Matt. xxiii, 23; Luke xi, 42; a garden herb well known. The law
did not oblige the Jews to give the tithe of this sort of herbs; it only
required it of those things which could be comprehended under the name
of income or revenue. But the Pharisees, desirous of distinguishing
themselves by a more scrupulous and literal observance of the law than
others, gave the tithes of mint, anise, and cummin,” Matt. xxiii, 23.
Christ reproved them because that, while they were so precise in these
lesser matters, they neglected the more essential commandments of the
law, and substituted observances, frivolous and insignificant, in the
place of justice, mercy, and truth.
did not oblige the Jews to give the tithe of this sort of herbs; it only
required it of those things which could be comprehended under the name
of income or revenue. But the Pharisees, desirous of distinguishing
themselves by a more scrupulous and literal observance of the law than
others, gave the tithes of mint, anise, and cummin,” Matt. xxiii, 23.
Christ reproved them because that, while they were so precise in these
lesser matters, they neglected the more essential commandments of the
law, and substituted observances, frivolous and insignificant, in the
place of justice, mercy, and truth.