 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect...  A refutation of Calvinism - Page 121by sir George Pretyman Tomline (bart, bp. of Winchester.) - 1817Full view - About this book
 | 1838 - 794 pages
...GOOD WORKS. JAMES ii. 20 — 22. But wilt i/i/ni know, 0 vain man, that faith without marks is dead ? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his lion upon the altar ? Seest thou horn faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect... | |
 | John Newton - 1821 - 686 pages
...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...with his works, and by works was faith made perfect i And the Scripture was fulfilled ^confirmed), which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Emotions - 1821 - 472 pages
...said to be made perfect, or to be finished. So the apostle James says, James ii. 22, " Seest thoti how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect, or finished?" (as the word in the original properly signifies.) So the love of God is said to be made... | |
 | Arminianism - 1822 - 872 pages
...inspired Apostle, whose object was to banish from the world an inoperative and antinomian faith. " Was not ABRAHAM our father justified by works, when...fulfilled, which saith, ABRAHAM believed GOD, and it waimputed to him for righteousness ; and he was called the friend of GOD. Ye see then how that by works... | |
 | Henry Kollock - Presbyterian Church - 1822 - 510 pages
...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...with his works, and by works was faith made perfect." There is not, as some have supposed, the smallest contradiction between him and Paul in the doctrine... | |
 | Presbyterian Church - 1822 - 554 pages
...importance of this truth, that induced the apostle James to ask, when writing to the Jewish converts, Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar ! He knew there was a connexion between the faith of which he then spoke and moral duties : that it... | |
 | Thomas Scott - Christianity - 1822 - 512 pages
...justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar;'' and he then adds, •' Scest thou, how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect ; and the Scriplure was fulfilled, which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.... | |
 | Thomas Erskine - Faith - 1822 - 164 pages
...exercises itself in action. The use made of the instance of Abraham seems to favour this interpretation. " Was not Abraham our father justified " by works, when he had offered up Isaac his " son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith " wrought with his works, and by works " was... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1823 - 494 pages
...an inspired Apostle, whose object was to banish from the world an inoperative and antinomian faith. "Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when...which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God. Ye see then how that by works a man... | |
 | Hervey Wilbur - Bible - 1823 - 146 pages
...that we should walk in them.- But wilt thou know, O vain flian, that faith without works is dead ? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when...made perfect :' And the scripture was fulfilled which eaith, Abraham believed GOD, and it was impu(h) See Appendix, Note H. 30 ted unto him for righteousness... | |
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