4:4 1Jn 2:15
4:6 Prov 3:35; 1 Pet 5:5
4:10 1 Pet 5:6
4:13 Rom 14:4
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By concupiscence and love of this world, we are made enemies to God: but we should rather humble us to him, punishing ourselves for our sin. Against detraction, and rash judging. 13 To remember always the uncertainty of our life.
1 FROM whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hereof? Of your concupiscences which war in your members?
2 You covet: and have not. You kill, and envy: and can not obtain. You contend and war: and you have not, because you ask not.
3 You ask, and receive not: because you ask amiss: that you may consume it on your concupiscences.
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Adulterers, know you not that the *friendship of this world, is the
enemy of God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of this world: is
made an enemy of God.
5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain: To envy does the spirit covet which dwells in you?
6 And gives greater grace. For the which cause it says, *God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.
7 Be subject therefore to God, but resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Approach to God, and he will approach to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners: and purify your hearts, you double of minded.
9 Be miserable, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning: and joy, into sorrow.
10 *Be humbled in the sight of our Lord, and he will exalt you.
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Detract not one from another my brethren. He that detracts from his
brother, or he that judges his brother, detracts from the Law, and Judges the Law. But if you judge the Law, you are not a doer of the Law,
but a judge.
12 For there is one law-maker, and judge that can destroy and deliver.
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But you, *what are you that judges your neighbor? Behold now you that
say, Today or tomorrow we will go into that city, and there certainly
will spend a year, and will traffic, and make our gain.
14 Who are ignorant what shall be on the morrow.
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For what is your life? It is a vapor appearing for a little while, and
afterward it shall vanish away for that you should say, If our Lord
will: and, If we shall Have, we will do this or that.
16 But now you rejoice in your arrogance. All such rejoicing, is wicked.
17 To one therefore knowing to do good, and not doing it: to him it is sin.
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4:6 gives greater grace: The boldness of Heretics adding here the word Scripture to the text thus, And the Scripture gives greater grace.
4:8 approach to God: Free will and man's own endeavor necessary in coming to God.
4:11 Distract not: He forbids detracting evil speaking slandering.
4:15 if our Lord will: All promises and purposes of our worldly affairs are to be made under condition of God's good liking and pleasure: and it becomes a Christian man to have usually this form of speech in that case, If God will, if God otherwise disposes not.
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