rfect law of liberty,
and perseveres, this man not being a forgetful hearer, but a doer of
the work, he shall be blessed in his practice.

(26)If any man thinks he is a religious character among you, and
bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's
religion is vain. (27)Pure religion and undefiled with God even the
Father is this, To pay diligent attention to the orphans and widows in
their affliction, and to preserve himself spotless from the world.

CHAP. II.

MY brethren, hold not the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus shewing a
respect for persons. (2)For if there come into your congregation a man
with a gold ring, and in splendid apparel, and there come in also a
poor man in a sordid garb; (3)and ye fix your eyes upon him who bears
the splendid robe, and say to him, Sit thou here in an honourable
place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit here under
my footstool: (4)are you not thus partial among yourselves, and form
your decision from bad reasonings? (5)Hear me, my beloved brethren.
Hath not God elected the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and
heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to those who love him;
(6)but ye have put contempt on the poor man? Do not the rich men
tyrannize over you? and they drag you to the tribunals. (7)Do they not
blaspheme that honourable name by which ye are called? (8)If indeed ye
fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself, ye do well: (9)but if ye have respect of persons,
ye commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. (10)For
whosoever shall keep the whole law, but offendeth in a single
particular, he is chargeable with the breach of all. (11)For he that
said, Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also, Thou shalt not commit
murder. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, yet dost commit murder,
thou art a transgressor of the law.

(12)So speak, and so act, as those who shall be judged by the law of
liberty. (13)For judgment without mercy shall be on him who shewed no
mercy, and mercy glorieth against judgment.

(14)What is the advantage, my brethren, if a man profess to have faith,
but hath not works; can faith save him? (15)Now if a brother or sister
be naked, and destitute of daily food, (16)and should one of you say to
them, Go in peace, be warm, be replenished with food: yet if ye give
them not the necessaries for their body; what doth it avail? (17)So
also faith, if it