uutat hi 14 EU TER ONOMIE XXIV.. sell!; p:,llrned, Jer. 3. 1. and fo the Grceke verfion herein (lead of fn i.,ith,andyeAdd not defile the land. This Law is figuratively applied in the pra&ile of it unto God and his Church, tinto whom he teas an husband, Jer. 31.32. and unto whom in time he did gives bill ofdivorcement,but for her adul- tery, Jer. 3.8. not upon difpleafurc, without her due merit, as the Iliaelites often did to their wives, (for filch a bill of divorce they could not lhew)but for her tranj reffions floe was put away,Ef. 50.1. And though by this Law, a woman put a- way, and becoming another mans, might not re- turne to her firlt husband againe, yet God (who is above his Law) offercth his Church, after her many adulteries, to returne againe unto him by repentance and faith, Jer. 3.t. Hof. 2.2,79. & 3. 1, 5. The Apoftle alto applieth this Allegory to theChurches eltate under.the Law,and under the Gofpel of Chrift, 5 Verle 5. in the armie]vinto the war, as the Greeke tranilateth. In Deut.ao. a law was given for fisch as were betrothed and not married, had planted vineyards , or built homes, and not eaten of, or dwelt in them; the Hebrews underhand thofe two alfo in this Law, laying, He that bath budded a hoop, and dedicated it, and he that married his betrothed wife, or bis brothers wife, (Deuteronontie 25.6.) and he that bath made his vineyard common, Chef goe not out torpor till tbeyeere be ended. Maimony tom. 4. treat. of Kings, chap.. feet t o. any thing] or, ought of anything, that is, of any charge or bunnel%con- cerning wars, or the like. Therefore whereas Vert 6.( A man) j,,llnottrke]Hcbr.Hef-allnor 6 take : this is to be underltood of any 111:111: t here- fore the Greeke and Chaldee change: he perlòn, to make the lenfe plainer,T hau fka /t nn take,ìpeak- ing to every man, as after Mores a sò fpeakech in verf17. nethermefrme] ellèw here tisisworjRe- chajim figniheth both ton Mows, or the mill in ge- neral], Exod.11.5. Here , by reafon the upper milftone is after mentioned the nether .lione is fpecially meant. And under there pert iculars,all other of like necelfa y Life for mans life are fur - bidden to be taken to pledge. The Hebrewes far, Hee that lendeth to bia Neighbour, ere. may not take to pledgeveflls (or infrttments) wherewith they make readie ( meare) for the life; as Mi[fomt, or the nroadden Mill,er Pots which they bayle meat ja, or Butchers knives, or the like things, Deuteronoinie 24.6. and if he talk, filch to pledge , bee muf be forced to ref are ; and of the Pawns be ! fl , or burnt before he die ref ore it, he if to be. beaten. Maimony tom. 4 treat. of the andBorrower, chap. 3. fell. z. the topper mtl- fove]called Recheb, a Charret, becattfe of the run- ning thereof upon the nether (lone: From hence they fay, He that taketb to p.edge many ir.,flrttments which are for fad, be. is gui/tie for eve') it ((rumen (or seife!!) by it fel4, though obey be twoinfirrsments wherewith they doe one works , [ as the nester Mil- f me and the upper ] he isguileie for tbem by ibe name of tag inf rumens , and for them twain be io to be trc Jc beaten. Maintony ibid. chap.3. fell 3. See after iu verf.11,12,17. the fooule] that is, the life ofthe Janie( or body) meaning, the infiruments of his filch as had not married their fpoules, nor decki- livelihood : and as Thargum Iermalenty ex- cated their houles , nor made common their pounds it , the neeefJitiesof the fule(os life.) The vineyards, when they were fent backe from the Chaldee paraphralèth thus , For by then, is made artufe, were to provide victuals, and prepare the (ready) meat for every footle. Thus the Milones are wales for the armie , as is noted on Dente room- namcdbut for an instance, forbidding all other mie zo. 7. they were all this field yeerc free from of like fort. theft and other the like charges , as the Hebrews Verf. 7. a fnle ] that is, any perfon, man wo- 7 fi ty, Thefegoe not out to the warre ,neitber are shycharged man, or chi lde. of Ifrael] This the Hebrewes with my thing in the world, Deuterononiie 24. 5. take as a limitation to Ifrael, and theProfelites By word if mouth we have beene taught, that he fbail be thereof: and for lte.tling Infidels, they hold luce free ayeere, both for the Houle shot he hash dedicated, and was but to make refiitution. M.tini tom. {.treat. far the wife that he bath married , andfor the vineyard of Theft, chap. a. jell. 1. and chap. 9. trfl. 6. whofe fruit he h ith legun to eat of Ail the Jerre kg he ! maketh gain] or, ferveth himfelfe ; the Greeks t ran - neither providetbvi/A lr, nor pnpareth the way, nor flateth, and bringing, him under his power, fel.'ethhim. watehethon the walls, nor giver's to the tributes of she Ì See this word ulèd in Deuteron. z t. 14. and Brie , neither may any thing in the world pfe upon him. Jelleth him] The Hebrewes joyne this to the for- Alaimonytreat. of Kings, ch.7.fè &.to,it. path mar, without which they thinke the thee fe was upon him] that is,as the Greek cttplaineth it,he laid ! not to dye. Atheefe is not guilty of death , roes!! be upon him. free] t hat is, exeiutpted Irons all pub- ' _Beale anIfraelite, andget him into bit power and fr like labours and charges. In the wars that K ., Ala vetbbimflfeof him and fe(lethhim to others, ñeut.24.. made with Baaf, none was fiee,1 Kiss 15.22. where 7. If he !peak him, and ferve himfelf with bim, and may be undcrftood, none tàve Inch as Gods Law doe nao fell him, or doe fell him before he bath feared did exempt : or, not they neither, because of the him fella by him, he is fret (from death) Maimtreat. 1 great neceihty of helpe. 'rejoyce with his wit] By of Theft, do.9,feil.z,3. Others thiuke that if he this Law God (hewed how much he approved. of either leered himfelte with him, or fold him het holy wedlocke, (as by the former he (hewed his was to dye : and this may well he the meaning of hatted of tmjuft divorces) when to encourage the Law ; for and often fignifiedror,asis noted on' the newlymarled against the cumbrances which that citate bringeth with it, and to fettle their Gen. 13.8. and 19.12. fuldye] as the He- brewes fay, he was to befrargled te death. Maint. love cash to other, he exempted thole men from ibid.cb.91e/L.1. all wars, cares and expellees, that they might the Verf 8. plagueuf Leprofie] which might bec on g more comfortably provide for their owne e &ate. mens bodies , or on garments, or in hours. The L.aw
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