ing with man's voice, forbade of the commandment of us the the madness of the prophet. apostles of the Lord and Sav17 These are wells without iour:

water, clouds that are carried 3 Knowing this first,that there with a tempest; to whom the shall come in the last days scofmist of darkness is reserved for fers, walking after their own lusts,

ever.

18 For when they speak great 4 And saying, Where is the swelling words of vanity, they promise of his coming! for since allure through the lusts of the the fathers fell asleep, all things flesh, through much wantonness, continue as they were from the those that were clean escaped beginning of the creation. from them who live in error. 5 For this they willingly are 19 While they promise them ignorant of, that by the word of liberty, they themselves are the God the heavens were of old, servants of corruption: for of and the earth standing out of the whom a man is overcome, of the water and in the water: same is he brought in bondage.

6 Whereby the world that 20 For if after they have es- then was, being overflowed with caped the pollutions of the water, perished:

the

world through the knowledge of 7 But the heavens and the the Lord and Saviour Jesus earth, which are now, Christ, they are again entangled same word are kept in store, therein, and overcome, the lat-reserved unto fire against the day ter end is worse with them than of judgment and perdition of the beginning. ungodly men.

21 For it had been better for 8 But, beloved, be not ignothem not to have known the rant of this one thing, that one way of righteousness, than, af- day is with the Lord as a thouter they have known it, to turn sand years, and a thousand years from the holy commandment de- as one day.

livered unto them.

9 The Lord is not slack con

22 But it is happened unto cerning his promise, as some them according to the true prov-men count slackness; but is erb, The dog is turned to his long-suffering to us-ward, not own vomit again; and, The sow willing that any should perish, that was washed, to her wal- but that all should come to relowing in the mire. pentance.

CHAP. III. 10 But the day of the Lord 1 The certainty of Christ's coming to judg- will come as a thief in the ment....11 An exhortation to godliness. night; in the which the heavTHIS second epistle, beloved, ens shall pass away with a great

now write unto you; in noise, and the elements shall both which I stir up your pure melt with fervent heat, the earth minds by way of remembrance: also and the works that are 2 That ye may be mindful of therein shall be burned up. the words which were spoken 11 Seeing then that all these before by the holy prophets, and things shall be dissolved, what

manner of persons ought ye to brother Paul also, according to be in all holy conversation and the wisdom given unto him, godliness, hath written unto you;

12 Looking for and hasting 16 As also in all his epistles, unto the coming of the day of speaking in them of these things; God, wherein the heavens being in which are some things hard on fire shall be dissolved, and the to be understood, which they elements shall melt with fervent that are unlearned and unstable heat? wrest, as they do also the other 13 Nevertheless we, accor- scriptures, unto their own desding to his promise, look for truction. new heavens and a new earth, 17 Ye therefore, beloved, seewherein dwelleth righteous-ing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led

ness.

14 Wherefore, beloved, see-away with the error of the wicking that ye look for such things, ed, fall from your own steadbe diligent that ye may be found fastness. of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and 15 And account that the Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be long-suffering of our Lord is glory both now and forever. salvation; even as our beloved Amen.

I The First Epistle general of JOHN.

CHAP. I.

4 And these things write we

1 He declareth what he had seen and known unto you, that your joy may be of the Word of life....5 The necessity of full.

holiness, in order to fellowship with God. 5 This then is the message THAT which was from the which we have heard of him, and beginning, which we have declare unto you, that God is heard, which we have seen with light, and in him is no darkour eyes, which we have looked ness at all. upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in 2 (For the Life was mani- darkness, we lie, and do not the fested, and we have seen it, and truth:

bear witness, and shew unto you 7 But if we walk in the light, that eternal life which was with as he is in the light, we have felthe Father, and was manifested lowship one with another, and unto us ;) the blood of Jesus Christ his Son

3 That which we have seen cleanseth us from all sin. and heard declare we unto you, 8 If we say that we have no that ye also may have fellowship sin, we deceive ourselves, and with us and truly our fellowship the truth is not in us.

is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us

all unrighteousness.

our sins, and to cleanse us from 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is 10 If we say that we have none occasion of stumbling is not sinned, we make him a liar, him. and his word is not in us.

CHAP. II.

Christ our advocate and propitiation....3 To know God aright is to keep his command

11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth

ments, and love our brethren....18 To be- not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his

ware of seducers.

MY little children, these eyes.

things write I unto you,

12 I write unto you, little

that ye sin not. And if any man children, because your sins are sin, we have an advocate with forgiven you for his name's the Father, Jesus Christ the sake. righteous: 13 I write unto you, fath rs, 2 And he is the propitiation because ye have known him for our sins and not for ours that is from the beginning. I only, but also for the sins of the write unto you, young men, bewhole world. cause ye have overcome the 3 And hereby we do know wicked one. I write unto you, that we know him, if we keep little children, because ye have his commandinents. known the Father.

