A01981:1294
The saints sacrifice
The saints sacrifice: or, a commentary on the CXVI. Psalm Which is, a gratulatory psalm, for deliverance from deadly distress. By William Gouge, D.D.The saints sacrifice: or, a commentarie on the CXVI. Psalme Which is, a gratulatory psalme, for deliverance from deadly distresse. By William Gouge, D.D.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1632
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Section 90: §. 90. Of making vows to God.Section 90: §. 90. Of making vowes to God.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Though these be two distinct points (for vows are made to others then to Jehovah, the true God. aIdolaters make vows to their idols: and men make vows one to another, and that not only impiously, but piously and justly also, as husband and wife one to another, and subjects to their governors, servants to their masters, and other to others) yet the vow which is here mentioned, and which throughout the Scripture (for the most part) is approved, being a sacred vow, which hath direct respect unto God, I will not sever these two doctrines, but handle them as one. For, all that I shall speak of vows, shall be of sacred vows to the Lord: for proof whereof we have both bdivine precept and approved cpractise.
Though these be two distinct points (for vowes are made to others then to Iehovah, the true God. aIdolaters make vowes to their idolls: and men make vowes one to another, and that not onely impiously, but piously and justly also, as husband and wife one to another, and subjects to their governours, servants to their masters, and other to others) yet the vow which is here mentioned, and which thorowout the Scripture (for the most part) is approved, being a sacred vow, which hath direct respect unto God, I will not sever these two doctrines, but handle them as one. For, all that I shall speake of vowes, shalbe of sacred vowes to the Lord: for proofe whereof we have both bdivine precept and approved cpractise.
- aJer. 44. 2•.Ier. 44. 2•.