5. It must not be supposed that those who are thus described by their
inward and outward holiness are saved by the merit of their works; but their
works are the evidences by which they are known. The present verse shows that
in the saints grace reigns and grace alone. The saints need salvation; they
receive righteousness as a boon from God their Saviour. They do not ascend the
hill of the Lord as givers but as receivers. Holy living ensures a blessing as
its reward from the thrice Holy God, but it is itself a blessing of the New
Covenant and a delightful fruit of the Spirit. God first gives us good works,
and then rewards us for them.
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