IV In deeds. 1. To fight with, or to beat our neighbour, and to maim his body Levit. 24.19, 20. If any man cause any blemish in his neighbour: as he hath done, so shall it be done to him: Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. 2. to procure any way ⟨image 77⟩•e death of our neighbour, whether it be by the sword, famine, or poison. Gen. 4.8. Cain rose up against his brother, and slew him. 3. To exercise tyrannous cruelty in inflicting punishments. Deut. 25.3. Forty stripes shall he cause him to have, & not past, least of he should exceed, and beat him above that with many stripes, thy brother should appear despised in thy sight. 2. Cor. 11.24. Of the Jews I received five times forty stripes save one. To use any of Gods creatures hardly. Prou. 12.10. A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast, but the mercies of the wicked are cruel. Deut. 22.6. If thou find a birds nest in the way, in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young, but shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee, that thou mayest prosper and prolong thy days. 5. To take occasion by our neighbours infirmities, to use him discourteously, & to make him our laughing stock, or taunting recreation. Levit. 19.14. Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind. 2. King. 2.23. Little children came out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, come up thou bald head, come up thou bald head. 6. To injury the impotent, feeble, poor, strangers, fatherless, or widows. Exod. 22.21, 22. Thou shalt not do injury to a stranger, neither oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. Ye shall not trouble any widow or fatherless child. ver. 25. Thou shall not be an usurer unto the poor. We then injury these. 1. If we pay not the labourer his hire. Deutr. 24.14. ⟨image 78⟩Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is nee• & poor, neither of thy brethren, nor of the stranger that is within thy gates. v. 15. Thou shalt give him his hire for his day: neither shall the sun go down upon it: for he is poor, and therewith sustaineth his life: least he cry against thee to the Lord, and it be sin unto thee. 2. If thou restore not the pledge of the poor. Exo. 22.26, 27.
IV In deeds. 1. To fight with, or to beate our neighbour, and to maim his body Leuit. 24.19, 20. If any man cause any blemmish in his neighbour: as he hath doone, so shall it be doone to him: Breache for breach, eie for eie, tooth for tooth. 2. to procure any way ⟨image 77⟩•e death of our neighbour, whether it be by the sword, famine, or poyson. Gen. 4.8. Cain rose vp against his brother, and slew him. 3. To exercise tyranous crueltie in inflicting punishments. Deut. 25.3. Fortie stripes shal he cause him to haue, & not past, least of he should exceede, and beate him aboue that with many stripes, thy brother should appeare despised in thy sight. 2. Cor. 11.24. Of the Jewes I receiued fiue times fortie stripes saue one. To vse any of Gods creatures hardly. Prou. 12.10. A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast, but the mercies of the wicked are cruell. Deut. 22.6. If thou finde a birdes nest in the way, in any tree, or on the grounde, whether they be young or egges, and the dam sitting vpon the young, or vpon the egges, thou shalt not take the dam with the young, but shalt in any wise let the dam goe, and take the young to thee, that thou maiest prosper and prolong thy daies. 5. To take occasion by our neighbours infirmities, to vse him discourteously, & to make him our laughing stock, or taunting recreation. Leuit. 19.14. Thou shalt not curse the deafe, nor put a stumbling blocke before the blinde. 2. King. 2.23. Litle children came out of the citie, and mocked him, and saide vnto him, come vp thou bald head, come vp thou balde head. 6. To iniurie the impotent, feeble, poore, strangers, fatherlesse, or widowes. Exod. 22.21, 22. Thou shalt not doe iniurie to a stranger, neither oppresse him: for yee were strangers in the land of Egypt. Ye shall not trouble any widowe or fatherlesse child. ver. 25. Thou shall not be an vsurer vnto the poore. We then iniurie these. 1. If we pay not the labourer his hyre. Deutr. 24.14.
