...and widows in their affliction, and keep himself unspotted from the world: James i. 27. He asserts that a man is justified by works and not by faith only, and that faith is dead and useless if it be alone: chap. ii. 14 — 26. John teaches that God forgives...

...to prove it. But more of this hereafter. St. James, it is said, " Determines as clearly as possible, that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only" St. Paul's faith and St. James's works, seem to raise an insuperable difficulty in the author's mind,...

...works of the law, Rom. iii. 28. Gal. if. 18: ' ' Q. How is it then that the afiostle James doth say, that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only? James ii. 24. Jl. It appears from the context, that James is riot speaking of our justification before...

...no part of of its nature or essence. But, it is objected, does not St. James say expressly, ii. 24, that a " man is justified by works, and not by faith only?" In answer to this capital objection, it is necessary to consider first, the preceding verses of this...

...the body without the spirit is dead, »o faith without works is dead also,'— therefore, we conclude that a man is justified by WORKS and not by faith only. Let it ever be remembered, that jfaiih will never be called in question in the day of Judgment ; there...

...Christ's righteousness ; in this sense, works do not justify : whereas the apostle James, when he asserts, that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only, intends that our profession and sincerity therein is justified ; that is evidenced, not by our having...

...were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works.' St. James declares ' That a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.' And St. Paul gives to Titus, whom he had ordained a preacher of the Gospel, thi* solemn direction (which,...

...were judged out of the things written in the books according to their viorks.' St. James declares ' That a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.' And St. Paul gives to Titus, whom he had ordained a preacher of the Gospel, this solemn direction (which,...

...(saith St. James) that is, it is, evident to your sense, it is as clear as an occular demonstration, that a man is justified by 'works and not by faith only. My text hath in it these two propositions; a negative and an affirmative. The negative is this, 1....

...RECONCILIATION OF PAUL AND JAMES. IN WHAT SENSE 4 MANKIND ARE JUSTIFIED BY WORKSJAMES ii. 24. Ye see then horn that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. THIS passage of Scripture, together with a part of the context, is directly opposed in terms, to the...