18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.



Ver. 18. Let us not love in word] Words are light and cheap; and there is a great deal of mouth mercy abroad. Julian the Apostate is not presently a friend to Basil, though he write unto him, öéëïò öéëù, êáé áäåëöïò áäåëöù , Thou art my friend and beloved brother. The Roman legions loved Otho the emperor, saith Dio the historian, and gave him all respect, ïõê áðï ôçò ãëùôôçò, áëëá êáé áðï ôçò øõ÷çò , not from the teeth outward but from the heart root. {See Trapp on "Jam_2:14"} {See Trapp on "Jam_2:15"} {See Trapp on "Jam_2:16"}