James 2:22: Seest thou how faith wrought together with, &c

The power of faith his works begot,
They did not life on faith bestow,
But faith with works together wrought,
And working faith did stronger grow,
New life by exercise obtain,
And thus its full perfection gain.

As motion raised by vital heat,
Increase of heat and vigour brings,
The work which faith doth first beget
Augments the source from whence it springs,
And faith by each exertion grows,
And fuller still the fountain flows.