1Further, In the Chaldee Language; the word signifies to stripe, or to pluck off the very skin. This is yet more tyrannical, Thou hast sent them away spoiled and stripped, or as it followeth in the Text, empty. Thou hast sent widows away &c. It was not the mighty man, nor the great ones of the earth, that he is charged to deal thus unkindly or rather cruelly with, but the widow; that heightens the sinfulness of his tyranny. This very word by which a widow is expressed in the Hebrew,2 as well as her condition, calls for help and pity. It comes from a root that signifies; either to bind, or to be silent; taking it, in the first signification, to bind, the widow may be so called for two reasons. First, because the widow is (as it were) bound about with afflictions, and sorrows, she hath many troubles about her, as so many bonds, from which she cannot free her self without running into many other troubles. Secondly, The widow is so called, by the rule of contrary speaking; bound, that is, not at all bound, but free or loosed from her husband. Thus the Apostle speaks (Rom. 7.1, 2, 3. 1 Cor. 7.39.) her marriage knot is untied by death; If her husband be dead, ⟨p. 79⟩she is loosed from the law of her husband, she is left to her self, and her own dispose alone. Take the word in the second signification, to be silent; A widow is so called because she seldom hath that natural, and never hath that civil liberty or freedom of speech, which her husband had, and therefore she needs others to speak for her, or must speak her mind by others; her self being either unable, or disabled to speak in her own case, or to speak for her self. This being the widows state, he hath the greater sin who deals unkindly with her. What? Thrust away the widow, whose heart is bound about, yea and thrust thorough with many sorrows; What? thrust away the widow, who is unable to manage her own cause, and defend her self in her right? yet this thou hast done. Thou hast sent widows away Empty.
1Further, In the Chaldee Language; the word signifies to stripe, or to pluck off the very skinne. This is yet more tyrannical, Thou hast sent them away spoyled and stript, or as it followeth in the Text, empty. Thou hast sent widowes away &c. It was not the mighty man, nor the great ones of the earth, that he is charged to deale thus unkindly or rather cruelly with, but the widow; that hightens the sinfullnes of his tyranny. This very word by which a widow is expressed in the Hebrew,2 as well as her condition, calls for helpe and pitty. It comes from a roote that signifies; either to binde, or to be silent; taking it, in the first signification, to binde, the widdow may be so called for two reasons. First, because the widow is (as it were) bound about with afflictions, and sorrowes, shee hath many troubles about her, as so many bonds, from which shee cannot free her selfe without running into many other troubles. Secondly, The widow is so called, by the rule of contrary speaking; bound, that is, not at all bound, but free or loosed from her husband. Thus the Apostle speaks (Rom. 7.1, 2, 3. 1 Cor. 7.39.) her marriage knot is un•yed by death; If her husband be dead, ⟨p. 79⟩shee is loosed from the law of her husband, shee is left to her selfe, and her owne dispose alone. Take the word in the second fignification, to be silent; A widow is so called because shee seldome hath that natural, and never hath that civil liberty or freedome of speech, which her husband had, and therefore shee needs others to speake for her, or must speake her minde by others; her selfe being eyther unable, or disabled to speake in her owne case, or to speake for her selfe. This being the widows state, he hath the greater sinne who deales unkindly with her. What? Thrust away the widow, whose heart is bound about, yea and thrust thorough with many sorrowes; What? thrust away the widow, who is unable to mannage her owne cause, and defend her selfe in her right? yet this thou hast done. Thou hast sent widows away Empty.
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- 2[Greek or Hebrew] a verbo [Greek or Hebrew] quod est colligare, ergo ligata dicitur per contrarium intellectum quia jam soluta viro. Significat etiā habere linguam colligatam, i. e. •bmutescere aut mutū esse, quòd mortuo viro non valeat loqui & litigare, quamvis contra aequū & jus rapinam bonorum suorum patiatur. Rab: Mord.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 a verbo 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 quod est colligare, ergo ligata dicitur per contrarium intellectum quia jam soluta viro. Significat etiā habere linguam colligatam, i. e. •bmutescere aut mutū esse, quòd mortuo viro non valeat loqui & litigare, quamvis contra aequū & jus rapinam bonorum suorum patiatur. Rab: Mord.