A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...

§. 101. Of the Law of Moses.

Heb. 10. 28.

Vers. 28.

He that despised Moses Law, died without mercy, under two or three wit∣nesses.

THe Apostle further proceeds to confirme the equitie of the fore-named judge∣ment, by an argument taken from the a 1.1 Lesse.

Thus, The Law of Moses was lesse then the Gospel.

But he that despised Moses law died without mercy.

Therefore he that despiseth the Gospel may much more die without mercy.

By Moses Law is meant the Law of God delivered to the people by the ministry of Moses.

Thereof there were three kinds,

• 1. Morall, which a generall rule of righteousnesse for all Adams Children, in the Decalogue or ten Commandements.
• 2. The Ceremoniall, which was a particular prescript forme of piety for the time of the law.
• 3. Judicial, which was the rule of policy, for the politie of the Iews.

Some restrain this to the Judiciall law. But neither of the fore-mentioned kinds must be excluded. For the blasphemer sinned against the Morall law, Lev. 24.

16. He that gathered sticks on the Sabbath day and was stoned, Numb. 15. 32, &c. offended against the ceremoniall Law. For howsoever the Sabbath be a part of the morall law, yet the strictnesse of not kindling the fire thereon, (Exod. 35. 3.) against which that man transgressed, was a part of the Ceremoniall law.

The law for putting the disobedient Child to death was judiciall, Deut. 21. 21. Because Moses was Gods Minister, therefore Gods law is stiled Moses law: For where Matthew speaks of dishonoring Parents, thus he expresseth it, God commanded, Matth. 15. 4.

An other Evangelist thus expresseth it, Moses said, Marke 7. 10. In like manner Moses is said to bring Israel out of Egypt. Hereof see more Chap. 3. v. 16. §. 164.

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