They went out from us, but they were not of us ; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us : but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. The Methodist Magazine - Page 2591824Full view - About this book
| Seth Williston - Presbyterian Church - 1812 - 252 pages
...of apostates. The apostle John, speaking of the antichrists of his time, says, " They went out from us, but they were not of us : for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us : but they went out, that they might be made manifest, that they were not all of us." The whole force... | |
| Edward Dorr Griffin - Congregational churches - 1813 - 416 pages
...apostates in every age, and that sweeps off all these objections at a stroke : " They went out from us, but they were NOT OF us ; for if they had been of us they would NO DOUBT have continued with us ; but they went out from us THAT THEY MIGHT BE MADE MANIFEST THAT THEY WERE NOT ALL OP us."* In other... | |
| Presbyterianism - 1813 - 580 pages
...faithful, who shall st;il •*,.••• you, and keep you from evil. 1 John ii. 19. They went out from us, but they were not of us : for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us : but they went our, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. III. g Matth. xxvi.... | |
| Gardiner Spring - Christian life - 1813 - 244 pages
...were somewhat multiplied even in those early days of the Christian Church. He eays, They went out Jrom us, but they were not of us ; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us ; but they went out that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. The true disciple... | |
| Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson - Sermons, English - 1813 - 498 pages
...never partakers of the first principles of true religion, according to this saying of an apostle, If they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with vs, 1 John ii. 19. In this manner we reply to the difficulties, which some passages of Scripture seem... | |
| William Clayton - Sermons, English - 1814 - 420 pages
...last times occur to try characters, and many who believed for a time, fall away. " They went out from us, but " they were not of us; for if they had been...of us, " they would no doubt have continued with us ; but " they went out, that they might be made manifest " that they were not all of us."* But though... | |
| 1814 - 570 pages
...even now are there many antiehrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 19 They wentout from us; but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have eontinued with us; but they U'ent out, that they might be made manifest, that they were not all of... | |
| Nathan Bangs - Theology, Doctrinal - 1815 - 336 pages
...Jesus Christ." Discip. p. 86. 3. To this, however, you oppose a text of scripture. They went out from us, but they were not of us : for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us : but they went out, that they might be made manifest, that they were not all of vs. On this text you... | |
| Elias Boudinot - Bible - 1815 - 600 pages
...Jesus is the Christ ? He is antichrist who denieth the Father and the Son."-|- " They went out from us, but they were not of us ; for if they had been...of us, they would, no doubt, have continued with us ; but they went out, that they might be made manifest, that they were not all of us."* You now behold... | |
| Elias Boudinot - Bible - 1815 - 598 pages
...that Jesus is the Christ ? He is antichrist who denieth the Father and the Son."f " They went out from us, but they were not of us ; for if they had been...of us, they would, no doubt, have continued with us ; but they went out, that they might be made manifest, that they were not all of us."* You now behold... | |
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