Leviticus — Chapter 27
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Verse 26
The first-borne.] God here forbiddeth to vow the first-borne, and giueth the reason, for that they are the Lordes, shewing that those things wherto we are already bound, are not properly matter of vow. But a vow properly is a religious promise voluntarily made to God, of a good thing, vnto which we were not bound. And that the same is verie grateful to God, appeareth not only in this chapter, but also in the law of nature. Gen. 28. Iacob vowed, and God accepted therof. Innumerable most learned and most godlie fathers, haue euer from Christs time both taught and practised religious vowes, of obedience to superiors, and of perpetual chastitie, and voluntarie pouertie.
Verse 33
If anie man change it, both that which was changed, _and that for the witich it was changed , thal be fanctitied co the Lord, and fhal not be redeemed. 54. Thefe are the precepts , which our Lord, commanded Moyfes vato the children of Ifrael in the mount Sinai. ANNOTATIONS,