Let us cleave, therefore, to those who cultivate peace with godliness, and not to those who hypocritically profess to desire it. For [the Scripture] saith in a certain place, "This people honoureth Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me." [60] And again: "They bless with their mouth, but curse with their heart." [61] And again it saith, "They loved Him with their mouth, and lied to Him with their tongue; but their heart was not right with Him, neither were they faithful in His covenant." [62] "Let the deceitful lips become silent," [63] [and "let the Lord destroy all the lying lips, [64] ] and the boastful tongue of those who have said, Let us magnify our tongue; our lips are our own; who is lord over us? For the oppression of the poor, and for the sighing of the needy, will I now arise, saith the Lord: I will place him in safety; I will deal confidently with him." [65] Footnotes: [60] Isaiah 29:13; Matthew 15:8; Mark 7:6. [61] Psalm 62:4. [62] Psalm 78:36, 37. [63] Psalm 31:18. [64] These words within brackets are not found in the ms., but have been inserted from the Septuagint by most editors. [65] Psalm 12:3-5. |