22 23 DEUTERONOMIE XXIIL and 16. 6, 17. Hereupon the Hebrewes fay ; Whether they be vowes or voluntary gifts, er other things which a man is bound to bring , as valuations, or prices, or tithes a or gifts for the poore , it it comman- ded by the Law , to bring them all at the feat which firfi commetb, &c. If there fall out a flail , and bee bringeth them not , bo fruflratetb a commandement. If the tbree flays ( oftbeyeare) paf aver him , and he bring not bis ofringt which he bath vowed, or voluntarily premifd, &c. he tranfreftb againft this prohibition, Tbaufhalt not delay to pay it. Maim. treat. of offering the Sacrifices, chap. 14.fú.13, to pay it] This paissent mull be made unto God of thebefl things (as is noted on Gen.4.4.) they might not bring any corrupt or blenlifhed thing, Mal. r. 14. Levi?. 22. 21. nor any thing filthy or vile, D.ut.23.18. Neither might any part bee kept backe, of that which was Canitified by vow unto the Lord, Aú.5.1, 2, 3, 4, &c. So for alines to the poore, the Hebrewes have there rules ; Aimes it comprehended in the general! of vcnes: therefore he that faith, Lae afbilling be wpm me for aimes, or, This filling be an aimes, he is bound to give it to the poore out of' hand; and if be delay, be tranfgreftb againft this precept, Thou (halt not delay to pay it. For be it it in his power to give it out of hand, and there are poore ?refits. If there be no poore there , be is to f parate it , and lay it up till be find¢ fane poore. Maisnony treat. of gifts to the poore,ch.I.ÇI. requiring,bv:J that h, will Cutely require it , and punifh thee if thou pay it not. For fo requiring implieth, Gen,9.5. and 42. 22,Dent.I 1.19. fine] audio punifhable. For God bath no pleafure in feeler; pay therefore that which thou haft vowed, Ece/ef,5.4. Vert. a z. (halt forbeare ] or ceafe, refute : the Greeke rranllateth, If thou wilt not vow. So before they promifed, it was in their own¢ power, as in Ananias cafe, M. 5.4. Howbeit, when duty bindeth us to chew thanfulneffe unto God for his mercies , we are willed to vow and to pay, Pfal.76. t 2. The Hebrewes fay , Although fanti Pied things, andthings devote , aredtealuations be comman- ded, and it ie meet for a man to exereife himfel in theft things , for to fuppref his conerepifence , and that be be not niggardly , but may MALI that which is com- manded by the Prophet , H 0 NO VIZ THE LORD WITH THT SVE STANCE, (Prov.3.9) yet notwithfianding, if he doe never fan- Ilifteor devote , there is not any thing in it ; fir he the Law teftifleth and faith ; ,But if thou fbalt for beam to vow, it fhall not be finne in thee. Maimony treat .or Valuations and Devote thins, chap.8. fell, r 2. net be finne] to wit, not filch tonne as a man is guil- tyof, if he vow and doe not pay, Eedef.5.5. For otherwife a man may finne this way alto, ha neg- ligence and unthankfulneffe, 17. 57, 1 S. In this rent Ghrifl Paid to the Jewes ; Ifye were blind ye fbould have no fine, Ioh.9.41. that no filch finne as now remaineth on you, for reffn the light. So in Ioh.15.22,24. Iam.4.17. Vert 23. That which is gene out] that is , thy word, or promife:as, all that proceedetheneof the mouth of the LORD, D :ut.8.3. is expounded, every word of God, Lull; 4.4. kepe and doe J. with heart and hand. But this is meant of law - full vowes ; for filch as are idolatrous andwic- ked,are not to be kept, but repentedof, and bro-. ken, Ier,44.25, -27. 10.23.1232h aveluntary offering] all vowes were voluntary offerings , but all voluntary offerings were not vowes : feethe difference noted on. Levit.7.16. and Dent.' 2.6, with thy mouth] Hereupon Solomon faith, Sap not thy mouth to cattle thy iefh so finse ; neither fay thou before the Angell, that it was an unadvifed er- roar: wherefore hand God be angry at thy voice and deftrey the workof thine bands? Ece/ef.5.6. If a man had fpoken it with his heartonely unto God, he was bound to pay it, as the Hebrewes teach : Sce the notes on Levit.7. t 6, Verf.a4. When thou cmnmef ] the Chaldee tranß lateth, when thou art hired: and of fach -doe the Hebrewes ttnderfand thisLaw, that labourers hired to worke in a vineyard, are to eat of the fruit thereof. Hereftnto the ApoIlle feemeth to have reference, when he faith ; Who plant etha vine- yard, and eatetb not of the fruit thereof: or, who fedetb a flock, and eatetb not of the milk of the fiOSke,? r Cor.97 Whereby not the ownersonely,, but the labourers alto are intended. This and ,the like lawfollowing,feemeth to extend.alfo to filch as occafonally travel thorow vineyards or fields, who may for their refrefhing in time ofneed ga- ther and eat t atour LordsDifciples, going tho- row the Cowen fields, plucked the cares of corne, anddideat, Mat.I 2,i. vineyard] and by pro- portion, his olive -yard, or any filch like. The Hebrewes fay; Labourers which doe worl¿e upon.any thing that grewetb.ómt of the earth , &e, t heufhol- der is commanded to let them eat ofthat which they. are aworltingupon,. Deut.23. verf.23,24. which law we have been t ught, this it it not written of any thing but concerning the hired ( labourer.) And if be did not hire hm, bow was it permitted bim to come into his neighbours vineyard, or faading- Borne, with out his knowledge ? Put thus he faith; When [hued foals come , by the owners leave , to labour thou frail eat Maimony tosn.4. treat. of hired things, chap. i 2. fiat. Howbeit they referanne this law to fuck things onely as grow out of theground ; there- fore they adde, He that tnilketh, orchurnetb but- ter , or makth cbeefe, eatetb sat (thereof). beeauf they are things that grow not an the ground: ibidem feú.4. But he that reapetb. ( the corn) and be that tbrefbetb , and be that fanetb and purgeth it , he that outsetb donne the grapes , and be that treadeth them. (in the wine- pref,) or dotb any flub lik works, they may eat by the Law. ibidem feú.8. eat grapes] and, fo if he labour upon the fig- tree,he may eat hggs;, and all the like : but he may not eat ( they fay ).. fave of that whereabouts het laboureth : and if he labour both in the grapes and in the wipe -fat, be may both eat of the grapes, and drink of the muff: (or new wine,). If be work on the fig -tree, be may not eat of grapes: if on grapes, he may not eat of figges. And he that is working upan one vine -tree, may not eat. ( the fruit) of another vine. ither maybe eat grapes with any other thing; as with breath, or /////s//l//IIIIINtdq@p@ 111111 14.411W7'
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