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Commentary on the Book of James (The Complete Works of Thomas Manton, vol. 4) is unavailable, but you can change that!

In addition to his sermons, Manton is perhaps best known for his detailed commentary on the book of James, which he finds “full of useful and practical matter.” He affirms its divine authority, its canonicity, and its catholicity, paying particular attention to Luther’s objections to James. James, more than any other book, shows the church that “faith is not an idle grace.”

and order. Mercy is never obtained but in the use of means; wisdom’s dole is dispensed at wisdom’s gate, Prov. 8:34. But the use of means doth not oblige God to give mercy; there are conditions which only show the way of grace’s working. Again, I grant that closing with Christ is an excellent duty, and of the highest importance in religion. But in Christ there are no dead and sapless branches; faith is not an idle grace; wherever it is, it fructifieth in good works. To evince all this to you, I have
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