 | 1826 - 600 pages
...Abraham obeyed ;' and St. James says, when speaking of the faith of Abraham, (chap. ii. 22) ' Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect.' And in the next verse : ' And the Scripture was fulfilled, which saith, Abraham believed God, and it... | |
 | John Owen - 1826 - 608 pages
...manifests in the next verses, where he declares what he had proved by this instance, ver. 22. ' Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?' Two things he enforceth as proved unto the conviction of him, with whom he had to do. 1. That true... | |
 | Thomas Erskine - 1826 - 304 pages
...object increases by degrees as it is exercised, and faith along with it. Thus it was that " Abraham's faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect," James ii. 22. Abraham's faith in the character of God was different at last, from what it was at first.... | |
 | Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (1802-1822) - 1827 - 522 pages
...works : show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show tlieo any fuith by my works. Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect ? с 2 Cor. v. 14, 15. For the love of Christ eonstraineth us, because we thus judge, that if one died... | |
 | 1827 - 524 pages
...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 ? And the scripture was fulfilled which saith ; Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for... | |
 | William Cogswell - 1827 - 558 pages
...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? And the Scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed (Jod, and it was imputed unto him for... | |
 | 1827 - 854 pages
...James, that Abraham was justified by works, when he had offered Isaac, his son, upon the altar, because faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect. In making these remarks on some parts of Mr. D v, ¡son's reasoning, we fully agree with him, that... | |
 | Extracts - 1828 - 786 pages
...son upon the altar? Seest thou (and wonderful it is that there should be any one who dors not soe) how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?" And so, his works being all wrought through faith, the scripture was still fulfilled, which saith,... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1828 - 476 pages
...justified by works," demands St. James, " when he offered Isaac his son upon the " altar ? Seest thou how faith wrought " with his works, and by works was faith " made perfect ? And the scripture was "fulfilled, which saith, Abraham believed " God, and it was imputed unto him... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1828 - 508 pages
...these be not instantaneous acts, it is hard to say what acts can be so denominated. 22. Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? Whoever critically analyses the first clause of this verse, will find it difficult to give a literal... | |
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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? 
