:4

These women of Zion are typical representatives of women professing godliness in all ages. The Lord looked at their hearts—and the motives of their gaudy attire. There He sawpride, luxury, love of dress and admiration—woman's chief besetting sins—and all this was in His eyes so much filth!

 But as I do not wish to be too hard upon the women, I may say, that we men have our hidden filth to as great, or worse degree, than they.

In us there are many secret and powerful lusts—much hypocrisy, self-righteousness, pride, and various other sinful and sensual abominations.