On Adoration and Worship in Spirit and Truth, Book 16 · §28 · Cyril of Alexandria

Vows of those under authority; offerings must be freely given

Cyril: …to the vows of those under their hand and authority, he brings the charge of impiety if they do not choose to fulfill what was promised (Numbers 30:14–15). But when they refuse, he also rules that there must be release from sin; for offerings dedicated to God are the fruits of free choice, not of compulsion.

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ταῖς τῶν ὑπὸ χεῖρα καὶ ἐξουσίαν εὐχαῖς, τὴν τῆς δυσσεβείας ἐπιφέρει γραφὴν, εἰ μὴ πληροῦν ἕλοιντο τὰ ἐπηγγελμένα. Ἀποφάσκουσι δὲ καὶ τὸ ἀνεῖσθαι δεῖν ἁμαρτιῶν ἀπονέμει· προαιρέσεως γὰρ, καὶ οὐκ ἀνάγκης καρποὶ τὰ εἰς Θεὸν ἀναθήματα.

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