The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith Paragraph 23.5

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A vow, which is not to be made to any creature, but to God alone, is to be made and performed with all religious care and faithfulness;⁠¹⁠ but popish monastical vows of perpetual single life,⁠²⁠ professed poverty,⁠³⁠ and regular obedience, are so far from being degrees of higher perfection, that they are superstitious and sinful snares, in which no Christian may entangle himself.⁠⁴⁠

expand_more [1] Psalm 76:11; Genesis 28:20–22

expand_more [2] 1 Corinthians 7:2, 9

expand_more [3] Ephesians 4:28

expand_more [4] Matthew 19:1

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The following is an example of a legitimate oath:

A vow of perpetual single life

A vow of professed poverty

A vow of obedience to monastic rule

None of the above

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