Judah acknowledged them] He might no doubt have made excuses against her accusation upon such arguments; and if he had not denyed the things to be his, he might have pretended that they were hers, or came unto her hands some honester way, then by an unchast contract with her by the high way; but now the consciousnesse of his own heart, and the force of truth extorts a confession from him, that these things were his, and that they were assured evidences of his offence. more righteous then I] That is, she ought rather to accuse me then I her; he doth not onely confesse, but with words of aggravation against himselfe, she is more righteous then I; If we compare their faults, in some respects he was more faulty, and she in some others; he, in that he failed to performe what he had promised, not as matter of courtesie, but of right, and whereby her chastitie might have beene preserved, and in that he both perswaded her to the sinne, and covenanted to pay her for it; for though she came forth with an intent to tempt, and to be tempted, if he had not solicited the businesse, she would not have offered to perswade him unto it, and in this she was more righteous then he, because he in his familiaritie with her cared for nothing but his carnall pleasure, she minded more the propagation of mankind. Lastly, he intended to put her to a painfull and shamefull death without any compassion to the innocent within her, she had no such dangerous desire, or designe upon him. But in this he was more righteous then she, for the knew that she lay with her husbands father, he knew not that he lay with his sonnes wife; but his free confession makes him more capable of pardon in respect of God, and her in respct of men; for the cause was like to fall, when the prosecutor was changed from charging of her to accusation of himselfe, wherein he further testified the truth of his repentance. againe no more] This is the truest signe of the sinceritie of his confession, when he forbeares the sinne, and doth so no more; many confesse a fault, and soone fall to it againe; but the true contrition is, when a man takes such offence at his owne offending, that with an upright heart he can say, as in the Book of Job, I will not offend any more. That which I see not teach thou me, if I have done iniquitie I will doe no more, Job 34:31-32.