1817 Nov r 27

Collectanea from Exodus Leviticus Numbers and Deuteronomy

Phantastic prohibitions & regulations

(extended to )

1. Eating blood. Lev. XVII 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15

ib. XX. 26. See Exod. XXII. 31. flesh torn by beasts.

2. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee. See Deut. XXII 9. to 12.

3. Retaliation. Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth Lev. XXIV. 20 on a falsely criminating witness Deut. XIX. 15 to 21.

See Exod. XXI, 24 25.

4.

Numbers XXX. 15 Moses (being wroth) said unto them Have ye saved all the women (Midianites) alive?

17. Kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. 18. But all the woman children that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves, their number 32,000 ch 35.) How dealt with see in Deut. XXI. 10 to 14

5. Laws relating to homicide — Cities of refuge &c Num. XXXV. Deut. XIX. 1 to 13

They belonged to the Levites — = Kings’ Bench Rules

Deut. IV. 41 to 49

Exod. X.X.I. 13. 14.

6 Polygamy allowed Deut. XXI. 15. 16. 17

7 Fornicating with a virgin shall give her father 50 shekels of silver and marry her Deut. 28. 29. Exod. X.X.II. 16. 17.

Capital punishments

1. Making ones children pass through the fire to Moloch Lev. XVIII 21.. II Kings XXIII. 10. Lev. XX. 2 to 5. Punishment stoning 2.

2. Cursing one’s father or mother Lev XX. 9

Exod. XXI. 17.

3. Adultery in both Lev. XX. 10. Deut. XXII. 22 (if found lying &c)

4. Lying with one’s father’s wife. Lev. XXII

Simple prohibition Deut XXII. 30.

5. Lying with one’s daughter in law. Lev. XX.. 12

Lying

6. Lying with mankind as with a woman. Lev. XVIII. 22. XX. 13 to 16. See 23 to 30 for the reason: the contaminated nations had done so.

abominableness thus to unclean eating Lev. XX. 25. Deut. XXIII 17 Whoredom & Sodom simply prohibited.

7. Taking a wife and her mother. Lev. XX 14

8. Man lying with a beast Lev. XX. 15. Exod. XXII. 19.

9. Woman lying with a beast Lev. XX. 16 Exod. XXII 19.

10. Having a familiar spirit or being a wizard, pun t: stoning. XX 27 Exod. XXII. 18.

11. Daughter of a priest playing the whore: burnt with fire

12. Blaspheming the name of the Lord Lev XXIX. 10 to 11 pun t stoning

13. Killing a man Lev. XXIV 17. 21. Exod. XXI

12.

13. Gathering sticks on the Sabbath. Num. XV. 32 to 36. Exod. XXXI. 12 to 18 ib. XX. 8 Simple command Deut. V. 12 to 17 commandm t repeated a

Exod. XXXI. 15 ‘Whosoever doeth (any) work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.’

Punishment Cutting off from the people Lev.

1. Seeing sister’s nakedness and she his Lev. XX 17.

2. Lying with a woman having her sickness both to suffer Lev. XX. 18

3. Uncovering nakedness of Mother’s or father’s sister or uncle’s wife or brother’s wife. Lev. XX. 19. 20. 21.

Personal injury to servants

See Exod. XXI 20 21. 26. 27

Producing abortion by personal injury Exod. XXI. 22

Ox goring Exod. XXI 28 to 32. 35. 36.

Pit dug, ox or ass fall in: Exod. 33. 34.

Phantastic prohibitions continued

Exod XXII 31 Eating flesh torn of beasts in the field, ‘And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat (any) flesh (that is) torn of beasts in the field: ye shall cast it to the dogs. See the Decree of the Apostles as to this in Acts.

other Lev. XXII. 8.

Lev. XVII. 10. 11

And whatsoever man I will also set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar, to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the souls. So Lev. XIX. 26. things dying of themselves Deut. XIV. 21. Eat not Blood Deut. XII 23. 24. 25. XV. 23.

Capital punishments continued

1. Prophet or dreamer of dreams (though he makes a sign or wonder and his saying proves true)enticing to go after other Gods —stoning. Deut. [XIII] 1 to 11.

2. All the inhabitants and cattle of a City from which every man have gone out to serve other Gods: the city and all its contents to be burnt. Deut. XIII 12 to 17.

3. Serving other Gods.

Stoning. Deut. XVII 1 to 7. Exod. XXII. 20.

4. Contempt of the judgment of a judicatory composed of Priests (Levites) and a Judge. Deut. XVII 8 to 13.

5. Being a stubborn son Deut. XXI 18 to 21. Stoning

6. Lying with a virgin betrothed to another — both stoned. Deut. XXII 23. 24.

7. Ravishing a damsel betrothed to another: ‘the man only’ … shall die’ Deut. XXII 25. 26. 27.

8. Smiting father or mother. Exod. XXI. 15

9. Stealing a man and selling him, ‘or if he be found in his hand’ XXI. 17

1817 Nov r 27

Collectanea from Exodus Leviticus Numbers and Deuteronomy

Phantastic prohibitions and regulations

8. Men fighting, wife of one taketh the other by the secrets — her hand shall be cut off. Deut. XXV. 11. 12.

9. Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause Exod. XXIII. 3.

10. Stripes must not exceed 40. Deut. XXV 3. Hence Paul ‘40 stripes save one’.

Negative offences prohibited.

Deut. XXII. 1. Seeing a brother’s ox or sheep go astray, and not bringing it back. 1. so 2. 3 Exod. XXIII. 4.

Capital punishments continued

And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father, she shall be burnt with fire. Levit. XXI. 9.

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Numbers XXX. 2 If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond. ib. 10 if a woman &c.

Deuteronomy

Legal matter begins Ch. V ends XXVI. XXVII on Curses.

From VI to XII scarce any law

XIII. to XVI. —

XVII Idolatry