LEV ITICUS VI. lent him or he bath tarn them by violnce ,or by f laud; or ha .b found a thing Gft and refloetb it not , or the :k; and the goads which bee kath in bis band bee de- man'ded of him , and he denieth them , loe he it a tranf greffor againp this ltw,ye /bail not falfly deny, (Lev. 19. 11.) Ad if "bee fweare ;ono himfelfc fa jy, concerning the goods which be denied; now be tranfgreffeth another law, ye/ball not del eJa fey, Lev.' 9.11. And this oath it cal- led, the oath concerning; a thing delivered to keep& And for this fat fee oath, he it bowedto pay the prmcipall which bee denied, and to adde the fift part more thereto, and to offer a thmri iffTrefpaffe- offrin1er,&c. Maim. treat. of Oatbes, c.i.f. 8, 9. firming] or, as the Gr. tranflateth, fo that he ftmìetb in theft. 4 Verf.4. hefted! refiere] in Num.5.7. God reqqui- rethalfoto eorfeffe the fin; which is to be und'er- hood here, and in all like fins and trefpaffes. A- bout this reltitution, the Hebrews have there ob- fervations; Whetberhe he a violent robber, or a fiaudu- lent- opprefor, or a fiealer , or a borrower or that bath by him, a thing delivered to keepe, or kath found a thing loft , and folly denietb it , or that there war part - nerfhip between him andhit neighbour and f me of the goods remain in hit hand; or that be bath done warke for him , and he bath not given him bis wages. It is a general! rule fir every thing fucb at theft, hee that cony feffitb, is bound to pay by fomente ( /the lodge::) and be that denial, andfweareth, muff pay theprincipall and the fifi part, Lcvit.6.2. &c. This it meant, when aman it bound to pay for bimfilfe, but if he be bound to pay for bis father, be payes not the fife. pare. Al, when fris fa- ther robbeth, or Health, trip indebted to others, and the fon kuawetb it, and denie& it and fwearetb, and aferwardr eonff f'tb it ; he !myth but the princcipall otte- ly; fir it it written,(Levit.6.4.) wbiebbe violently tooke- ar,'ay ; for bit owns violent - taking-away , lore addeth the fift part more , but not for hisfathers. Thit is meant, when the thing violently-taken-away, it not remaining thenprefens ; but ifbio father did violence, and died, and the doing -taken-away remaineth there , and she beire de- nieth it, andfweareth , and afterwards confefle :h ; bee payetb theprincipall and thefife part. If the father rob, andfweare , and confefJi it, and afterward dye : now the heire payeth the principali, and the Jiff part. If bee rob,and fweare , and fa die: and the beire eonfeffètb it, het payetb but the principal! only, but in both theft cafes, the heir, isdifebargedof the Trefpaffi-offing. Mahn. treat. of Robbery, atnd loft things, c.7. S V.5.alI] or fany thing: fo implying other parti- culars betides there mentioned ; as tome are be- fore noted. principall]or, femme; Hehr.bead :: . which So!. Iambi expoundeth the principal!, (the thing it /elfe.) Head tòmetime is ufed for beginning or Reni: and fo Cbazkuoei here noteth, that the meaning may be, Be óre be bring hit oblation , be fball put out ofbio band, the thing got by rapine, riso. the fife -paru] the Gr. tranflateth , the fift part, as the Hebr.alfo was in Lcv.5. r 6. And it may be put for everyfife pare , the fift part of every thing defrau- ded , as in Ezek. 16. 5 5. oho ftfiers, meaneth each of thy fiffers.But the Hebrew Do &ors inlift upon the number, thus ; He that refloreth the prin :ipall to the owners , and denieth at the feeotd time, the fift part, and fwearetb about it; that fife part io made as the principal) 31 in everyrefpetf , and hemuff pa; fir it another fit part, at it is written , bee fba/l adde thereto the fift parts thereof, teaching that bee muff adde a ffifi part far a fit part , trn- till the fife part winch he denier:, and fweareth fir , be become !fife then the worth of a mite. Who fa bath by him a thing delivered to keepe and be plead:tb that is is /off , and favored); and returneth , and confi (etb that bee bath it by him : And oommetb alpine, and pleadeth that it is loft, and froeareth, and agame retnr- nttb, and cenfifftbthat be hathit by him ; be mutt pay a fift p6rt fir every oath with that one principal!; at it is written, Hefball adde thereto the /ìfì parts thereof, teaching that be may pay many fifes for one principal!. Mrim.treat.of Rab&ry,&e.c.7. f.12,13. Now what the fife -part is, he there fheweth in 1.7. one off rtre, with the principal! : at f be robbed the value offlare, and fwearetb; be payeth fize. Andif the ffolne thing be remaining be mull reftore it , and give the price of the fourth part thereof. to whom it pertaineth] or, whofe it is, by right, whether the owners, or the heires: to him againfi whom he it 011ie, Numb. 5.7. He that robbeth hit neighbour, ffhe that it robbed, dietb: muff reftore the robbery unto the hires . and ff it be loft , or changed, he weft give them theprice of it. And Jr be fosare unto bim, and afterward be died; he muff give to the heires , the principal! and the fift part. Dee that robbed, bit father , and faeareth unto him , and the father diet:; it the thing taken by robbery, doe not re- moine or if it be changed , he muff make an account with bit brethren, for the principall and for the fiftpart. If the thing taken by robbery, rematneth , heir Found to bring forth the thing it felfè,from under his band. Therefore be is to give the thing taken by robberie, and the f ft part alt ro bit brethren; and make an aceotmt with tbenn,¢'i c.Mai. oreat.of Eobbery,c.z.f,1,2.&c. But if the manhave no kinfman to recompenfe the trefpaffe unto , it muff be recompenfed unto the Lord, even tetra the Prieff, Numb.5.8. of his trefpaffi] or, of his guil- tineff, that is the daywherein he is found a tree- pallèr : which the Gr. interpreteth, the day wherein he is ecnvilled: (or reprehended) Or we may under- stand it, the day wherein he offreth for his tref- paffe: Ib Chazksmi explaineth its The robber /ball give the goods unto butt that is robbed in the dl that he brings his trefßaffi- ffring: turning from his fn, that his oblation maybe accepted nit: favour. Ver. 6. perfi(i]withoutblemifh.This oblation was 6 performed with fssch rites, as the other before mentioned ; in ch. 5. fee the notes there; andon Num.5.8. in trefpaffing] or, lyguilty- trefpffe or, withgniltineff therein : the Gr. tranflateth, andhatb trefpaid &her n:. There facrifices could not by thë- felves snake atonement,or procure forgiveneffe of Genes: but they fìgnified the atonement made by the facrificc of Chrilt, Heb. lo. 1,4, t 0, 14. and taught nun mortification, and dying unto fin, as David faith, 'Thou elelighteff not f ierce ,that /it add give it, &c. Thefaerificesuf God, are a broken /pirit,a broken and contrite heart. ó'c. Pf..5 í. r8;r 9.Anci where true repentance, faith in Chrift, and amendment of life is found inthe firmer ; there is promilla of grace, and of fargiveneffe of fins ; though they be at fearlet, they (hall be at white or fnow ; though they be red like crimfim, they fall be ai wooll, Efty 1.16, t 8. DDD
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