Of Christ's second coming. Anno DOMINI 66. 1 JOHN, I. not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 22 But it is happened unto them Prov.26.11. according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. a John 1. 1. ch. 2. 13. 6 John 1. 14 2 Pet. 1. 16. ch. 4. 14. CHAPTER III. 1 He assureth them of the certainty of Christ's coming to judgment, against those scorners who dispute against it: 8 warning the godly, for the long patience of God, to hasten their repentance. 10 He describeth also the manner how the world shall be destroyed 11 exhorting them, from the expectation thereof, to all holiness of life 15 and again, to think the patience of God to tend to their salvation, as Paul wrote to them in his epistles. Tnow writed to you, in both which THIS second epistle, beloved, I "I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance : 2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, band of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, d walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth 28 standing out of the water and in the water: 6 A Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with Exhortation to holiness. the Lord as a thousand years, and la thousand years as one day. Anno DOMINI 66. m Hah, 2 & Heb. 10. 37. in l. 30. 18 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but " is longsuffering to us-ward, P. 90. 4. not willing that any should perish, but P that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. shall be dissolved, what manner of 11 Seeing then that all these things persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein dissolved, and the elements shall the heavens being on fire shall "be melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 1 Pet. 3. 20. ver. 15. o Ezek. 18 23,32&33.11. Rom. 2. 4. Tim. 2. 4. Matt.21.43. Luke 12 39. Rev. 3. 3. & 1 Thess. &.2 16. 15. ✓ Pr. 102. 26. Is. 51. 6. Matt. 24. 35. Mark 13.31. Rom. 8. 12. Heb. 1. 11. Rev. 20, 11. & 21. 1. Pet. 1.15 1 Cor. 1. 7. TH. 2 13. 1 Or, hasting the coming. Pr. 50. 2. La. 34. 4. r Mic. 1. 4. 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ሃ.. look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. 15 And account that the longsuf-ver. 10. fering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; 16 As also in all his epistles, & speak. ing in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, d beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. 18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF CHAPTER I. JOHN. 1 He describeth the person of Christ, in whom we have eternal life, by a commu Prác with Gods to which we must adjoin hoisness of life, to testify the truth of that our communion and profession of faith, as also to assure us of the forgiveness of our sins by Chrisfs death. THAT THA which was from the beginLuke 24.39. ning, which we have heard, which John 20. 27. we have seen with our eyes, which d John 1.4.& we have looked upon, and our hands 11. 2 14.6. bave handled, of the Word of life: • Rom. 16.280. 1 Tim. 3. 36. 2 (For the life was manifested, c. as and we have seen it, and bear wit(John 21.24ness, and shew unto you that eternal Arto 2.32 life, A which was with the Father, and • ch & 22. was manifested unto us ;) A John 1.1.2 Art. 4. 20 @John 17.21. 1 Cor. 1. 3That which we have seen and beard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and ch. 2.24. truly our fellowship is with the Fa Johol 11ther, and with his Son Jesus Christ, 36 24. 2 Juba 12 4 And those things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that " God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellow. ship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and P the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth Of loving our brethren. After Anno DOMINI 90. d ch. 1.6.&4. 20. e ch. 1. 8. f John 14. 21, 23. g ch. 4. 12. h ch. 4. 13. 7 2 John 5. n John 13.34. & 15. 12. Roni.13.12. Eph. 5. 8. 1 Thess. 5. 5, 8. p John 1.9.& 8. 12. & 12.35. 41 Cor. 13. 2. 2 Pet. 1. 9. ch. 3. 14, 15. r ch. 3. 14. s 2 Pet. 1. 10. 2 Gr. scandal. John 12. 35. u Luke24.47. Acts 4. 12. & 10. 43. & 13. 38. ch. 1. 7. b Eccles. 5. e1 Cor. 7. 31. Jam. 1. 10. & 4. 14. 1 Pet. 1. 24. d John 21. 5. e Heb. 1. 2. f2 Thess. 2.3, &c. 2 Pet. 2. 1. ch. 4. 3. g Matt. 24.5, 24. 2 John 7. A1 Tim. 4. 1. 2 Tim. 3. 1. i Deut.13.13. Ps. 41. 9. 1 JOHN, III. his commandments, 9 to love our brethren, M little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, a we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but C also for the sins of the whole world. 3 And hereby we do know thatwe know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 d He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, eis a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, g in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him *ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. 