Matthew Poole and continuators on Colossians 2:21

Which he doth here by way of imitation upbraiding of them, elegantly recite in the words, phrases, or sense of those imposing Dogmatists whose superstition and lust of domineering over the consciences of Christians is taxed in the gradation which the well skill'd in the Greek judge to be in the original. For though the first and which we render touch not be sometimes so rendred, yet considering here the coincidency or tantology will, so rendred, make with the last, the sense of it, as the most judicious and learned have evidenc'd, seems to be, eat not, as noting they did forbid the eating, i. e. using certain meats at their ordinary meals (against the reviving of which imposition above, v. 16. as well bring in a new one of like import the Apostle elsewhere expresseth himself, Rom. 14.17. 1 Cor. 8.8. 1 Tim. 4.3.) obtaining which, they proceeded to forbid the not tasting, and then the not handling or touching of them with the hand, as if that would defile. It being more not to taste than not to eat, and likewise more not to touch with the finger, than not to taste. Expressing the ingeny of such superstitious imposers, that they heap up one thing upon another to the burdening of consciences, not knowing where to make an end in their new invented external devotions and observances, which, as snares, do first bind fast, and in tract of time strangle. He speaks of these as distinct from those, v. 16. they being for antiquated rites which had been of God's appointment, these for innovasions of man's invention as is apparent from the last verse.