James 1:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

Looketh

2 Corinthians 13:5

Hebrews 12:15

The perfect

James 2:12

Romans 7:12

Liberty

1 Peter 2:16

And

A forgetful

James 1:23

This

General references

Luke 11:28

Bible References

Looketh

Examine yourselves, whether you be in the faith; bring yourselves to the proof; are you so little acquainted with yourselves, as not to know whether Jesus Christ be in you? but if you are destitute of proofs,

take care not to deprive yourselves of the divine favour: and that no poisonous root spring up, and spread a general infection among you.

The perfect

speak and act as those, who are to be judged by the law of liberty.

wherefore the law is holy; and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Liberty

and the truth shall make you free.

for the spirit you have received is not servile to keep you still in fear; but it is the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba, that is, father.

for the spiritual meaning of the law centers in him, and the spirit of the law is gospel-liberty:

Stand fast therefore, and be not hampered again with the yoke of bondage.

men. You are free, don't let your liberty serve as a pretext for vice: but act as the servants

And

Jesus said therefore to those Jews who believed on him, if you adhere to my doctrine, then will you be my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth,

as the father has loved me, and I have loved you: so do you persevere in your love to me.

they continued stedfastly in the apostolical doctrine of a community, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

when the assembly was separated, many Jews and religious proselytes followed after, to whom the apostles address'd themselves, and exhorted them to persevere in the divine dispensation.

but by the divine favour I am still preserv'd alive, testifying to the small and to the great nothing but what Moses and the prophets have predicted should happen: "that Christ should suffer:

who by patient continuance in well doing, seek for glory, honour, and immortality;

consider then the divine benignity, and his severity: his severity to those who fell, and his benignity to you, provided you adhere thereto; otherwise you likewise will be lopt off.

provided you continue well-grounded and settled in the faith, and do not abandon that hope which has been offer'd to you by the gospel, and is proclaim'd to all mankind; of which I Paul am made a minister.

however the women may be saved by educating their children, and persevering themselves in faith, in charity, in holiness and chastity. this may be depended upon as true.

take care how you behave, and what you teach. persevere in these duties: for by the practice of them, you will save both yourself, and those who hear you.

adhere therefore to what ye have learnt from the beginning. if you adhere to what ye have heard from the beginning, you will still persist to own both the son and the father.

A forgetful

for a bare auditor without practice is like one who sees his image form'd by a mirror:

This

I will show you, who that man is like, who comes to me, and practises what I prescribe.

but rather, said he, happy are they who hear the word of God, and put it in practice.

if ye comprehend these things, happy are ye if ye put them in practice.

therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye inflexibly steady, and continually surpass others in the work of the Lord, knowing that he will not leave your christian labour unrewarded.

Then I heard a voice from heaven, saying to me, "write, blessed are the dead who die in the Lord; yes, from henceforth, saith the spirit, they shall rest from their labours; and the recompence of their labours shall follow them."

blessed are they who wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."

General references

but rather, said he, happy are they who hear the word of God, and put it in practice.