But be ye doers of the word; the same as doers of the work, James 1:25, namely, which the word prescribes; q.d. Receive the word by faith into your hearts, and bring forth the fruit of it in your lives: see Luke 11:28 1 Thessalonians 13:17. And not hearers only; not contenting yourselves with a bare hearing the word, though it have no influence upon you. Deceiving your own selves; playing the sophisters with, or putting a fallacy upon, yourselves; particularly, persuading yourselves into a good opinion of your state, merely because of your being hearers of the word, Matthew 7:21.
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James 1:22
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.