| My grateful thanks go to Ds H. van Wingerden in the
Netherlands, for his invaluable help in scanning and correcting many of Manton's works. |
| CHAPTER 2. 1 | My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. |
| CHAPTER 2. 2-4 | For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; and you have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say to him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool; are ye not then partial in yourselves, and become judges of evil thoughts? |
| CHAPTER 2. 5 | Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? |
| CHAPTER 2. 6 | But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment-seats? |
| CHAPTER 2. 7 | Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by which ye are called? |
| CHAPTER 2. 8 | If ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scriptures, Thou shall love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well. |
| CHAPTER 2. 9 | But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. |
| CHAPTER 2.10 | For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, is guilty of all. |
| CHAPTER 2.11 | For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit adultery, yet if thou do not kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. |
| CHAPTER 2.12 | So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. |
| CHAPTER 2.13 | For he shall have judgment without mercy that showed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. |
| CHAPTER 2.14 | What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, and hath no works? Can faith save him? |
| CHAPTER 2.15,16 | If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily bread, and one of you say to them, Depart in peace, be you warmed, be you fitted; notwithstanding ye give them not those things that are needful to the body, what doth it profit? |
| CHAPTER 2.17 | Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead, being alone. |
| CHAPTER 2.18 | Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works. |
| CHAPTER 2.19 | Thou believest there is one God, thou dost well; the devils also believe, and tremble. |
| CHAPTER 2.20 | But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? |
| CHAPTER 2.21 | Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered Isaac upon the altar? |
| CHAPTER 2.22 | Seest thou how his faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? |
| CHAPTER 2.23 | 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. |
| CHAPTER 2.24 | You see then how by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. |
| CHAPTER 2.25 | Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? |
| CHAPTER 2.26 | For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. |
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