every woman shall borrow jewels of silver, &c.] This sheweth, that (though Goshen were principally possessed by the Hebrews, yet) there were Egyptians among them, as among the other Egyptians, there were some Hebrews: as is plaine by the story of the Passeover, Chap. 12. And these things they borrowed, or asked, (for the word doth not necessarily signifie borrowing) might be either a reward or wages for their former service, (as Genesis 31:9.) or a mulct, or spoile of their Enemies, (raising an unjust warre against them: which might also serve for provision of precious materialls, for the ordering of the Tabernacle) Of this example some make very ill use: But it must not be a president for the like practise, but in the same case, and upon the same warrant, which were both extraordinary; and therefore this act of the Israelites must not be taken for a patterne in after-times. Which is to be noted, against the injustice of the Anabaptists, who pretending a right to every mans estate (especially if they take them to be wicked, and out of Christ) by vertue of the Apostles speech, 1 Cor. 3. 22, 23. take upon them, (without either asking, or borrowing, or buying,) to take from them, what they please: wherein they lay a ground for the greatest injustice that may be, even to the confusion and ruine of all Common-weales: for which they can have no faire or probable pretence out of Scripture, but very much against it. And for that distinction they make, of the godly, and the wicked, though there be great difference betwixt them, in Religious, there is not the like in Civill respects: for as (the Wise man observeth, No man knoweth love or hatred (1: of God) by these things, Ecclesiastes 9:1. for (as touching temporall things, as it followeth in the next verse) all things come alike to all, to the righteous and to the wicked to the cleane and to the uncleane; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth vos; to him that sweareth, as to him that feareth an oath: and even of those, that belong to the Covenant of election, some may seem for a time to be reprobates, and contrariwise; (as it was with Paul and Judas) so that had they lived together, Judas (who was a thiefe, as our Saviour called him, John 12:6.) should by their doctrine have had a right to rob and spoyle Paul of all he had. But their opinion and practise is yet more pernicious: for from this libertie (which the Anabaptists usurpe over other mens estates) they proceed to deprive the owners of them of their lives, thinking them unworthy to live upon the earth, as the enemies of Paul censured him, Acts 22:22. Of the Injustice and crueltie of this Anabaptisticall spirit, much is written by divers Protestant Writers, especially by Bullinger and Sleydan, 50: 5. &10. of his Commentaries; which if it were well considered, would awaken and quicken our spirits, for discovery of them, and for caution against them.