Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Timothy 1:6

6 From which , some having swerved , have turned aside unto vain jangling .

From which things (for the article is plural [non-Latin text not transcribed].) From which Commandement, and from the end of which Commandement, from which pure heart, good Conscience, and Faith unfeigned.

[non-Latin text not transcribed], the word signifieth to wander from a scope or mark. Some men either propounding to themselves ends in their discourses to people different from the command concerning Preaching, and the true end of that, or at least wandring from that true end, they have turned aside. To do an action well, two things are necessary. 1. The propounding to our selves a right end. 2. A moving to it by due means and in right order, who so faileth in either of these, can no more do an action well, then he can shoot an Arrow well, that either eyeth no mark, or levelleth his Arrow quite besides it, the Preachers reflected on by the Apostle, either never considered the true end of Preaching, or never regarded it in their action; this made them turn aside from Theology to Mataeology, from Preaching to

Vain Iangling, (so we translate it, but) the word signifieth foolish talking (so we translate the adjective, Tit. 1.10.) and so the word properly signifieth, any kind of foolish and impertinent discourse either serving to no good end, or at least not that which the discourse pretendeth to. And indeed all discourses of Fables, and unprofitable, idle questions tending not to edifying, is no better then foolish talking.

Marginal references: Or, not aimed [illegible: 1 letter]; chap. 6.4, 20.