14 When God having heard thy prayers upon solemn vows made by thee, thy heart is made careful to pay those vows, which thou didst make in the time of thy suing to GOD for that mercy, this may be an argument to thee, the thing being granted, that thy prayer was heard. For first, it argueth, that thy ⟨p. 171⟩heart it self doth secretly make such an account, that upon them God did grant the thing, and thou dost therefore make conscience to return all again to God in service, as the condition of thy Indentures made with him; and as an homage due, and an acknowledgement for ever, that such a mercy was won by prayer; and by this preservest the memory of the receipt of that mercy: vows being of the nature of homage: and secondly, in this also it is an evidence, that the thing was obtained by prayer, in that God calls for those vows from thee, by his Spirit in thy heart, ⟨p. 172⟩and stirs thee up to perform them; it argues that in relation to thy prayers answered, He takes them as dues from thee, that having dispatched thy suite, He now calls for what was agreed to be given him when it should be performed. And thirdly, in that also he doth accept the payment of these thy vows of thee, he acknowledgeth that those vows and prayers were heard: for as Manoah said in another case, If he meant to have destroyed us, 2he would not have accepted a sacrifice: so in this case it may be said, if God had not heard thy prayers, he would not have accepted ⟨p. 173⟩thy vows after thy praying. Thus David, Psal. 66. 13, 14. I will pay thee my vows, which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in my trouble; the reason follows, v. 17, 19. because that Verily God hath heard me, when I cried to him: and so Eliphaz in Job doth connect and hang these two together, Job 22. 27. Thou shalt make thy prayer to him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows: This which he speaks of paying his vows, was not only as it was to be his duty, but also as a consequent that would follow the other, that when his prayers should be heard, ⟨p. 174⟩he thereupon would perform his vows: for his scope is to move Job to turn to God, showing what benefit would accrue to him by it, and amongst others this: The hearing his prayers, and performing his vows.
14 When God having heard thy prayers upon solemne vowes made by thee, thy heart is made carefull to pay those vowes, which thou didst make in the time of thy suing to GOD for that mercy, this may be an argument to thee, the thing being granted, that thy prayer was heard. For first, it argueth, that thy ⟨p. 171⟩heart it selfe doth secretly make such an account, that upon them God did grant the thing, and thou dost therefore make conscience to return all again to God in service, as the condition of thy Indentures made with him; and as an homage due, and an acknowledgement for ever, that such a mercy was won by prayer; and by this preservest the memory of the receit of that mercy: vowes being of the nature of homage: and secondly, in this also it is an evidence, that the thing was obtained by prayer, in that God cals for those vowes from thee, by his Spirit in thy heart, ⟨p. 172⟩and stirs thee up to perform them; it argues that in relation to thy prayers answered, He takes them as dues from thee, that having dispatcht thy suite, He now calls for what was agreed to bee given him when it should bee performed. And thirdly, in that also he doth accept the payment of these thy vows of thee, he acknowledgeth that those vowes and prayers were heard: for as Manoah said in another case, If hee meant to have destroyed us, 2hee would not have accepted a sacrifice: so in this case it may be said, if God had not heard thy prayers, hee would not have accepted ⟨p. 173⟩thy vowes after thy praying. Thus David, Psal. 66. 13, 14. I will pay thee my vowes, which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in my trouble; the reason follows, v. 17, 19. because that Verily God hath heard me, when I cryed to him: and so Eliphaz in Iob doth connect and hang these two together, Iob 22. 27. Thou shalt make thy prayer to him, and he shall heare thee, and thou shalt pay thy vowes: This which he speakes of paying his vowes, was not onely as it was to be his duty, but also as a consequent that would follow the other, that when his prayers should be heard, ⟨p. 174⟩he thereupon would performe his vowes: for his scope is to move Iob to turne to God, shewing what benefit would accrue to him by it, and amongst others this: The hearing his prayers, and performing his vowes.
- 1§ 4. It makes a man careful to perform his vows made in prayer, to obtain it.§ 4. It makes a man carefull to performe his vows made in prayer, to obtaine it.
- 2Judg. 13. 23Iudg. 13. 23
