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believe on him whom he hath sent. - 47. He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

7:37. In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive; for the Holy Ghost was not yet given, because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

17: 3. This is life eternal, that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.

Acts 16: 30. Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

TROM. 3: 27. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law of works? Nay; but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the GENTILES? Yes, of the Gentiles also seeing it is one God which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid yea, we establish the law.

4:1. What shall we then say that Abraham, our father as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God. For what saith the Scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. (Gen. 15: 6.) Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righeousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man to whom the Lord

will not impute sin. (Ps. 32: 1.) → 13. For the promise that he should be the heir of the world was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect. Because the law worketh wrath : for where no law is there is no transgression. Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed: not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, (as it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) (Gen. 17: 4.) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not, as though they were. Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations. -20. He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded, that what he had promised, he was able also to perform. And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. Now, it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him but for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

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¶ 5: 1. Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

10: 5. For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. (Lev. 18: 5.) But the righteous which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (Deut. 30: 12.) (that is to bring Christ down from above:) or Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: (Deut. $0: 14.) that is the word of faith, which we

preach. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (For with the heart, man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.) For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. (Isa. 28: 16.)

11:21. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high-minded, but fear for if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God! on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.

HEB. 3: 12. Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin, (for we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end; while it is said, To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit, not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?

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fore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall, after the same example of unbelief.

11: 6. Without faith it is impossible to please Him; for he that cometh to God must believe that be is, and that he is the rewarder of then that diligently seek him.

1 JOHN 3:23. This is God's commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ.

ACTS 8: 36. See, here is water, what doth hinder me to be baptized ? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.

2 Cor. 5: 7. We walk by faith, not by sight.

4: 18. We look not at the things which are seen and are temporal; but at the things which are not seen and are eternal.

§ 2. TRUE FAITH DESCRIBED.

JAMES 2: 14. What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness, and he was called the Friend of God. Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out

another way ? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

1 JOHN 5: 4. This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

1 THESS. 1: 3. We give thanks to God, remembering your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 THESS. 1: 3. We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of you every one toward each other aboundeth.

TITUS 3: 8. 'T'his is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God be careful to maintain good works.

GAL. 5: 6. In Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

§ 3. TRUE FAITH ILLUSTRATED.

GEN. 15: 5. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, so shall thy seed be. And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for right

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22: 1. And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, behold, here I am. And he said, take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. 9. And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his

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And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, here am I. And he said, lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be

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NUM. 14: 6. And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: and they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not. But all the congregation bade stone them with stones.

¶ DEUT. 1:26. Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God: and ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there. Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. The LORD your God, which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes; and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, un

til ye came into this place. Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God, who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day. And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying, Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD. Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.

MAT. 8 8. The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authori- | ty, having soldiers under me; and I say unto this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no not in Israel.

9: 27. And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it unto you. And their eyes were opened,

JOHN 11; 21. Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know that, even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whoso

ever liveth, and believeth in me, shall never die. Believest thou this? She saith unto him, yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

9: 35. Jesus heard that they had cast him out: and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world; that they which see not might see, and that they which see might be made blind.

PHIL. 8 8. I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord; for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law; but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: that I might know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death.

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ROм. 10: 12. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD, shall be saved. [Joel 2: 3.] How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher ? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach she gospel of peace, and bring glad things of good things! [Isa. 52: 57.] But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, LORD, who hath believed our report? [Isa. 53: 1.] So then, faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

JOHN 20: 28. And Thomas an- | swered and said unto him, My Lord, and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

5: 44. How can ye believe which receive honor one of another, and seek not the honor that cometh from God?

14: 1. Ye believe in God: believe also in me.

Ps. 106: 11. The waters covered their enemies; then believed they his words; they sing his praise.

GAL. 5: 22. The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.

1 TIM. 1: 14. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

2 PETER 1: 1. To them that have obtained like precious faith with us, through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ, grace and mercy be multiplied unto you, through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue.

T MAT. 16: 16. Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona, for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee; but my Father which is in heaven.

ROм. 12: 3. Think soberly as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

1 COR. 2: 4. And my speech, and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the spirit and of power; that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

EPH. 2: 8. By grace are ye saved

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through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.

PHIL. 1: 29. Unto you it is given, on the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also so to suffer for his sake.

LUKE 17: 5. The apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine-tree, Be thou plucked up by the roots, and be thou planted in the sea, and it should obey you.

HEB. 12: 1. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race set before us; looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.

1 COR. 12: 8. To one is given by the Spirit 'the word of wisdom... to another the word of knowledge, to another faith, by the same Spirit.

JOHN 17: 20. Neither pray I for these alone; but for them also, which shall believe on me through their word.

ACTS 4: 4. Many of them which heard the word believed.

8 12. They believed Philip, preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of the Lord Jesus.

11: 19. They which were scattered abroad, upon the persecution that arose about Stephen, travelled as far as Phenice,... preaching the word... and the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great multitude believed.... Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas.... He was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith, and much people was added to the LORD.

¶ 14:1. At Iconium, they went into a synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude, both of Jews, and also of the Greeks, believed.

26: 16. I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness ... delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee; to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and

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