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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Hence Note; First, It is lawful to make a Vow.

Hence Note; First, It is lawfull to make a Vow.

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All the Scripture testimonies before alleged confirm that proposition.

All the Scripture testimonies before alledged confirme that proposition.

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Secondly, Vows lawfully made, ought to be kept.

Secondly, Vowes lawfully made, ought to be kept.

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Thou shalt pay thy vows, hath in it the nature both of a promise and of a command; Vows are bonds, we must take heed of breaking them; if we break our vows, God will break our peace. The word which we translate to pay a vow, signifies also to give peace and quietness, implying that till the vow be paid we cannot have peace. A man that is in bonds to men hath no peace till he dischargeth or hath prepared to discharge his debt, and therefore an acquittance or a discharge for a debt, is commonly called, A quietus est, implying that till a man hath got a discharge, he is not at quiet. We are at our liberty whether we will vow or no, but we are not at our liberty whether we will pay our vows or no. And therefore Solomon doth not only exhort to the payment of vows, but to the speedy payment of them (

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