tioned in cli. i. 17, vi. 4, etc. It is an abomination to offer a dead carcase. — ay/ai/, holy) such as the holy law demands, ch. vii. 12. — suupeffrov , acceptable , well-pleasing) ch. viii. especially ver. 8. — rip 0s <2, to God ) construed with <rapaorS5<ra/, to present . — A oytxriv, reasonable) sincere (1 Pet. ii. 2) in respect of under- standing and will : the verb doxi/Mu^etv, ver. 2, is in consonance with this ; and <ppove? v, x.r. A., ver. 3. The service [worship], A arpha, of the Gentiles is unreasonable , a A oyog, ch. i. 18—25, the confidence of the Jews is unreasonable , aXoyog, ii. 3, but the Christian considers all things rightly, and collects [infers] his duty from the kindness of a merciful God. The epithet A oyixrjv now corresponds to that verb, Aoy/^s^a/, which is often used, ch. iii. 28, vi. 11, viii. 18. A oyixbv ya Aa, 1 Pet. ii. 2, is a periphrasis for the Word itself, — the Milk of the word; but here A oyixr,, reasonable , is an epithet of Aa rphu, service [worship]. Peter uses
the word, ’'AdoXov. The Wordis sincere, and the Service [ worship] in accordance with [resulting from] the word is sincere.
2. Mj} — aXXa fAzrafiopipovtiOz) fioppri, form , confor-
mation, denotes something more inward and thoroughly finished, than ayfiiA a, fashion or external appearance [habitus]. — Comp. Phil. ii. 6, 8, iii. 21. The external appearance of the saints should not be inconsistent with the internal form [conformation]. — aiuvty to the ivorld) which neglects the will of God , and is entirely devoted to selfish pursuits. — doxi/xufyiv, to prove [approve by testing]) This also refers to that new /uoppriv, form . The antithesis is in ch. i. 28. [ While a marts mind continues in its
original condition (the old man), how sagacious soever he may be , he cannot prove the will of God. He will endeavour to defend at one time this , and at another that (objectionable thing), thinking that God is such a one as himself. — V. g.] — 1xai r'sXuov, and perfect) He, who presents [his body] an oblation, living , holy , acceptable , knows the will of God as good, requiring what is living and holy, acceptable , and, with the progress of believers [in course of time, as believers make progress] perfect. [ They
1 To OiMpot’, the will ) For special reasons very many questions occasionally arise, whether it would be right to do this or that, or not. They can easily decide, who make the will of God their great concern and chief delight. But they require experience [to prove and test things] and intelligence. Eph. v. 17. — V. g.