But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
Ver. 10. But which becometh] Our common conversation should be as becometh the gospel of Christ, πολιτευεσθε, Philippians 1:27. And it is a sure sign of a base mind, to think that one can make himself great with anything that is less than himself; or that he can win more credit by his garments than by his graces. The worst apparel, saith one, is nature's garment; the best, but folly's garnish.