116 íI I2 13 DEUTER ONO MIE XXV. inch a woman had on fuch a day and yeere ap- peared before them,and doneall the things fore - mentioned, according to the Law of Moft and Ifrael: which bill was a ceflinioniall of her full diCcharge from this man,after which the was free to be married to any other. Maimony in Iibbum, chapter 4. Ie&ioh 29, 30. Verfe it. When men ¡hive] or fight , as it Were flying one upon another. arid hi,brothen]that is , bar neighbour; brother is taken here in a large fenfe, as in Exod. 2.1 1. and in many other places . to deliver ber husband] This though it was law - full for her to doe, and a fruit of her love ; yet God forbiddeth is to be done by any unlawfull or immodeft manner : for we may not doe evill that good may come, R,om.3.8. puttetb forth ber band] This noteth a purpored aft : for if thee had doue this unawares , the penalty following was not to be infliEted upon her. So the Hebrews conclude in the generali for all men, Hethat brin- geth fbame (on his neighbour) is notguiltie (of pu- nilbment) for the fhame, unleR be doe it pure felt', ae it h written, AND SHE PVTTLTH FORTH MER HAND: but be that dothfhame to his neighbour without intent , u free. Maimony tom. 4. in Chabel (or treat. of him that doch hurt and dammage) chap. 1. left. to. by his florets] or privities; which in the Hebrew have their name of Shame, the amefull parts. From hence the Jewes have a gall law , that men are to make fatif- fafàion for all manner (hame that they bring up- on their neighbour, as is noted on Exod. 21.19. Their Paying is, He that liurteth bia'neighbour, is bound to make him fatisfaflion for five things, viz. the dommage, and the paine, and his beating, and his refiing, and the fhame ; and thefe five things are recompenfed out of the heft f his goods, &c. He is boundto pay fir the (home by it felfe, Deuteronomio 25. it, 12. under which law it generally comprehend al bee that bringeth flume (upon his neighbour.) Maimony in Chobel, chap- ter t . lèftion 1, 8. Vcrfe 12. cut off ber hand] the inffrument wherewith the finned: by it teaching to cut off and abßaine from fuch aftions. And this revere punifhment God appointeth for her immodelt carriage. Verfe 13. a flue and a force] that is,as the Gr.and Chaldee tranflate, a weight and a weight ; meaning diversweights,wherewith to deceive in buying and felling, called the bag ofdeceitful weigbts,Mich. 6.11. in Ifrael they ufed to have their weights of flone,or the like : fee the Annotations on Lev.' 9. 36. So an heart andan heart, meaneth a double de- ceitful' heart, t Chron. t 2.33. This Law forbid- deth not only all unrighteoufnefle in buying, felling,and exchanging; but all unjullice in judg. ment, Match. 7. 1,2. as God blaming theJudges, faith, You weigh the violent wrong ofyour hands in the earth, Pfal.58.3. The like evill is to be avoided in handling the word of God, that it he not deceit- fully, 2 Cor.4, 2. So for meafitring the ordinances of God in his Church, by the Reed & Line which he hath given therefore, Ezek. 40. 3, 5. & 43.10. Rev.11.1. called agolden Reed, Rev.21.15. Verle14. in thine bout] Though a man doe not weigh or meafure with filch, yet it is unlawful' to bave a light weight , or roan meafitre in bis knife or fbop, (as the Hebrews teach from this place) far another may come,who kwweth not that it lackÿth weight, and may weigh with it. Maienony treat. of Theft, chapter 7. teftion 3. Epbah]orBafel: in Greeke and Chaldee , a meafure anda meafure, that is,a double meaCnre. The Ephah is named in (lead of all other : what it was, fee on Levit.l9.36. and Exod. 16.36. So in Prov. so. so. A _lone and a Hone, an Ephab and an Ephab, are an abomination to Jehovah, even both of "them. Seç alfo Proverbs is. 1. and 20. 23. Verfe 15. A perfeif Hone] in Greeke, A true 15 weight : fo after , a hue meafure. Hence Solomon faith, Aperfec4flone is the Lords delight, Prov. t t. I. and a juts] Hebr. and (a (lone of) ¡strike : to an Ephah of julIce, that is, mob jull and exalt : contrary to them that made the Ephab(mall, and thefbekel great,Amos 8.5. So in Ezek.45, to. it is Paid , Balances of jullia, and an Ephab of juice, and a Bath of juflice, fha&ye haze. God here common - deth juffice and equitie in all things, corporali and Cpiricuall, as our Saviour teacheth us , lay- ing, hedge not andyeefhall not be judged: condemn not, andye_hall not be condemned : forgive, andye jhall f orgiven : Give, and it fhallbe given untoyau, goodmea- fure, preffed down, and fhaltçm together , and running over, fl`c. Luke 6.37, 38. And Lb applying this to his (late of life, faith, Let him weigh me in balan- ces of juffice , that God may know mine integritie, Job 31.6. And every man is willed to ponder ( or weigh) the path of his feet, Proverbs 4. 26. that is, ( as the Apoftle expoundeth it ) to make(trait pother for his feet, Heb.12.13. maybe letigth- ned] or prolonged ; or, that they may lengthen thy daict; of which phrafe fee Exodus 20. 12. As a MI weight and balance are the Lords , Proverbs t 6. t 1. and his delight, Proverbs 11. a. fo he rewardeth with ble(lìng and long life, the keeping of this law, thanwhich there is none more neceffarie in humane focietie. Verfe i b. an abomination] that is, mofo abomina- 16 bk; yea, not onely the perfon that doth thele,but even the weights and meafttres thcmfclves are to be an abomination, Prov. 1 t.1. and 20. 23. and the rather for that this injury is done under a thew of jufiice,and done efpecially to the poorer fort, which buy by re-tale, whofe wrong God efpecially regardeth. unrigbteoufne, f] or injurious evil: which generali word is here ad- ded, to imply all ocher wrongs and deceits, which abound among men, whereby they op- preffe and defraud one another: but the Lord is the avenger of all fuel t Theft 4.6. and he bath freome by the excelencie of Jakob,Surely I will never forget any of their worker, Amos 8. 5, 7. Verfe 17. Remember] Hebr. To remember, of which phrafe fee the notes on Exod. 13.3. A- makk] that is, the Amalekites, which were the chil- dren of Efau, Iakobs brother : of whole wicked - neffe fee Exod. t 7.8, &c. Verfe 18, be met thee] by way of entnitie, not I8 of 14 17
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