"I trust that none will stretch the seams in putting on the coat, for it may do good service to him whom it fits..." What does it mean?

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haileyd · Answer

I think it might mean that forcing something to happen is wasting what it is actually meant for.

e.mccormick · Answer

@HaileyD that is a good way of saying it.  Similar to the saying, "if the shoe fits, wear it."  If you stretch the seams of a cot, it is too small for you.  To "do good service to" is to provide properly for or to take care of or to protect, etc.