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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
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Further, To explicate this Text, It may be inquired what a Vow is?
I answer, A Vow is a solemn, free, and voluntary promise made to God, of things lawful, weighty, & possible, to further & help us to glorify God in our obedience. In which description we have, first, the nature of a Vow, It is a solemn promise, not a bare promise. Secondly, the object; It must be made to God; Thirdly, the manner of it, It is a free and a voluntary promise; for though a lawful vow layeth a necessity upon us to keep it, when once we have made it, yet there is not an antecedent necessity of compulsion upon us to make it; so that, a vow ought to be a most free, and voluntary act. Fourthly, in this description of a vow, we have the general matter of it. As first, it must be of things lawful, we may not vow that which we may not do, either expressly, as they did (Act. 23.12, 13.) who vowed to kill Paul, or implicitly, as Herod did who promised to give the daughter of Herodias whatsoever she should ask, limiting her only as to the quantity of her demand, she must not ask above half the kingdom, but leaving her without limits as to the quality of her demand, whether good or evil, lawful or unlawful made no matter. And thus many conceive Jephthah failed, implicitly vowing to do that, which was unlawful for him to do, (Judg. 11.30, 31.) Secondly, a vow must be of things weighty and serious, we must not vow about trifles. Thirdly, it must be of things possible, through grace, though we must vow weighty things, yet we must not vow things impossible, either in their own nature, or without extraordinary assistance and strength from God. Fifthly, we have here the ends of a vow; first, to Glorify ⟨p. 269⟩God; secondly, to oblige us more strictly to obedience.
I answer, A Vow is a solemne, free, and voluntary promise made to God, of things lawful, weighty, & possible, to further & help us to glorifie God in our obedience. In which description we have, first, the nature of a Vow, It is a solemne promise, not a bare promise. Secondly, the object; It must be made to God; Thirdly, the manner of it, It is a free and a voluntary promise; for though a lawfull vow layeth a necessity upon us to keepe it, when once wee have made it, yet there is not an antecedent necessity of compulsion upon us to make it; so that, a vow ought to be a most free, and voluntary act. Fourthly, in this description of a vow, we have the generall matter of it. As first, it must be of things lawfull, wee may not vow that which we may not doe, eyther expressely, as they did (