8 Again, "a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: "because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. 9 He that saith he is in the light, 10 He that loveth his brother abid-1 11 But he that hateth his brother is goeth, because that darkness hath 12 I write unto you, little children, 13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. Iwrite unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. 14 I havewritten 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. 15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him, 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, band the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 18 d Little children, It is the last Matt.24.24. time: and as ye have heard that fantichrist shall come, & even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know h that it is the last time. John 6. 37. & 10. 28, 29. 2 Tim. 2. 19. / 1 Cor.11.19. m2 Cor.1.21. Heb. 1. 9. ver. 27. n Mark 1.24. Acts 3. 14. John 10. 4, 5. & 14.26. & 16.13. ver.27. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for k if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, I that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. 20 But ye have an unction " from the Holy One, and ye know all things. The singular love of God. 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. After Anno DOMINI 90. 22 ? Who is a liar but he that denieth? ch. 4. 3. John 7. thatJesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. q John 15.23. John 9. r John 14. 7, 23 9 Whosoever denieth the Son, the 25 "And this is the promise that he 27 But the anointing which ye have t John 14. 23. ch. 1. 3. u John 17. 3. ch.1.2.&5.11. x ch. 3. 7. 2 John 7. y ver. 20. z Jer. 31. 33, 34. Heb. 8. 10, 11. a John 14.26. & 16. 13. ver. 20. 2 Or, it. b ch. 3. 2 cch. 4. 17. 28 And now, little children, abided Acts 22. 14. in him; that, b when he shall appear, 3 Or, know ye. e ch. 3. 7, 10. we may have confidence, and not be a John 1. 12. ashamed before him at his coming. b John 15.18, 29 d If ye know that he is righteous, 3 ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. 19. & 16. 3. & 17. 25. c Is. 56. 5. Rom. 8. 15. Gal, 3. 26. & 4.6. ch.5. 1. d Rom. 8. 18. 2 Cor. 4. 17. e Rom. 8. 29. 1 Cor. 15. 49. Phil. 3. 21. Col. 3. 4. 2 Pet. 1. 4. Job 19. 26. Ps. 16. 11. Matt. 5. 8. Cor. 13. 12. 2 Cor. 5. 7. 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of 4 Whosoever committeth sin trans ch. 4. 17. Rom. 4. 15. ch. 5. 17. ch. 1. 2. Is. 53. 5, 6, 11. 1 Tim. 1. 15. Heb. 1.3. & 9. 26. 1 Pet. 2. 24. 7 2 Cor. 5. 21. Heb. 4. 15. & 9. 28. 1 Pet. 2. 22. 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinnethm ch. 2. 4. & not whosoever sinneth hath not 4.8. 3John11. seen him, neither known him. n ch. 2. 26. o Ezek. 18.5 -9. Rom. 2. 13. ch. 2. 29. p-Matt.19.38. John 8. 44. q Gen. 3. 15. Luke 10. 18. John 16. 11. Heb. 2. 14. 8 P He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, 9 that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is born of God dothch. 5. 18. not commit sin; for his seed remain-t ch. 2. 29. eth in him and he cannot sin, because he is born of God, 10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteous ness is not of God, "neither he that loveth not his brother. 11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 Not as Cain, who was of that s 1 Pet. 1.23. u ch. 4. 8. & 15. 12. ver. 23. ch. 4. 7, 21. 2 John 5. Gen. 4. 4,8. Heb. 11. 4. Jude 11. How to try the spirits. After Anno DOMINI 90. a John 13.18, 19. & 17. 14. 2 Tim. 3. 12. b ch. 2. 10. e ch. 29, 11. d Matt. 5.21, 22. ch. 4. 20. e Gal. 5. 21. Rev. 21. 8. John 3. 16. & 15. 13. Rom. 5. S. Eph. 5. 2, 25. ch. 4. 9, 11. g Deut. 15.7. Luke 3. 11. h ch. 4. 20. Ezek. 33.31. Rom. 12. 9. Eph. 4. 15. Jam. 2.15, 16. 1 Pet. 1. 22. k John 18.37. ch. 1. 8. 2 Gr. per suade. 11 Cor. 4. 4. m Job 22. 26. n Heb. 10.22. ch. 2. 28. & 4. 17. • Ps. 34. 15. & 145. 18, 19. Prov. 15. 29. Jer. 29. 12. Matt. 7. 8. & 1 JOHN, IV. wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. 13 Marvel not, my brethren, if a the world hate you. 14b 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 dWhosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that "no mur. derer hath eternal life abiding in him. 16/Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren, 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, A how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his 21. 22. Mark commandments, P and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 11. 24. John 14. 13. & 15. 7. & 16. 23, 24. Jam. 5 16. ch. 5. 14. p John 8. 29. & 9. 31. John 6. 29. & 17. 3. Matt.22.39. John 13. 34. & 15. 12. Eph. 5. 2 1 Thess. 4. 9. 1 Pet. 4. 8. ver. 11. ch. 4. 