| James 3:5
| Even so the tongue is indeed a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold how small a fire kindleth a great wood.
| \f + \fr 3:5-6\ft The tongue is indeed a little member, yet doth great things:{ Ver. 5. Et magna exaltat, megalauchei; which is not only magnificè loqui et gloriari, but also magna facere.|} causeth great evils and mischiefs, when it is not carefully governed; as a little fire,{ Ver. 5. Quantus ignis, for quantulus by the Greek, oligon pur.|} it kindleth and consumeth a great wood. It is a world of iniquity, the cause of infinite evils, dissensions, quarrels, seditions, wars, etc. It defileth the whole body, even the body politic of kingdoms. This fire, kindled by hell, sets all in a flame during the course of our lives, (literally, the wheel of our nativity ) from our cradle to our grave. (Witham)
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