LEV ITICLIS XI II' is underitoodcurfinhgg allo,which is of the Came na- ture; as in Gen.24.8.41.the fame thing, is called au oath, and a rude, (or exeeraiian.) So the He- brew canons fay : Whether one fweare ly (Gods) proper name, or by any of hisfrrnames ; a by hint who fe rune X Gracious, or whole name is Mercifitll, or any Ilse like, in any language : loe it is a full oath. And fa an e'eecration,and a curt , it an oath. As when a man faith, Ctn fed be beof the Lord, or of him whole name it Gra- cious, or mercifull , wboftever hath eaten this thioo , and him(e f bath eaten it : loe he hash fworne f+lfly. Like - wife be that frith, nay, nay, twit; by way ofoath; oryea, yea; andmentioneth Gods name orfzrname , he it s as if he had fworne. And f bee that promifeth, I will not do: this' or that , andmentionetb Gods name ,orfzmame: it it an oath. Maimony in Mifseh, tom. 3. treat. of Oatber, ch.2. feet. 2. &C. not profane] or, pollute, but contrariwife ¡hall fan&ifie it; as Levit.2z.32. The word not, in the formerbranch,is here again neceffarily understood, as often in the Scripture: and Co the Greek verton addeth it, ye(hall not pro- fane : by this, not onely faille, but raft', vaine, un- adoi:id needleffe oathes, and all other abufes of Gods name, are forbidden : as is noted on Exod. 20. y. The Hebrews fay, Although be that (hear - eth vainly or faiy, be beaten (by the Magifirate)_ and bring a facrifce (to the Priefi ,) yet is. there not atonement made thereby fir all the iniquitie of his oath; fir it is written, (in Exodus 20. y.) the Lord will not bold him innocent: he it not feed from the judgement of (the God af) heaven, untill he have his payment from him, for the great Name which he bath profaned, at it is written , Thou f alt not pr fame the name of the Lord thy God: I am the Lord. Tberefnrea man muft beware of this iniquitie, 'more then of all tranf relfzons. This it one of the beavie iniquities ; although for it there be no cutting off, nor death, by the ILlagiffrates, yet is there m it a profanation of the holy Name , which is greater then all iniquities. It is nee fjsy to Warne children mucb, and to teach their tongues the words of truth, without fwearing; that they fall not into a en- flame to fweare continually, as doe the Heathens. And this thing Beth at a dutie upon their parents , and upon .Scloolemafiers. And it is a great good thing fir a man mane to fweare at all. Maimony, treat. of (lobes, c. t 2. 1:1,2,8,12. Accordingly are we to understand the Doctrine of our Saviour, when hee faith, Soneare not at all, Mat.5. 34. Whereby he foíbiddeth not the lawfull tile of oathes, commanded of God, Deu.6.13.bat all ahufe in common fpeech,which was and is accuftomed molt finfully , to the high difhonour of God. Vert 13. fraudulently-oppreff ] in Greeke, doe wrong, or injuie. This word tigniteth, to oppe by fraud; the next, to oppr JJì-by- violent:: fee the notes on Lev.6.2. Both thefe, did lohn the Baptilt forbid unto the Souldiers, Luke 3. 14. rob] or, violently- oppeeff, and pbtcke-by-force , as it is laid ofBcnajeb, he plucked the Beare out of the Egyptians hand, 2 Sam. 23. 21. For their finnes , fraudulent - opppreon, and robbery, the Prophets doe often blame /pad, Ezek. 22.29. Jer. 22.3. Efày 3.14. Ecclef. 4.1. PIal. 62. a t. It commeth front cove - toufneffe, as is laid , T hey covet fields, and take them by rapine,Mich.2.2. and proceedeth unto murder. as he that is greedy -of-gaine, taLetb away the ig of the owners thereof: Prot'. t. 19. The Hebre,co fay ,.Who fodefireth his neighboursboufe, wife, goods, or any other thing which is poffible far lain to get of him : when be bath thought in hie heart howhe migb. get that thing, and bú heart it allured nib the thing, he tranfgrefféth this Law , T hou (halt not defsre , Deut. 5, 21. andDefzreis not , butin the heart onely, Defare britgeth a man to Coveting, and Covetize bringeth him to Robbery. For if the owners will not fell the thing, though be wouldgive agreat preee , then fourth be to ,a- pire, Mich. z. 2. And erne owners Hand up againff him, to refine their goods, or to forbid him to rob, then be Talleth to Adding of blood. (ice, and /ease by the faff f Achab and Naboth. Loe thou miff learne, that hewhielsDefzretb1 tranfrefeth one prohibition ; anti he that gettetb the thing which he defiretb , by importurdng the owners, or requefling it of t hem,tranf reftb two pro- hibitions ; therefore it is written , T hou (halt not Coz et; anti, Thou fhalt not Defire. And if he tale it by robbey, be tranfgreff,h three prohibitions. And who fo robleth his neighbour of the worth ofa farthing it at if he took hd life from him , Prov. 1.19. Maimrmy.in treat. of Robbery, ch.1. f. to. &c. Haman finde, and keepe backe a thing which his neighbour hall lolt, he tranfgref eth all'o this Law as is noted on Dent. 22. 1. theworkc] that is, the wa,esfor the woks as theGr.tranflateth it,wages. So in Job 7.2. an birelingloobth for his work: that is,for the reward of his worke: and in Jer.22.13. Woe unto him, &c. that ufetbbio neighboursferzice fornou¡;bt, andgiveth him not his worke ; that is , his wages. So Chril Iaìth, Mywarke is with my God, E1ày49.4. that is, my reward : and thefè two are.joyned, as be- longing to the fame, as the Lords reward is with bim,andhis worke before him,Et-ay 4o. I o. that is,his t ecompence for worke. This is a particular 11), lance, of the forefaid oppreffion ; as Moles after fhcweth,laying, Tboufbalt not f-aoedulentl- opprefe; an hired frvam , &c. at bit day than f altgize him his hire, Dcut.24. a 4,15. So in Mal. 3.5. where God , threatneth judgement for this fin. See more, in the notes on petit. 24. Ver. 14. not turf] or, as the Gr. tranflateth, not 4. fßeake evil! of the deafe: or, not revile ; as in Exod. 22. 28. is Ipoken of the Magiftrates; here it is fpoken of the deafe, who cannot heare, nor thereat be of- fended : fo by proportion, it is meant of all o- ther; even of enemies; as,Bleffryour perfecutorr; bleffè and curfe scot, Rom. 1 2. 14. By the Hebrew ca- nons, if, a man curled, not a Ruler enely, but any one of Ifael, hee wa to be beaten : which they groun- ded upon this Law, Thou fbalt not cs<t fe thedeafe and wherefore mentioneth ,bee the deafe ? For that, though it be one that heareth not, neither ú grieved for the curie, yet is bee tole beaten for his crr f ng. Kee that curfeth any of Ifrael, man or woman, great or fmall, be is one beaten : and Zfbe curf a Istdge, he it twill bea- ten; and if he atrfe the Ruler (or Prince) he it thrice ¿ea- ten. He that curia himfelfe, is beaten , as he that eurfetb others ; fo'. it is written, (in Deuteron. 4. 9.) Take heed to shy felfé, and keepe tby Toile ; Maimony in San - bedrin, ch. 26, f. 1, 2, 3. riot put] Hebr. not give a K k k 2 fumbling
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