{"id":"22.7","chapter":22,"number":7,"text":"No man may Vow, to do any thing forbidden in the Word of God, or what would hinder any duty therein commanded; or which is not in his own power, and, for the performance whereof, he hath no promise of ability from God. In which respects, Popish Monastical Vows, of perpetual single life, professed Poverty, and Regular Obedience, are so far from being degrees of higher Perfection, that they are superstitious and sinful snares, in which, no Christian may intangle himself.","segments":[{"text":"No man may Vow, to do any thing forbidden in the Word of God, or what would hinder any duty therein commanded; or which is not in his own power, and, for the performance whereof, he hath no promise of ability from God.","proofs":["Acts 23:12","Acts 23:14","Mark 6:26","Numbers 30:5","Numbers 30:8","Numbers 30:12–13"],"refs":[{"printed":"Acts 23:12","osis":["Acts.23.12"]},{"printed":"Acts 23:14","osis":["Acts.23.14"]},{"printed":"Mark 6:26","osis":["Mark.6.26"]},{"printed":"Numbers 30:5","osis":["Num.30.5"]},{"printed":"Numbers 30:8","osis":["Num.30.8"]},{"printed":"Numbers 30:12–13","osis":["Num.30.12-Num.30.13"]}],"note":null},{"text":"In which respects, Popish Monastical Vows, of perpetual single life, professed Poverty, and Regular Obedience, are so far from being degrees of higher Perfection, that they are superstitious and sinful snares, in which, no Christian may intangle himself.","proofs":["Matthew 19:11–12","1 Corinthians 7:2","1 Corinthians 7:9","Ephesians 4:28","1 Peter 4:2","1 Corinthians 7:23"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 19:11–12","osis":["Matt.19.11-Matt.19.12"]},{"printed":"1 Corinthians 7:2","osis":["1Cor.7.2"]},{"printed":"1 Corinthians 7:9","osis":["1Cor.7.9"]},{"printed":"Ephesians 4:28","osis":["Eph.4.28"]},{"printed":"1 Peter 4:2","osis":["1Pet.4.2"]},{"printed":"1 Corinthians 7:23","osis":["1Cor.7.23"]}],"note":null}],"relations":{"lbcf1677":["23.5"],"lbcf1689":["23.5"],"savoy1658":["23.6"],"wcf1646-modernized":["22.7"]},"diffs":[{"source":"lbcf1689","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"No man may","position":null},{"text":"to do any thing forbidden in the Word of God, or what would hinder any duty therein commanded; or","position":null},{"text":"in his own power, and, for the performance whereof, he hath no promise of ability from","position":null},{"text":"In which respects,","position":null}]},{"source":"savoy1658","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"No man may Vow, to do any thing forbidden in the Word of God, or what would hinder any duty therein commanded; or which is not in his own power, and, for the performance whereof, he hath no promise of ability from God. In which respects,","position":null}]},{"source":"lbcf1677","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"No man may","position":null},{"text":"to do any thing forbidden in the Word of God, or what would hinder any duty therein commanded; or","position":null},{"text":"in his own power, and, for the performance whereof, he hath no promise of ability from","position":null},{"text":"In which respects,","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}