A09432:272
A godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount
A godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount: preached in Cambridge by that reverend and judicious divine M. William Perkins. Published at the request of his executors by Th. Pierson preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table: one, of special points here handled; the other, of choice places of Scripture here quotedA godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount: preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and iudicious diuine M. William Perkins. Published at the request of his exequutors by Th. Pierson preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one, of speciall points here handled; the other, of choise places of Scripture here quoted
Cambridge : Printed by Thomas Brooke and Cantrell Legge, printers to the University of Cambridge, 1608Cambridge : Printed by Thomas Brooke and Cantrell Legge, printers to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, 1608
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If it be said, how can every gesture expressing rash anger or contempt be murder, seeing the law permits a widow to dspit in the face of her husbands brother, or next kinsman, even before the Elders of the city, if he refused to raise up seed• unto his brother. Ans. First, the Lord might command her so to do, thereby to manifest his great dislike of want of love in him towards his dead brother. Secondly, I answer, the words may as fitly be translated thus, and spit in his sight, that is, spit on the ground before his face, that he might see her: and that seemeth to be the true meaning of that place: for it was very unseemly for any one, much more for a woman, so publicly to spit in a mans face. And in that sense is the word used in the same book, Deut. 4. 37. where God is said to bring Israel out of Egypt in his face, that is, in his sight.
If it be saide, how can euery gesture expressing rash anger or contempt be murther, seeing the law permits a widow to dspit in the face of her husbands brother, or next kinseman, euen before the Elders of the citie, if he refused to raise vp seed• vnto his brother. Ans. First, the Lord might command her so to doe, thereby to manifest his great dislike of want of loue in him towards his dead brother. Secondly, I answer, the words may as fitly be translated thus, and spit in his sight, that is, spit on the ground before his face, that he might see her: and that seemeth to be the true meaning of that place: for it was very vnseemely for any one, much more for a woman, so publikely to spit in a mans face. And in that sense is the word vsed in the same booke, Deut. 4. 37. where God is said to bring Israel out of Egypt in his face, that is, in his sight.