At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; [but] at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
Ver. 8. Too hard for thee in judgment,] i.e., For thee, O judge, who art thereupon to consult with the priests, and by them to be informed of the true sense and meaning of God's law. For apices iuris non sunt ius. And the Rabbins have a saying, Nulla est obiectio in Lege, quae non habet solutionem in latere. Now the priest's lips should preserve knowledge, and the law should be sought at his mouth; the high priest also, in some cases, was to inquire, and answer after the judgment of Urim, before the Lord. Num 27:21 This the Pope cannot do, and therefore cannot claim the final determination of all causes and controversies, though his parasites tell him,
“ Oraclis vocis mundi moderaris habenas:
Et meritb in terris diceris esse Deus. ”