...Father which is in heaven - 375 SERMON XIII.— James i. 22—25. But be ye doers of the vord, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. for if...man beholding his natural face in a glass. For he beholdcth himself and gocth Ida way, and straitway forgetteth luhal manner of man he was. But v>h•so...

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...for them, although freed from the curse thereof threatened in the law r. The promises ° James i. 23. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he -is like unto a man beholding his natnrai face in a glass ; Ver. 24. For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth...

...not a doer, he is like a man who beholdeth his natural face in a glass, and then goeth his way, and forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth in it, being not a forgetful hearerj but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed...

...our duty. James i. 22, 25, Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. Whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and...continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer v but a doer of the word, this man shall be blessed in his deed. Q. 91. How do the sacraments become...

...blinds him again, and the wound is healed by a cry of Peace, peace, where God has never spoken peace. " For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer,...straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was." I know that fallen man in the glass of God's word is a leper from head to foot, an enemy to God, a...

...to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken, than the fat of rams. Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves : For...man beholding his natural face in a glass ; for he behddeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of .man he was : But whoso...

...while they hear the word of God ; but they remember no longer than they hear. St. James says,1 Such are like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass...straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.' Local circurn-lances are infinitely various. The prejudices of education, example, early habits, have...

...of your spots, and adorning yourselves in holiness of life, by the glass of the word, Jam. i. 25. ' Whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and...therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the word,' &c. The word heard, but not practised, will sink men deeper in damnation ; but heard,...

...practice. This reason is suggested by the Apostle himself in the words following my text. " If any man be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like...straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was:" he forgets the spots and stains Avhich he saw upon his face, and so neglects to remove them. " But...