...tremble. But art thou willing to know, О empty man, that the faith which is without 21 works is dead ? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered up Isaac his son upon the 22 altar ? Thou seest that faith wrought together with his parts of the argument...

...offered Isaac his son upon the altar." James, speaking of the same faith and the same fact, interrogates, "was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isiiac hi.* son upon the altar? Scest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was failh...

...when he had ottered Isaae his son upon the altar ? 23 AnJ the seripture was fuliilled, whieh sailh, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness ; and he was ealled, The Friend of God. 21 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.e...

...was not justified by works,* and that he offered up Isaac by faith.f St. James abks the question " Was not Abraham our father justified by Works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar ?"J In this argument, both these Apostles were treating with the Jewish converts to Christianity. St....

...Thou seest how his faith wrought in his works, and faith was justified and perfected by works, 23. And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness; and he was called, The Friend of God. 24. Ye see then how that by works a...

...in the sight of all men, his character as a believer, " and the scripture" he says " was fulfilied which saith Abraham " believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness." The offering up oflsaae, having taken place several years after it had been said that " AbraM ham believed...

...will be the works corresponding with it. But a faith that is without works is not of divine origin. " Was not Abraham, our father, justified by works, when he had offered his son Isaac, upon the altar ? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith...

...himself, and acceptable to GOD, merely on the account of the " good works" by which it was accompanied. " Was not Abraham, our " father, justified by works,...the altar ? " Seest thou how faith wrought with his " work, and by works was faith made per" fect. And the scripture was fulfilled, " which saith, Abraham...

...works, because he hesitated not to sacrifice his son at the command of God. And thus was the Scripture fulfilled, which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness. If an effect antecedent to its cause be an absurdity, either Moses falsely asserts in that place, that...

...that bis doctrine was not contrary to that of St. Paul, he refers to the same passage in Genesis, " Was not Abraham our Father justified by works, when...God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness (k)." Abraham was first pronounced to be justified when he professed Faith alone without works, which...