21. 239 And this is his commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another,' as he gave us commandment. 24 And the that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. CHAPTER IV. He warneth them not to believe all teachers, who boast of the Spirit, but to try them by the rules of the catholick faith 7 and by many reasons exhorteth to brotherly love. ELOVED, "believe not every Exhortation to brotherly love. 99 In this was manifested the love of After Anno God toward us, because that God sent DOMINI his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son t to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, "if God so loved us we ought also to love one another. 12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and do tes tify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. d God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 90. John 3. 16. Rom. 5.&& 8.32 ch. 3 16. rch. &. 11. John 15. 16. Roma. &. 8, 10. Tit. 3. 4. ch. 22 Matt. 18. 33. John 15. 12, 13. ch. 3. 16. r John 1. 1R. Tim. 6. 16. ver. 20. y ch. 2 & ver. Is. a John 142a ch. 3. 24. a John 1. 14. ch. 1. 1, 2 b John 3 17. e Rom. 10. 2. ch. 5. 1, & d ver. 8. ver. 12 ch. 3.24. 17 Herein is our love made per. feet, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth his not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first Jam. 2 13. loved us. 20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. CHAPTER V. 2 Gr. Love with wa. ch. 24 3. 19, 21. ch. 2. 3. ver. 12 ích. 2. 4. & 3. 17. ver. 12 Matt 22. 37, Jon 17.34. & 14 1 He that loveth God loveth his children, and 12. ch 2 21. keepeth his commandments 3 which to the faithful are light, and not grievous. 9 Jens is the Son of God, able to save us, 14 and to hear our prayers, which we make for ourselves, and for others. THOSOEVER believeth that John 1. 12. ch. 28, 10. spirit, but & try the spirits whether Jesus is the Christ is born of bch 2 27, John 14. 23. A là 10 ch. 4. 12 Johali.21, &c. Rom. 8. 9. ch. 4. 13. @ Jet. 29. 8. Matt. 24. 4. & 1 Cor. 14. 21 Thess, 3.21. Rev. 2.2 e Matt. 24. S 24. Arta 20. 50. 1 Tim. 4. 1.2 Pet 21. ch. 2 18. 2 Joha 7. 41 Cor. 12.3. ch. 5. 1. ech. 2 22 2 Jaha 7. 12 Three 29. ch. 2 18, 22 4th & i AJ 12.31. 414 29.4 14. 11. 1 Cor. 212 Ep 2 2 4 6 12 they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: 4Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God! 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and/even now already is it in the world. 4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us: he that is not of God beareth not us, Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. 7 Beloved, let us love one an. other for love is of God and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. Alle that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. John R. 47. & 10. 27. 1 Cor. 14. 27. 2 C. b. & 22 John 14. 17. ch. 2. 10, 11, 2 God d and every one that loveth him.& 4. 2, 13. that begat loveth him also that is be-e John 1. 13. gotten of him. d John 13 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and/his commandments are not grievous. 4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5 Who is be that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood, And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear re cord in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: "and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear wit. ness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood and these three agree in one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater for 90. p Rom. 8. 16. Gal. 4. 6. q John 3. 33. & 5. 38. r ch. 2. 25. 8 John 1. 4. ch. 4. 9. t John 3.36. & 5. 24. u John 20.31. 10 He that believeth on the Son of God P hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and $this life is in his Son. 12 t He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the w ch. 1. 1, 2. Son of God; "that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God, 14 And this is the confidence that we have 2in him, that, if we ask any thing cerning him. according to his will, he heareth us: 15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know, that we have the petitions that we desired of 2 Or, con. 2 ch. 3. 22. After Anno 90. al John3.18. b John 8. 32. d ver. 1. 7, 8. & 3. 11. 1 John 3. 23. him. in Christian love, &c. 16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. 17 b All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. ness. After Anno DOMINI 90. Job 42. 8. Jam. 5.14,15. 32. Mark 3. Matt.12.31, 29. Luke 12. 10. Heb. 6. 4, 6. & 10.26. Jer. 7. 16. & 14. 11. John 17. 9. 18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God d keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. 19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wicked-ch. 3. 