380 Chad. , t. An .Expouirion upon the Bootie of J o B. Vertu, O B 3I. Verf. a, Io, II, 12. ifmine heart bath been deceived by a woman, or if I have laidwait at my neighbours door : Then let my wife grinde unto another, and let others bow donne upon her. For this is an heinous crime, yea, it is an iniquitie to be pttnifbed by the judges. For it is afire that confi¡meth to deflruïlion; and would route out all my increare. To B having acquitted himfelfe, both by wayof proteffation, and imprecation ; r ir1,from fornication and wantonnefs with youngwomen or maydens, in the Zh,zd,3d, and 4th verfes ofthis Chapter : Having alto fecondly,bya like proteffationand impre- cation, acquitted himfelfe from all deceit and guile in his dealings with men, in the S,ttl,6ch,7th,and8th verfes foregoing ; be in this context proceeds toacquit himfelfe in like manner, from that groffer part of wantonnes, anduncleannefs,ádultery,or the abufe of,his neighbourswife : which he cloth, Firft, By a ftrongdeniall, that he was chargeable with any. Inch crime, v. 9th, If my bear: bath been deceived by a woman, . or if I4ve laidsmite at my neighbours ¿sore ; As ifhe had fayd, hknow I have not done it, nor can any man upon his knowledge charge me with it. Secondly, He doth it by imprecating the like meafure upon himfelfe, in cafe he wereguilty of this crime, at the 10th verfe, Then let my if griszde canto another &c. Thirdly He fignifieth what he had in his eye , which kept him from this wickedneffe, and that may be confidered two wayes. Firft, Thegreatneffe, and the vileneffe ofthe fn, confidered in its owne nature, which he layes downe at the beginningofthe a. Ich verte For this is a heinous crime, this is no ordinary fin ; As if he had fayd, Suppofe this were a fin of the leaft dimenfion, yet Toughy toavoyd it, howmuchmore feeing it is a notorious wic- kdneffe, a heinetas crime. Secondly,.
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