...to the body ; what doth it profit? Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works : show me thy faitli without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one...

...Sinner, it is one thing to say, I fear Gud, and another to fear him indeed. Therefore James says, " I will show thee my faith by my works," Jam. ii. 18, so here God calls for a testimony of thy i'ear by the effects of fear. I have already showed you several...

...acts, and if he be not able, God doth not require them. It is in this as in faith, James c. 2. v. 18. " a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works,...works, and I will show thee my " faith by my works." After the same manner a man may say, Thou worshippest God inwardly in heart and spirit, and I worship...

...not practise good works. Thus we read, " Faith, if it hath not works, is «lead, 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," James ii. 17, 18. It is impossible for any man to show his faith without works. The Lord Jesus expects...

...1. See Yorke, Endeav. to reconcile St. Paul to St. James ; Stebbing, Polem. Tracts, Diss. on Justif. and I have works : show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works." These words are a reply to an objection which the Apostle supposes some man may make ; and they amount...

...have access " by faith" — faith in Jesus Christ. But what is faith ? How is it to be shown ? By our works. " Show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works." (James ii. 18.) But what works ? All works are not evidence of faith in Jesus Christ : much less are...

...him. Hear St. James — " Even so faith if it haih not works is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may eay, thou hast faith and I have works. Show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show you my faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God ; thou dost well. The devils also believe...

...possessed not only a form of godliness, but its power also. She might with propriety have said to others, " show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works." During her last sickness, attempts were made to shake her faith ; but it was founded on the Rock of...

...by verbal professions, or by any thing but its fruits, which are good works ? Hear the apostle : " Show me thy faith, without thy works ; and I will show thee my faith, by my works." For these fruits were to show whether ours is a dead or a living faith, as the fruits show that a tree...

...much fruit" (John xv. 5). VERSE 18. — Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works : shore me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works. The apostle amplifleth the present argument against an empty, solitary faith, by supposing a dialogue...