 | Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - 616 pàgines
...context, a true faith 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... | |
 | sir George Pretyman Tomline (bart, bp. of Winchester.) - 1817 - 644 pàgines
...without works avails to salvation, that he compares them even to devils, saying, ' Thou believest that there is one God ; thou doest well : the devils also believe and tremble (f).' What can be more concise, more true, more strong? since we read also ia the Gospel, that the... | |
 | Ralph Wardlaw - 1818 - 34 pàgines
...God has not been lost. Devils know him, and their knowledge is their misery. " Thou believest that there is one God ; thou doest well : the devils also believe, and TREMBLE !" There he is known, and there he is hated with all the rancour of malignant despair. In no form is... | |
 | 1819 - 774 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...works, and I will show 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... | |
 | Charles Bradley - 1822 - 340 pàgines
...the very devils themselves assent to the truth of scripture axioms or propositions as well as men ; " Thou believest there is one God ; thou doest well ; the devils also believe and tremble," James ii. 19. The assent of the understanding may be often given to a scripture-proposition, whilst... | |
 | 1822 - 554 pàgines
...The term faith is, we apprehend, used in this latitude by the sacred writers. " Thou believest that there is one God ; thou doest well : the devils also believe and tremble:" James ii. 19. "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to... | |
 | Edward John Burrow - 1822 - 594 pàgines
...that J could remove mountain* and have not charity, I am nothing. James ii. 19. Thou believest that there is one God ; thou doest well : the devils also believe, and tremble. Judc 4. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation,... | |
 | Thomas Young - 1822 - 348 pàgines
...each of the Apostles. IT is evident, that Faith, in St. James, means belief: " Thou Jjelievest that there is one God : thou doest well : the devils also believe and tremble."— (ver. 19.) THE only question is, Belief of what? And since he is arguing with Christians who hoped... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - 1823 - 570 pàgines
...a manner, which puts the account here given beyond all reasonable controversy. Thou bf.lievest that there is one God; thou doest well : the devils also, believe, and tremble. The devils, (ra <Sai(wvia, the dasmons) are, and by St. James are declared to be, the subjects of speculative... | |
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Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 
