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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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Fourthly, Let not vows about indifferent things be perpetual. All vows about things expressed in the Law of God must be perpetual, because the things themselves are always a duty. For the affirmative precepts of the Law are at all times binding, and the negative bind at all times. But as for things which are not precisely under a Law; As for example, in the affirmative, to pray so many times in a day, to read so many Chapters of the holy Scriptures in a day, to hear so many Sermons in a week; and in the negative, not to drink any wine or strong drink; not to wear silk or lace for or upon our Apparel, not to take such or such a recreation in it self lawful. I say in these cases, let not vows be perpetual but limited to a season, lest thereby we entangle our own souls, and cast our selves into temptation, while (through a zeal not according to knowledge) we use such means to avoid it. Make no vows to bind your selves at all times in things which are not necessary at all times, either to be done or not to be done.
Fourthly, Let not vowes about indifferent things be perpetuall. All vowes about things expressed in the Law of God must be perpetuall, because the things themselves are allwayes a duty. For the affirmative precepts of the Law are at all times binding, and the negative binde at all times. But as for things which are not precisely under a Law; As for example, in the affirmative, to pray so many times in a day, to reade so many Chapters of the holy Scriptures in a day, to heare so many Sermons in a weeke; and in the negative, not to drinke any wine or strong drinke; not to weare silke or lace for or upon our Apparrel, not to take such or such a recreation in it selfe lawfull. I say in these cases, let not vowes be perpetuall but limited to a season, lest thereby wee entangle our owne soules, and cast our selves into temptation, while (through a zeale not according to knowledge) we use such meanes to avoyd it. Make no vowes to binde your selves at all times in things which are not necessary at all times, eyther to be done or not to be done.
From the whole verse, Observe; That, the answer of prayer received from the Lord, doth call us to pay and perform all the duties that we have promised or vowed to the Lord in prayer.