Section 5.

SECTION 5.

Setting forth the glory of faith and the honour of works.

FIRST SCALE.

Whosoever believeth on him [Christ] shall not be ashamed, Romans 10:11.

This is the work of GOD, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent, John 6:29.

Abraham believed God, &c, and he was called the friend of God, James 2:23.

To him that worketh not, but believeth, &c, his faith is counted for righteousness, Romans 4:5.

If ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins, John 8:24.

Only believe: [I particularly require a strong exertion of thy faith at this time,] Luke 8:50.

He that believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life, John 5:24.

Thy faith hath SAVED thee, Luke 7:50.

Through faith they wrought righteousness, obtained promises, &c, Hebrews 11:33.

With the heart man believeth to righteousness, Romans 10:10.

Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the heating of faith? Galatians 3:2.

Through his name, whosoever believeth on him shall receive SECOND SCALE.

Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments, Psalm 119:6.

What does the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God, Micah 6:8.

Ye are my friends, If ye do whatsoever I command you, John 15:14.

Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone, James 2:17.

Brethren, &c, if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die, Romans 8:13.

The devils believe, [therefore faith is not sufficient without its works,] James 2:19.

With the merciful thou [O God] wilt show thyself merciful: and with the froward thou wilt show thyself unsavoury, 2 Samuel 22:26, 27.

We are SAVED by hope, Romans 8:24.

Remembering, &c, your labour of love — let patience have her perfect work, 1 Thessalonians 1:3; James 1:4.

And with the mouth, confession is made to salvation. (Ibid.)

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot, &c, so then, &c, I will spue thee out of my mouth, Revelation 3:15, 16.

Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us, Luke 6:37; 1 John 1:9.

Was not Abraham our father justified by remission of sins, Acts 10:43.

If Abraham were justified by WORKS, he hath whereof to glory, Romans 4:2.

Without FAITH it is impossible to please God, Hebrews 11:6.

They that are of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham, Galatians 3:9.

To them that are unbelieving is NOTHING PURE, Titus 1:15.

Believe in the Lord, &c, so shall you be established, 2 Chronicles 20:20.

To the praise of the glory of his grace, &c, he hath made us accepted in the beloved, Ephesians 1:6.

I live by FAITH in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me, Galatians 2:20.

For me to live is CHRIST, Philippians 1:21.

THIS [Christ] is the true God, and eternal life, 1 John 5:20.

This is eternal life, to know thee, &c, and Jesus Christ, John 17:3.

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life, John 3:36.

Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law [opposed to Christ;] for they stumbled at that stumbling stone, Romans 9:31, 32.

Abraham believed God, and it was imputed [or counted] to him for WORKS? James 2:21.

O vain man, faith without WORKS is dead, James 2:20.

If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham, John 8:39.

Give alms, &c, and behold ALL THINGS are CLEAN unto you, Luke 11:41.

If thou doest well, shalt not thou be accepted? Genesis 4:7.

In every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him, Acts 10:35.

If ye, through the Spirit, MORTIFY the deeds of the body, ye shall live, Romans 8:13.

KEEP my commandments and live, Proverbs 4:4.

His [my Father’s] COMMANDMENT is life everlasting, John 12:50.

Though I have all knowledge, &c, and have not charity, I am nothing, 1 Corinthians 13:2.

And he that [apeiqei] disobeyeth the Son, shall not see life. (Ibid.)

If any man among you, &c, bridleth not his tongue, &c, this man’s religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world, James 1:26, 27.

Phinehas executed judgment, and that was counted [or imputed] unto him for righteousness for evermore, Psalm 106:30, 31.

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me. If our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God, Psalm 66:18; 1 John 3:21.

righteousness, Romans 4:3.

Trust [i.e. believe] ye in the Lord for ever; for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength, Isaiah 26:4.

He that believeth on him is not condemned, but he that believeth not is condemned already, John 3:18.

Be it known unto you that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins; and by him all that believe are JUSTIFIED, Acts 13:38, 39.

We have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be JUSTIFIED [as sinners] by the faith of Christ, Galatians 2:16.

He that humbleth himself shall be exalted, and every one that exalteth himself shall be abased, Luke 14:11.

The doers of the law [of faith] shall be JUSTIFIED, — in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, &c, according to my Gospel, Romans 2:13, 16.

In the day of judgment — by thy words thou shalt be JUSTIFIED, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned, Matthew 12:36, 37.

The balance of the preceding scriptures shows that FAITH, and the works of faith, are equally necessary to the salvation of adults. Faith, for their justification as sinners, in the day of CONVERSION; and the works of faith, for their justification as believers, both in the day of TRIAL and of JUDGMENT. Hence it follows, that when Zelotes preaches mere Solifidianism, and when Honestus enforces mere morality, they both grossly mangle Bible Christianity, which every real Protestant is bound to defend against all Antinomian and Pharisaic innovators.