The reason for the command is the fact that the Lord “has found thy works not filled full in the sight of God.” The predicative participle does not mean that there were not enough works. This expression offers no support for the Romish doctrine that, unless we have so many works, we are not justified, which leaves us in uncertainty whether we have enough works and are, indeed, justified. The works themselves were empty. The people went to church and did many other things, but the faith, the love,