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Vers. 25. It is a snare for a man to devour that which is sanctified, and after the vows to call back.

Vers. 25. It is a snare for a man to deuour that which is sanctified, and after the vowes to call backe.

IT is a snare for a man,] This sacrilege described in the words following, is passing dangerous, tending to the destruction of the party committing it, as the food under the net, or within the compass of the grin, doth to the slaughter of the Birds, and the bait upon the hook to the death of the Fish, to devour that which is sanctified, to pervert those things which are by Gods ordinance appointed for his services, from the right use of them, to his own private gain, and commodity. When this Scripture was written, divers things were unlawful for any to eat, but for the Priests and Levites only, unless it were in case of necessity, as the show bread, and sundry oblations in the Temple, and tithes, and first fruits of trees, &c. Now he alludeth thereunto, and comprehendeth under these all other things of like use, and destinated to the same main end, to serve for his worship. And it is not only sinful and perilous to rob God of those things which himself doth challenge, or his servants have dedicated to him, but to detain, or seek to recover again that which our selves have voluntarily covenanted with our lips, or harts to give unto him, or to any good uses. And therefore he saith, after the vows to call back, either to wish the vow unmade, or to with-hold the thing which in hart hath been vowed, or in speech promised to him.

IT is a snare for a man,] This sacriledge described in the words following, is passing dangerous, tending to the destruction of the party committing it, as the foode vnder the net, or within the compasse of the grinne, doth to the slaughter of the Birdes, and the baite vpon the hooke to the death of the Fish, to deuour that which is sanctified, to peruert those thinges which are by Gods ordainance appointed for his seruices, from the right vse of them, to his owne priuate gaine, and commodity. When this Scripture was written, diuers thinges were vnlawfull for any to eate, but for the Priestes and Leuites only, vnlesse it were in case of necessity, as the shew bread, and sundry oblations in the Temple, and tithes, and first fruits of trees, &c. Now he alludeth thereunto, and comprehendeth vnder these all other thinges of like vse, and destinated to the same maine end, to serue for his worship. And it is not only sinnefull and perilous to robbe God of those thinges which himselfe doth challenge, or his seruaunts haue dedicated to him, but to detaine, or seeke to recouer againe that which our selues haue voluntarily couenanted with our lips, or harts to giue vnto him, or to any good vses. And therefore he saith, after the vowes to call backe, either to wish the vow vnmade, or to with-hold the thing which in hart hath beene vowed, or in speech promised to him.