Patur Aval Assur– Yes he does say it is Yahareg vaal yaavor for us “?? ?? ???? ????? ????? ???? ?????? ???, ?? ???? ?????? ??? ???? ????? ???”
Also, your diyuk in the Maharal about him calling it Gezeros makes no sense. He is using the word Gezeirah like when we say “chazal were gozer” it still means there is an Issur. This is just like where the Maharal in Erchin says that tzaraas comes onto people who separate themselves from the community therefore the torah was GOZER on him that he has to separate himself from the community. Is that also a gezeirah not a halacha? When chazal were gozer not to take medicine on shabbos because we will come to do Tochen is that also a gezeirah not halacha?