.9, note.1 Here, with Paul, conscience is in the understand ing ; the heart is the seat of love. The former would be in idea, the latter in the desire ; comp. Matt. xxii. 37, note.2- sus, of faith) Faith towards God becomes stronger when the leart is purified in respect of our neighbour, and when the con- ;ience is cleansed (rectified) in respect of one's self; wherefore faith is put in the third place. Pure faith and a good con- ^ience are also treated of conjointly, in ver. 19, and ch. iv. 1, 2.
6. Vfiv9 from which) a pure heart, etc. — arfro^tfams) The le word is found at ch. vi. 21 ; 2 Tim. ii. 18. affro^zTv is
dd of him who misses the point at which he aimed, who does lot obtain his end. — JgsrpeiMnjtfav, have turned away) Not only lid they not become better, but worse. A false and prepos- ^rous elevation and extent of knowledge renders its possessor lore estranged from the faith, and from the sense of good and jvil, etc., than is any illiterate person. — eig parouoXoyiav, unto vain ingling) Tit. i. 10, iii. 9. He comprehends in this one term le empty (vain) babblings and oppositions, ch. vi. 20. It is the jatest vanity where Divine things are not truthfully discussed ; >m. i. 21.
7. ®sXovre$, desiring) rashly. — {tyre — f&ijrs, neither — nor) A good teacher ought to be intelligent, and at the same time well- informed. Paul says, both of these qualities are wanting to those of whom he is here speaking. — a) those things, which : vepi rivuv, concerning what things [whereof]. o$ and rfe differ. — pyre a \syov<fi, neither what they say) Thence arise the profane vanities of words [" vain babblings"], ch. vi. 20. — pyre qespt rivuv 8/aj3sf3auouvraiy nor whereof they affirm) Thence arise the opposi tions of science, falsely so called, ch. vi. 20. f3?(3aiog and firm and position, accord with one another.3 — diafi affirm) Tit. iii. 8.
8. 'o v6fjt,os — loflffAuc) Conjugate terms: vo/^i/^ug, according to what is agreeable to the law. They used to " strive about the
1 Peter and Paul alone use the term avvefitwis, conscience. John uses
instead. — ED.
2 Joh. Jam. Sirbius says, " there are three foundations of all that is found in man, Idea, Desire., Motion."
3 le. The /3g/3<*/o? in tiixfefisctovvTeu here, answers to the 6sat; in the
f, ch. vi. 20. — ED.