 Thou believest that there is one God ; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?  Sermons & Tracts - Page 171754Full view - About this book
 | New Church gen. confer - 640 pages
...service of his life, without which the most philosophically accurate belief is ineffectual and worthless. "Wilt thou know, O vain man, that Faith without works is dead 1 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also" (James ii. 20, 26).... | |
 | Bible - 1815 - 294 pages
...thee ray faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God ; thou doest well : the devils also believe and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man ! that faith without works is dead ? Ye shall know them by their fruits. that doeth the will of my Father that is in heaven. Whosoever... | |
 | 1815 - 608 pages
...works. 19. Thou believest there is one God; thou doest well; the devils also believe and tremble. 20. But wilt thou know, O vain man! that faith without works is dead? 21. Was not Abraham our father, justified (before the world) by works, when he offered Isaac his son... | |
 | William Butcher (rector of Ropsley.) - 1816 - 272 pages
...faith, and I have works; show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? For, as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also." So that it is not... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1817 - 616 pages
...from the faith of devils; James ii. 19, 20. " Thou belicvest that there is one God. The devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead ?" And thus the apostle John distinguishes true communion with God ; 1 John i. 6, 7. " If we say that... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 600 pages
...only this, that St. James brings this very instance of Abraham as of one who was justified by works: " Wilt thou " know, O vain man, that faith without works is " dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by " works, when he offered Isaac his son upon the " altar ? Seest... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - Theology - 1818 - 604 pages
...this, that St. James brings this very instance of Abraham as of one who was justified by works : " Wilt thou " know, O vain man, that faith without works is " dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by " works, when he offered Isaac his son upon the " altar ? Seest... | |
 | 1819 - 774 pages
...while employed in devising excuses for living in the neglect of known duty, he read James ii. 20: " But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead." He could no longer pacify his conscience with vain excuses. These words swept away all his refuges... | |
 | John Newton - 1821 - 686 pages
...thee my faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God ; thou dost well : the devils also believe and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works ia dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the... | |
 | Henry Kollock - Presbyterian Church - 1822 - 510 pages
...their works at the judgment-day. It is of this second justification that James speaks, when he says, " But wilt thou know, O vain man ! that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest... | |
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