work . — Opr^xog, religious) A worshipper of God, in private and in public. Hesy chius, Opr^xog, g rep6do%og, euyevijs : that is, one who has more knowledge than others, and is endued with a nobler mind. The commentary of CEcumenius agrees with this ; for with him dprt<rxog is one who knows the secret things of the law, and diligently observes them.1 — yuXivuywyojv, not bridling) A most appropriate metaphor. Comp. ch. iii. 2, 3. — yXuaff uv, his tongue) and heart also. — zupdtav, his heart) and tongue also. The one leads and follows the other. The tongue has its faculty of speech, and the heart its affections ;2 ver. 19.
27. &p7)ff7Cii a, religion) It is only when a man succours the wretched, and avoids those plunged in the gaiety of the world, that the whole of the worship which he pays to God can be right. — xccOapa xal djx/avrocj pure and undefiled) proceeding from pure love, and removed from the defilement of the world. — s^icx's^Tsadu^ to visit) with advice, comfort, kind offices, and of his own accord. — bppuvoug xu t yr,pug, the fatherless and widows) that is, the afflicted, even those who are not related to us, who are neglected by many. Synec- doche.3— sv rji /, in their affliction) For if it is done for other reasons, that is not religion. — ua-iri'kov suvrbv , himself unspotted) That effect is produced, if we abstain from intercourse with those who are of no benefit to us, nor we to them. — rripsTv, to guard) with anxious care.