er%iuinl Fit, r r,nleurnIFir 88 EXODUS XXII. fl o +rw fo,ced 5 nnleffè tz: tneff h flip that fl e confinted: I And who fa is lien within the chic, h ie prefismed thatfbe war enticed; becaufe fhe criednot out 3 unleffz witne f s te- ltife that fbe was fired: as that the man drew a fwmd, and laid unto her , if thou crie out 'will kill thee. Mai - monyinNagnarahbethu lab,chap.i.fc &.2. notbr- trotbed] for to lye with a betfothed maid, teas death, Deut. 22.24, 25. 17 Ver.17. weigh/ that is, pay money. The fumble is fiat wed in Deut.22.29. to be fifty fhekels offal, ver. The Hebrew Do &ors fiy,this soul& was,not only iflter father refuted , but if the maid alto, or if the inticer himfelfe would not marrie her, they compelled him not , but he gaze the multi, and went his way. If he marled her,then he paid not thin roultï, but gave her a writing, at other maids had. Maimony in Nagnarah, chap. i. fie &.3. Verf. 18. a witch] or foreeref , whereof fee the notes on Ezod.7 t t. He fpeaketh of the woman, becaufe witchcraft is moll in nfe among that kind : but implieth alto the man - witch, or forcerer (who is likcwife named in Deut.18,10.) There- fore the Greeke tranflateth it here plurally, Wit- does. The Hebrewes obferve, Whofoezer h guilty of death, the ledgesthat doe not put him to death, they break an affirmativeprecept, but tranfgreffè not againfi a prohi- bitive fat itogofthe Witch; for ifthey put not bim to death, they tranfgreffe a prohibition ; sr it is faid , Thou fhalt not fufra Witch tolive. Maimonyin Sanhedrin chap. 19 ter 14. fe &ion 3. Verf. t 9. put to die] Gr. ye fhdll(111 him with death. Elfewhere it is commanded, that the beaft be kil- led alto Leviticus 20. 05, 16. for this finne is Confufion, Levit. 18. 23. 20 Verf. 20. facrificeth to the gods) that is, as the Chaldee expounds it, to the Idols of the peoples; and Mops explaineth it, Either the Sunne , or the Alome, or "any (the bofl ofheaven, &c. Deut. i 7.2,3. And by facrifiee, hee impliethalloworf6ip andfervice, as is exprelfed in Detiteronomîe 17. 3. utterly de- flreyed] or, anathematized,t hat is,deflroyed as exe- crable and curfed;be put to death without mercy as the Hebrew Cherem implieth,'and Paul ulvith fuch a phrafe in Hebrewes 10.28. The Greeke here tranflateth it, deflroyed; theChaldee by On- kelos, faith , !tilled; and the Thargum called Iona- duns, addetti,Thai be lolled with the fword, and bit goods confumed: which interpretation he gathereth from the Law in Deuter. 13. 5, 16, 17. where the word Cherem is allo ufed. But others gather from Deut. 17.2, 5. that bee was to be (toned, which is moft agreeable. Howbeit this is to be ttnderitood of a witting and willing idolater, ac- cording to Numb. a 5. 27,30. and fo the Hebrew Canons fay Wbofoezer ferzetb Idols willingly andpro- fmiptnoufly, he is guilty of cutting of, (to wit , by the hand of God) and if there be witneffis that havefame him, he is f(oned to death; and ifhe have fare ed them igno- aptly , he is to bring thefinne offing appointed therefore. 1l'aimony, treat. of Idolatry, c.3.f. t. except temo] understand, except be facrifree unto Iebovab. 2I Verf. 2t. vexe ] or, make a fpoile and prey ;oppref by might and violence: a word ulitally applied to the rich and mightie, that vex arad fpoile the poore, Ió fatherleffe, and itranger: wheemGbdlobeth,and commandeth us to love, even as our (hives, Deut. f4 o.1 8.19, Lev it. 9.33.34. Zach.7, s ca. ler :22.3. Ezek.46. 18. In particular this word is ufed for vexing or op refling in buying aüd felling,Levit. 25.14.17. The Hebrew Do&ors expound this here to meane vexing of the ([ranger with words of reproach ; and the oppreffing next fpoken of,to be Meant of his goods or riches.Maimmy in treat. of Merehandife, chap 14.. Selt.15.Ofthis opprelfing, fee the notes on Levit.25. Verf. 23. offlilling aftti ] that is, in any mea- fure,or any manner ofway afflilt. It feemeth alto to be an imperfe&fpeech, implying, brill afili thee. See the like in Luke 13.9. furelyif] or and f: fo the Greeke tranflateth it here, and 2. Sam. 2.2 t. Alto theHebrew Ci,Surely (or For) & Vau, And, are put one for another, 2 Sam.24.28. with Pfal. i 8,2 8. Efay 39.1. with z. King.2 a.I 2. Ver.25. money] Hebr. felzer: by it is meant alfo 25 gold, or bralfe,or neat, or rayment, or any other thing, as is explained, Levity 5.36.37. Deut. 23. 19. And wee are elfewherecommanded to lend, Deut.s 5.7 8.Luke 6.35. , mypeople] this putteth a difference betweene Gods people / and ftrangers, infidels , onto whom they night lend upon Willy, Deut.23.20. aranexatïingcredi- tor :3 as a lender that is urgent to have his owne again , or to have a pawne for the fame: to the word is fttndry times ufed in this tent, z King. 4..I. Pfalme t 09.1 I. Nehent.5.7.10.1 I. Deut.24, 1o. fo the law elfewhere forbiddeth exaltingof debts upon our poore brethren,Dent.15.2.3. and fo the Greeke here tranflateth , thou fhalt not beeir- gent upon him; Alfo the Hebrew Doftors gather from hence thus; who fo exalletb (payment) of a poore man, and knowetb that he bath not ought topay hnìt with, bee tranfgref tb againfi this p ohibition,Thou ffealt not bet: him at an exalting creditor. Maimony,treat. of the Lender and Borrower, chap. t . Se/t.2. biting - ufurie; ] ufiry is called biting, for that it biteth and confumeth a man and Isis fubffance and is therefore here and elfewhereabfolutely forbid- den Gods people, Denteroncmie 23.19. Levit. 25.35.36. Proverbesz8.8. Ezek.18.8. Of this the Iewes have thefe canons let down by Mai- mony, in his forenamed tread re, chapter 4.5. & 6. Vfrrryand increafe are both one thing, Leviticus 25. 37. Deuteronomie 23.19. And why it the name fit ealled[Nefbek] biting ufuy ? becaufe it [ Nofhel¿] bi- teth; for it nipper b thy neighbour, and eateth hisftefb. As it isnnlawfui to lend, fo it isxnlawfui to borrow upon ufury for it it written (in Deuteronomie23.19.) Thou fba/t not caufe to bite, (that io, to lend up:n biting ufitrie :) by tradition we haze bin taught , that this it an admonition to the borrower . &c.Lkwifeitis unlawful! to haze ought to doe betweeve the borrower and the Grader upon uftey: and whofoeser it either fisrety or foribe, or witnef betweene them, bee tranfgreffeth apainfl this prohibition. tee,f/all not lay upon him biting aftrie, (Exodus 22.2 5.) this is an admonition to the witnefes alfo, and to the furey,andto the fcribe.He that lends upon ufury tranfgreffetb again( fix prohibitions.Thma fbalt not be to him at an rxa fling creditor, Ex.22,2 5. T bon fbalt not 23 hampris yew yoirummam,h3M e i t niuu nfilli
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