Bonaventure

Because the written law was a law of rigor, it not only approves the threefold obedience, but also punishes its transgressors. It punishes the rebellious servant, Exodus 21: He who strikes his servant or handmaid with a rod, if he survive for a day or two, he shall not be subject to penalty, because he is his property.

Disputed Questions on Evangelical Perfection, Question 4 ↗