| William King (abp. of Dublin.) - 1840 - 464 pagina’s
...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, show " me thy faith...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... | |
| George Holden - 1840 - 154 pagina’s
...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... | |
| 1840 - 538 pagina’s
...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... | |
| James Bennett - 1840 - 444 pagina’s
...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... | |
| John Greenleaf Adams - 1840 - 230 pagina’s
...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... | |
| Thomas Maguire - 1840 - 488 pagina’s
...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... | |
| Thomas Manton - 1840 - 478 pagina’s
...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... | |
| 1841 - 286 pagina’s
...death. The crown is sure. SERMON VI. FAITH AND WORKS. BY REV. SEBASTIAN STREETER. KA man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works ; show me thy faith without...works, and I will show thee my faith by my works."— JAMES ii. 18. FROM the days of the apostles down to the present time, there has been a marked difference... | |
| Jonathan Dickinson - 1841 - 338 pagina’s
...God, by our good works. The first argument seems but ironically proposed. " Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith and I have works: Show me thy faith without...works; and I will show thee my faith by my works," verse 18. As if he should have said: Have you indeed faith without works! I pray, show me your faith... | |
| 1853 - 1048 pagina’s
...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 faith without...works, and I will show thee my faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God ; thon doest well : the devils also believe, and tremble." See... | |
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