4. c 1 Pet. 1. 23. ch. 3. 9. 20 And we know that the Son of God d Jam. 1. 27. is come, and ƒhath given us an under-e Gal. 1. 4. standing, & that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true,g John 17.3. even in his Son Jesus Christ This is the true God, and eternal life. 21 Little children, keep yourselves 28. Acts 20. from idols. Amen. 5. 1 Tim. 3. 16. Tit. 2. 13. Heb. 1. 8. k1 Cor. 10. 14. THE SECOND EPISTLE OF JOHN. 1 He exhorteth a certain honourable matron, | HE elder unto the elect lady and 2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. 3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, d in truth and love. 4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. 5 And now I beseech thee, lady, fnot as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the i 1 John 2.24. commandment, That, as ye have After Anno 90. Luke 24.45. Is. 9. 6. & 44. 6. & 54. 5. John 20. 28. Rom. 9. i ver. 11, 12, 13. heard from the beginning, ye should 7 For many deceivers are entered 9 P Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, 9 neither bid him God speed: 11 For he that biddeth him speed is partaker of his evil deeds. God 12 Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. 13 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen. THE THIRD EPISTLE OF JOHN. 1 He commendeth Gaius for his piety, 5 and 12 and giveth special testimony to the good report of Demetrius. a 2 John 1. THE elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius," whom I love in the truth. 2 Beloved, I 5 wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 4 Or, truly. 5 Or, pray. b2 John 4. Philem. 10. 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as b thou walkest in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear c Cor. 4. 15. that my children walk in truth. 5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; 6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey 5 after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: they went forth, d taking nothing of 7 Because that for his name's sake the Gentiles. 8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. 9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth usnot. 10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church. UDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctifled by God the Father, John 17.11, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and 12, 15 1 Pet. 1. 5. e Rom. 1. 7. di Pet. 1.2 2 Pet. 1. 2 e Tit. 1. 4. Phil. 1.27. 1 Tim. 1. 18. & 6. 12 2 Tim. 1. 13. & 4.7. g Gal. 2. 4. 2 Pet. 2 1. A Rom. 9. 21, 22 1 Pet.28. 12 Pet. 2. 10. Num.14.29, 37. & 26.64. P. 106. 25. Heh. 3.17,19. John &. 44. ? Or, prines pality. p2 Pet. 24. Rev. 20. 10. 7 Gen. 19. 24. Deut. :3 23 2 Frt. 26. 3 Gr. other. Zech. 1. 2 #2 Pet. 2 12 Anno DOMINI called: 2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. 3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. 4 For there are certain men erept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and I de nying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. 5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward "destroyed them that be. lieved not. 6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. 11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way " of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. After Anno DOMINI 90. 2 John 12 2 Gr. mouth to mouth. Anno DOMINI cir. 66. a Gen. 4. A 1 John 3 12 Num. 22. 7, 21.2 Pet.2.1 e Num. 16. 12 d These are spots in your feasts d 2 Pet. 2. 11. el Cor.11.21. A Matt. 13. 13. 13 Raging waves of the sea, & foam-Prov. 25.14. ing out their own shame; wandering 2 Pet. 2 17. stars, to whom is reserved the black- Eph. 4. 14. ness of darkness for ever 14 And Enoch also, the sevenths. 37. 2 from Adam, prophesied of these, say. ing. Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. & Phil. & 12. 12 Pet. 2 17. Gen. & 18. ut. 21 2 Dan. 7. 10. Zech. 14. &, Matt. 31. 2 Them. 1. 7. Rev. 1. 7. P. 31. 1 1 Sam. 23 A P4. 4. 16 These are tnurmurers, complain. 17 But, beloved, remember ye the 18 How that they told you there should be moekers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts, 19 These be they who separate 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, 2 But ye, beloved, building up 8 Likewise also these Althy dream. ers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. 9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee, 10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves, 21 Keep yourselves in the love of 23 And others save with fear, 24 4 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25To the only wise God our Savi. our, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. THE REVELATION Thich God gave unto him, to 12 49 ver. 2 shew unto his servants things which |