4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning, I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

6 He that saith he abideth in 15 Love not the world, neihim, ought himself also so to ther the things that are in the walk, even as he walked. world. If any man love the 7 Brethren, I write no new world, the love of the Father is commandment unto you, but an not in him.

old commandment which ye had 16 For all that is in the world, from the beginning: The old the lust of the flesh, and the lust commandment is the word of the eyes, and the pride of life, which ye have heard from the is not of the Father, but is of the beginning. world.

8 Again, a new command- 17 And the world passeth ment I write unto you, which away, and the lust thereof: but thing is true in him and in you: he that doeth the will of God because the darkness is past, and abideth for ever. the true light now shineth.

18 Little children, it is the 9 He that saith he is in the last time and as ye have heard light, and hateth his brother, is that antichrist shall come, even in darkness even until now. now are there many antichrists;

whereby we know that it is the fidence, and not be ashamed belast time. fore him at his coming.

19 They went out from us, 29 If ye know that he is righbut they were not of us; for if teous, ye know that every one they had been of us, they would that doeth righteousness is born. no doubt have continued with of him.

us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

20 But ye have an unction)

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CHAP. III.

He declareth the singular love of God toward us in making us his sons; 3 we thercfore ought obediently to keep his commandments, &c.

EHOLD what manner of

from the Holy One, and ye know Bove the Father hath be

all things.

21 I have not written unto stowed upon us, that we should you because ye know not the be called the sons of God! theretruth, but because ye know it, fore the world knoweth us not, and that no lie is of the truth. because it knew him not. 22 Who is a liar but he that 2 Beloved, now are we the denieth that Jesus is the Christ? sons of God, and it doth not He is antichrist, that denieth the yet appear what we shall be ; but Father and the Son. we know that, when he shall 23 Whosoever denieth the appear, we shall be like him; for Son, the same hath not the Fa- we shall see him as he is. ther: [but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.]

3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

24 Let that therefore abide in 'you, which ye have heard from 4 Whosoever committeth sin the beginning. If that which transgresseth also the law; for ye have heard from the begin- sin is the transgression of the ning shall remain in you, ye also law.

shall continue in the Son, and in 5 And ye know that he was the Father. manifested to take away our 25 And this is the promise sins; and in him is no sin. that he hath promised us, even 6 Whosoever abideth in him eternal life. sinneth not: whosoever sinneth 26 These things have I writ- hath not seen him,neither known ten unto you concerning them him. that seduce you.

7 Little children, let no man 27 But the anointing which deceive you: he that doeth ye have received of him abideth righteousness, is righteous even in you, and ye need not that any as he is righteous.

man teach you: but as the same 8 He that committeth sin is anointing teacheth you of all of the devil; for the devil sinthings, and is truth, and is no neth from the beginning. For lie, and even as it hath taught this purpose the Son of God you, ye shall abide in him. was manifested, that he might 23 And now, little children. destroy the works of the devil. abide in him; that when he 9 Whosoever is born of God shall appear, we may have con-doth not commit sin; for lis

seed remaineth in him; and he us, God is greater than our heart, cannot sin, because he is born and knoweth all things. !21 Beloved, if our heart con

of God.

10 In this the children of demn us not, then have we conGod are manifest, and the chil- fidence toward God. dren of the devil: whosoever 22 And whatsoever we ask, doeth not righteousness is not we receive of him, because we of God, neither he that loveth keep his commandments, and do not his brother. those things that are pleasing in

11 For this is the message that his sight. ye heard from the beginning, 23 And this is his commandthat we should love one anoth- ment; That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus

er.

12 Not as Cain, who was of Christ, and love one another, as that wicked one, and slew his he gave us commandment. brother. And wherefore slew he 24 And he that keepeth his him? Because his own works commandments, dwelleth in were evil, and his brother's him, and he in him. And hereby righteous. we know that he abideth in us, 13 Marvel not, my brethren, by the Spirit which he hath if the world hate you. given us.

14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother, abideth in death.

15 Whosoever hateth his BELOVED, believe not evbrother, is a murderer: and ye ery spirit, but try the spirits know that no murderer hath whether they are of God: beeternal life abiding in him. cause many false prophets are 16 Hereby perceive we the gone out into the world. love of God, because he laid 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit down his life for us and we of God: Every spirit that conought to lay down our lives for fesseth that Jesus Christ is come the brethren. in the flesh, is of God:

17 But whoso hath this 3 And every spirit that conworld's good, and seeth his fesseth not that Jesus Christ is brother have need, and shutteth come in the flesh, is not of God. up his bowels of compassion And this is that spirit of antifrom him, how dwelleth the christ, whereof ye have heard love of God in him? that it should come; and even

18 My little children, let us now already is it in the world. not love in word, neither in 4 Ye are of God, little chiltongue, but in deed and in truth. dren, and have overcome them: 19 And hereby we know that because greater is he that is in we are of the truth, and shall you, than he that is in the assure our hearts before him. world.

20 For if our heart condemn 5 They are of the world: