The First Book of MOSES, called GENESIS.

IN the beginning God created the Hea- made the stars also.

the kingdom of God.
Spirit, he cannot enter into
rily, I say unto thee, Except a
5 Jesus answered, Verily, ve-
n be born of water and of the

womb, and be born?
he is old can he enter the
second time into his mother's
How can a man be born when
4 Nicodemus saith unto him,

Kingdom of God.
2 The same came to
doest, except God be with him.
CHAP. III.
mus, a ruler of the Jews:
Regeneration needful.
we know that thou art a teacher
born again, he cannot see the
unto thee, Except a man be
can do these miracles that thou
unto him, Verily, verily, I say
night, and said unto him, Rabbi,
8 Jesus answered and said
come from God; for no man
THERE was a man of the
to Jesus by
Pharisees, named Nicode-

things be?
thee, Ye must be born again.
said unto him, How can these
9 Nicodemus answered and
one that is born of the Spirit. deeds may be made manifest,
whither it goeth: so is every cometh to the light, that his
sound thereof, but canst not deeds should be reproved.
tell whence it cometh, and 21 But he that doeth truth
7 Marvel not that I said unto
is born of the Spirit is spirit.
listeth, and thou hearest the cometh to the light, lest his
3 The wind bloweth where it evil hateth the light, neither
flesh is flesh; and that which
6 That which is born of the
one that doeth

of
things?
of Israel, and knowest not these
unto him, Art thou a master
10 Jesus answered and said

witness.
know, and testify that we have
seen; and ye receive not our
thee, We speak that we do
11 Verily, verily, I say unto

13 And no man hath ascended 25 And they came unto John

199

A. D. 66,

1Or, Symmon.
Acts 15. 14.
Rom. 1. 12
2 Cor. 4. 13.
Eph. 4. 5.
Tit. 1. 4.
↑ Gr. of our
God and Sa-
viour.

Tit. 2. 13.

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CHAP. I.

1 Confirming them in hope of the increase of
God's graces, 6 he exhorteth them, by faith,
and good works, to make their calling sure:
12 whereof he is careful to remember them,
knowing that his death is at hand: 16 and
warnath them to be constant in the faith of
Christ, who is the trus Son of God, by the
eyewitness of the apostles beholding his ma-
jesty, and by the testimony of the Father, and the
propheta.

IIMON Peter, a servant and an apostle

'Sof Jesus Christ, to them that have Dan. 4. 1.& obtained like precious faith with us 6. 25. 1 Pet through the righteousness t of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

1.2 Jude 2
e John 17. 3.
41 Thes. 2.
12. & 4. 7.

2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; & Gal. 6. 10. and to brotherly kindness charity.

1 Thes. 3. 12.

Tit. 3. 14.
1 John 2

abound, they make you that ye shall i John 4. 21. 8 For if these things be in you, and & 6. 15. neither be t barren nor unfruitful in the t Gr. idle. knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 John 15. 2 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was a purged from his old sins. 3 According as his divine power hath 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give 1 John 1. 7. given unto us all things that pertain unto diligence to make your calling and elec-ol John 3. 19. life and godliness, through the know-tion sure: for if ye do these things, P yep ch. 3. 17. 1 Or, by. ledge of him d that hath called us to shall never fall: 12 Cor. 3. 18, glory and virtue:

2 Thes. 2. 14,

2 Tim. 1. 9.

1 Pet. 29.

& 2. 9.

2 Cor. 7. 1.

Eph. 4. 21.

4 Whereby are given unto us exceedHeb. 12. 10. ing great and precious promises: that 1 Joba 3. 2 by these ye might be partakers of the

11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Nothing to be added
the churches. I am the root and the plagues that are written in this
the offspring of David, and the book:
bright and morning-star.
19 And if any man shall take
17 And the Spirit and the bride away from the words of the book
say, Come. And let him that of this prophecy, God shall take
heareth say, Come. And let him away his part out of the book of
that is athirst come. And whoso- life, and out of the holy city, and
ever will, let him take the water of from the things which are written
life freely.
in this book.

9, 11.
Eph. 5. 26.
Heb. 9. 14.

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