Matthew Poole and continuators on Luke 13:16

16 And ought not this woman being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

Our Saviour here calleth this Ruler of the Synagogue Hypocrite, for his impudence in so severe a reflection on him for doing on the Sabbath-Day, a Work of that Nature, which he himself did, and thought himself blameless in the doing of, and his friends ordinarily did, upon whom for so working he did not reflect, thereby teaching us one note of an Hypocrite, viz. To reflect upon others for things which we do our selves. This Ruler of the Synagogue and his Party indeed did not heal on the Sabbath Day. But what kind of Work was healing? was it not a Work of Mercy? what servile labour was there in it. It is only said Christ called this poor Creature, and she came, not she was brought to him. What did Christ do? he only laid his hands upon her, and pronounced her loosed from her infirmity. Now the Jews would ordinarily upon the Sabbath-Day, loose a Beast from the Stall, to go and drink at a Pit, or lead it thither, was not this a greater labour? how came this to be Lawful, and not that act of Mercy which Christ did shew to this poor Creature? Their act was capable of no other excuse, then that it was an Act of Mercy, and a good Man will shew Mercy to his Beast; it could be no Act of Piety, nor of Necessity; for a Beast may live one Day without Water, or at least might have had Water set by it the Night before; nay our Lords Work of Mercy was much more Noble. Theirs was to a Beast, his to one of Mankind, to a Woman, and she a Iewish Woman, a Daughter of Abraham, a Father upon whom they much valued themselves, and their whole Nation, Matth. 3.9. Ioh. 8.39▪ Their Beast might not be Sick, she was under an Infirmity, and that no ordinary Infirmity, she was in the hands of the Enemy of Mankind, bound by Satan, nor was her affliction of a few days continuance, she had been so bound eighteen years.