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because_o otherwise_o there_o be_v a_o disjoint_v of_o god_n ordinance_n and_o a_o rob_n of_o man_n of_o that_o honour_n which_o god_n have_v give_v they_o therefore_o num._n 30._o when_o a_o child_n or_o wife_n have_v vow_v any_o thing_n without_o privity_n and_o consent_n of_o superior_n the_o lord_n give_v they_o power_n to_o abrogate_v it_o and_o therefore_o they_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o allow_v unto_o child_n authority_n to_o vow_v monastical_a life_n without_o free_a consent_n of_o their_o parent_n abominable_a a_o three_o thing_n to_o be_v regard_v be_v the_o manner_n and_o ground_n of_o vow_v see_v eccl._n 5.2_o be_v not_o rash_a with_o thy_o mouth_n etc._n etc._n deliberation_n in_o this_o case_n much_o to_o be_v regard_v as_o first_o of_o the_o matter_n wherein_o jephtah_n sin_v judg._n 11._o second_o whether_o we_o have_v assurance_n of_o strength_n and_o power_n to_o perform_v what_o we_o vow_v 1_o cor._n 7.35_o otherwise_o we_o make_v they_o snare_n unto_o we_o and_o unnecessary_a entanglement_n three_o whether_o god_n call_v we_o thereto_o or_o no_o for_o then_o may_v we_o assure_v ourselves_o of_o assistance_n in_o performance_n and_o this_o call_n be_v gather_v partly_o by_o necessity_n partly_o by_o assurance_n of_o ability_n four_o the_o end_n not_o merit_n but_o as_o help_n to_o we_o in_o obedience_n so_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v find_v a_o vow_n may_v be_v a_o bridle_n unto_o he_o for_o some_o excess_n or_o a_o spurr_n to_o devotion_n lawful_a not_o otherwise_o five_o that_o it_o be_v do_v seldom_o and_o spare_o otherwise_o satan_n get_v advantage_n and_o such_o wound_n be_v grievous_a six_o that_o we_o be_v void_a of_o presumption_n and_o therefore_o good_a in_o all_o vow_n to_o interpose_v that_o condition_n if_o god_n will_v if_o god_n permit_v many_o through_o presumption_n have_v fall_v to_o their_o more_o grievous_a wound_n as_o peter_n etc._n etc._n last_o thing_n be_v performance_n of_o vow_n every_o where_o urge_v as_o 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promise_n use_v those_o mean_n prescribe_v for_o his_o comfort_n expect_v by_o hope_n the_o performance_n of_o what_o be_v promise_v and_o it_o have_v in_o it_o three_o thing_n 1._o a_o promise_n of_o god_n to_o rest_v on_o 2._o walk_v in_o the_o way_n that_o god_n have_v prescribe_v 3._o expectation_n of_o performance_n in_o use_n of_o the_o mean_n or_o brief_o thus_o when_o a_o man_n use_v the_o mean_n prescribe_v wait_v for_o the_o performance_n of_o what_o be_v promise_v as_o in_o this_o place_n here_o be_v 1._o promise_v of_o plenty_n 2._o the_o mean_n repentance_n 3._o i'faith_o in_o use_n of_o the_o mean_v prescribe_v now_o when_o a_o man_n fail_v in_o any_o of_o these_o he_o prove_v god_n indeed_o but_o that_o prove_v be_v tempt_v as_o for_o example_n when_o a_o man_n throw_v himself_o into_o a_o unnecessary_a danger_n he_o have_v no_o promise_n of_o protection_n as_o the_o devil_n tempt_v christ_n to_o do_v matth._n 4.6_o he_o may_v make_v experiment_n of_o god_n truth_n so_o 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63_o 122._o the_o benefit_n of_o they_o p._n 11_o 18_o 122_o 123._o a_o mean_a to_o purge_v the_o godly_a p._n 123_o 174._o astrologer_n p._n 1â—4_n affection_n and_o desire_n in_o sin_v chief_o to_o be_v restrain_v which_o be_v the_o keep_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o mean_n to_o hinder_v actual_a sin_v p._n 114._o acception_n of_o person_n what_o it_o be_v and_o when_o lawful_a p._n 84._o atheism_n antichrist_n whether_o come_v p._n 194._o b_o bastard_n esteem_v by_o god_n a_o unholy_a seed_n p._n 107._o yet_o as_o jephtah_n capable_a of_o salvation_n p._n 107._o birth_n of_o religious_a parent_n a_o blessing_n p._n 13._o but_o it_o aggravate_v sin_n to_o a_o degenerate_a posterity_n p._n 77_o 78._o etc._n etc._n why_o sin_n call_v a_o burden_n p._n 2_o 3_o 4._o c_o christ_n alone_o our_o righteousness_n p._n 192_o 193._o christ_n a_o judge_n p._n 109_o 190._o charmer_n p._n 146._o civil_a and_o domestical_a subjection_n approve_v by_o god_n p._n 23._o see_v m._n covenant_n of_o god_n of_o four_o sort_n p._n 63._o reveal_v by_o christ_n p._n 128._o contentation_n in_o all_o estate_n require_v with_o the_o reason_n p._n 46._o conversion_n and_o sign_n of_o it_o p._n 20._o conviction_n of_o sin_n ought_v to_o go_v before_o admonition_n against_o it_o p._n 234._o a_o fourfold_a mean_n of_o it_o p._n ibid._n how_o wrought_v by_o christ_n p._n 139._o come_v of_o christ_n threefold_a p._n 125._o confession_n of_o sin_n how_o hinder_v p._n 99_o 118_o 155._o corruption_n in_o religion_n what_o and_o the_o danger_n of_o it_o p._n 60._o see_v r._n corruption_n natural_a cleave_v to_o all_o by_o nature_n p._n 134._o and_o needs_o purge_v by_o christ_n cruelty_n to_o god_n people_n extreme_o punish_v p._n 22._o custom_n of_o thing_n forbid_v can_v make_v they_o lawful_a p._n 103_o 149._o d_o defence_n or_o excuse_v of_o sin_n a_o sign_n of_o a_o wicked_a heart_n divine_a right_a twofold_n direct_a or_o by_o consequent_a p._n 157._o divorce_v what_o it_o be_v the_o kind_n of_o it_o whether_o lawful_a p._n 104._o delay_v of_o judgement_n why_o use_v to_o the_o wicked_a p._n 120._o dream_n p._n 144._o e_o election_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 13_o 14._o of_o who_o p._n 14._o the_o motive_n of_o it_o p._n 14._o the_o best_a argument_n of_o god_n love_n the_o note_n of_o it_o p._n 11_o 12._o elias_n a_o type_n of_o john_n baptist_n p._n 194._o enemy_n destruction_n how_o to_o berejoyce_v in_o p._n 23._o error_n incident_a to_o ordinary_a minister_n whether_o single_a or_o collect_v p._n 71_o 73_o 74._o example_n good_a to_o be_v imitate_v p._n 77._o but_o yet_o only_o in_o good_a p._n 87._o extraordinary_a mean_n grant_v in_o extraordinary_a time_n f_o fear_v of_o god_n of_o several_a sort_n and_o how_o they_o differ_v p._n 56._o the_o nature_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o p._n 64_o 65._o property_n of_o man_n fear_v god_n p._n 181._o family_n to_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n p._n 76_o 126_o 127._o faith_n rest_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 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