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¹ My brethren, haue not the faith of our Lord Iesus Christ the Lord of glorie, with respect of persons. ² For if there come vnto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poore man, in vile raiment: ³ And yee haue respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say vnto him, Sit thou here in a good place: and say to the poore, Stand thou there, or sit here vnder my footstoole: ⁴ Are yee not then partiall in your selues, and are become iudges of euill thoughts? ⁵ Hearken, my beloued brethren, Hath not God chosen the poore of this world, rich in faith, and heires of the kingdome, which hee hath promised to them that loue him? ⁶ But yee haue despised the poore. Doe not rich men oppresse you, and draw you before the Iudgement seats? ⁷ Doe not they blaspheme that worthy Name, by the which ye are called?

⁸ If ye fulfil the royall Law, according to the Scripture, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe, ye doe well. ⁹ But if ye haue respect to persons, ye commit sinne, and are conuinced of the Law, as transgressours. ¹⁰ For whosoeuer shall keepe the whole Law, & yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. ¹¹ For he that said, Doe not commit adultery; sayd also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressour of the Law. ¹² So speake ye, and so doe, as they that shall bee iudged by the Law of libertie. ¹³ For he shall haue iudgement without mercie, that hath shewed no mercy, & mercie reioyceth against iudgement.

¹⁴ What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say hee hath faith, and haue not workes? can faith saue him? ¹⁵ If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of dayly foode, ¹⁶ And one of you say vnto them, Depart in peace, be you warmed & filled: notwithstanding ye giue them not those things which are needfull to the body: what doth it profit? ¹⁷ Euen so faith, if it hath not works, is dead being alone. ¹⁸ Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I haue workes: shew mee thy faith without thy workes, and I will shew thee my faith by my workes. ¹⁹ Thou beleeuest that there is one God, thou doest well: the deuils also beleeue, and tremble. ²⁰ But wilt thou knowe, O vaine man, that faith without workes is dead? ²¹ Was not Abraham our father iustified by works, when hee had offered Isaac his sonne vpon the altar? ²² Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? ²³ And the Scripture was fullfiled which saith, Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed vnto him for righteousnes: and he was called the friend of God. ²⁴ Ye see then, how that by workes a man is iustified, and not by faith only. ²⁵ Likewise also, was not Rahab the harlot iustified by works, when she had receiued the messengers, and had sent them out another way? ²⁶ For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without workes is dead also.