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Tertullian

Chapter 21

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Author: Tertullian

Chapter XXI.—Of Virgins.

But that point which is promiscuously observed throughout the churches, whether virgins

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ought

to

be

veiled

or

no

,

must

be

treated

of

.

For

they

who

allow

to

virgins

immunity

from

head

-

covering

,

appear

to

rest

on

this

;

that

the

apostle

has

not

defined

“

virgins

”

by

name

,

but

“

women

,

”

as

“

to

be

veiled

;

”

nor

the

sex

generally

,

so

as

to

say

“

females

,

”

but

a

class

of

the

sex

,

by

saying

“

women

:

”

for

if

he

had

named

the

sex

by

saying

“

females

,

”

he

would

have

made

his

limit

absolute

for

every

woman

;

but

while

he

names

one

class

of

the

sex

,

he

separates

another

class

by

being

silent

.

For

,

they

say

,

he

might

either

have

named

“

virgins

”

specially

;

or

generally

,

by

a

compendious

term

,

“

females

.

”

Notes

1
1 Cor. xi. 5.