...Justification of Abraham : the former ascribes it to Faith, referring to a passage in Genesis (h): " What saith the Scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness (i)" The latter ascribes it to works, and as it were to show that bis doctrine was not contrary to...

...faith of Christ," Gal. ii. 16. " For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness," Rom. x. 10. " What saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness/' Rom. iv. 3. " Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him ; but for us also,...

...therefore, that he was not justified by works. Then he advances another argument from two opposites, " To him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.":). But righteousness is attributed to faith thro ugh grace. Therefore it is not from the merit of works, Adieu...

...reward is not included in the idea of justification.' f ' Tins is what St. Paul means, when he says, " to him that worketh, is " the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt." 'Uniform obedience being * the duty of every man, a single transgression would destroy the right to...

...the laws "which wtre prescribed to him as tht ' rute And this is what St. Paul means, when he says, " to him that worketh, is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debtfAJ." Uniform obedience being the duty of every man, a single transgression would destroy the right...

...Abraham were justified by works. lie hath whereof to glory ; but not before God. 3 For whatsaith thé Scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh, is thé reward not reckoned of grâce, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh...

...different. In this sense, it is called the justifieslion of the ungodly. " Abraham believed God, and 4t was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him...grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not," that is, worketh not with a view to merit a reward ; " but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly,"...

...not on a law of works. In the preceding chapter our author is remarkably explicit, where he says, " Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned...of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousnes." And speaking of the faith...

...should be FREE: not in reward of special works of righteousness, but of his free bounty. Rom. iv. 4, "To him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of...of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on HIM that justifieth the ungodly [not Christ, but GOD] his faith is counted for righteousness." Of...

...it is the gift of God. Not of works lest any man should boast. Now to him that worketh the reward is not reckoned of grace but of debt ; but to him that worketh not, but believeth on him who justifieih the ungodly, his faith is counted unto him for righteousness." As it is perfectly...