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…

Name: An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…
Author: Joseph Caryl

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.

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655

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:861p. 267

Thou shalt pay thy Vows.

Thou shalt pay thy Vowes.

:862p. 267

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.

1[Greek or Hebrew] significat votivas promissiones deo factas quae obligant, nec retractari nec solvi propria authoritate possunt. Bold.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 significat votivas promissiones deo factas quae obligant, nec retractari nec solvi propria authoritate possunt. Bold.

:863p. 267–268

Eliphaz, I suppose, here mentions the payment of Vows, because the godly in those times did often make Vows. When Jacob (

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