...good practices. " Without holiness no man shall see the Lord." Well, therefore, does St. James say, " Show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works." It is the opinion of the world, that persons may unite an entire devotedness to present things, with...

...Paul ; but he meant to insist on some of the essential fruits of it : " Show me thy faith," says he, " without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works." I think I must offer a remark or two, before I enter into the subject, explanatory of the passage,...

...proper fruits. He even employs a species of irony to point out the necessity of this powerful grace : " Show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my ikrth by my works," James ii, 18. He intimates that our faith must be tried by " divers temptations,"...

...The fruits of Faith.] See James ii. 17, 18. Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works:...works, and I will show thee my faith by my works. And the Apostle proceeds to illustrate this point to the end of the chapter. Good Works.] Though Good...

...acquire these comforts to themselves. " Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works :...works, and I will show thee my faith by my works." Now it is quite manifest, from the whole tenour of St. Paul's epistles, that he never contemplated...

...of the hungry and naked a blessing is substituted for a gift of food and raiment. "Thou," he adds, "hast faith, and I have works : show me thy faith...works ; and I will show thee my faith by my works," In estimating the religion of men, therefore, we ought to inquire what is their conduct, and not what...

...have not works? Can faith save hint? Faith, if it hath not good works, is dead, being alone ; yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works; show me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God, &c., but wilt thou know, O vain...

...the evidence of faith. " Show me," says the apostle James, to one who says that he has faith, — " show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works, (James ii. 18.) It would be easy to multiply testimonies to this doctrine from the authorized writings...

...deprived of their virtue and usefulness.(l) 1. Faith, if; it hath not works, is dead, being alone. — A man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works:...works, and I will show thee my faith by my works. — As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. James ii. 17, 18,...

...righteous) before God, by our good works. The first argument seems but ironically proposed. " Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works:...works, and I will show thee my faith by my works," ver. 18. As if he should have said, " Have you indeed faith without works ! I pray, show me your faith...