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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastor of the congregation there.An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastour of the congregation there.
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
That is, God will give thee the mercies which thou didst pray for, and thereby give thee occasion to pay the vows which thou didst make to him in case he performed thy desire in prayer. Eliphaz is not exhorting Job (directly) to pay vows; but he is assuring him that his prayer shall be heard, and so fully answered, that he shall see reason and have abundant cause to pay them, and to pay them both fully and cheerfully.
That is, God will give thee the mercies which thou didst pray for, and thereby give thee occasion to pay the vowes which thou didst make to him in case he performed thy desire in prayer. Eliphaz is not exhorting Job (directly) to pay vowes; but he is assuring him that his prayer shall be heard, and so fully answered, that he shall see reason and have aboundant cause to pay them, and to pay them both fully and chearefully.
Thou shalt pay thy Vows.
Thou shalt pay thy Vowes.
The word signifies free votive promises made to God, 1yet obligatory upon man; for howsoever as the word implieth, there ought to be the greatest freedom and voluntariness in making a vow, yet a vow being made, there is an obligation, a bond or tie upon him that made it to perform or pay it; He that voweth binds himself, but he cannot unbind or absolve himself from his vow, nor can he retract or call in his lawful vow.
The word signifies free votive promises made to God, 1yet obligatory upon man; for howsoever as the word implyeth, there ought to be the greatest freedome and voluntarines in making a vow, yet a vow being made, there is an obligation, a bond or tye upon him that made it to performe or pay it; He that voweth binds himselfe, but he cannot unbind or absolve himselfe from his vow, nor can he retract or call in his lawfull vow.