 | John Witherspoon, William Shenstone - 1765 - 326 pages
...faid to believe in hips, than in Chrift. " but JUSTIFICATION'. 73 " but they were not of us ; for if they had been '* of us, they would no doubt have continued...** us, but they went out that they might be " made manifeft that they were not all of us*." But this it not all ; for the reception of the doctrine of... | |
 | Doctrines - 1765 - 60 pages
...now fay of them, they went out from us, but they were not of us ; for if they bad been «f us, thej would no Doubt have, continued with us,\ but they went out, that it might be mademanifeß, that they were not all of us.* т- Thefe Men pretend to greater Purity than... | |
 | Church of Scotland - 1768 - 576 pages
...becaufc ye arenotofGod. i John ii. 19. They went out from us, but they were not of us : for if they bad been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us ; but they went out, that they might be made manifeft, that they were not all of us. VII. г Mat. xi. 35. At that time Jefus anfwered and faid,... | |
 | Samuel Shaw - 1769 - 590 pages
...who a little before had ieparated from the church. To this the apoftle replies, " They went out from us, but they *' were not of us; for if they had been...us : but they went out, that they might be " made manifeft, that they were not all of us." Thefe men were never true. church members. They have indeed... | |
 | John Flavel - 1770 - 528 pages
...dilloyal fubjects do in the commonwealth. Of thefe the apoftle fpeaks, t John ii. 19. " They went out from us, but they were not of '< us ; for it they had been...have '' continued with us; but they went out, that it might be " made maaifeft they were not all of us." Sincere Chriftianity holds faft the ioul by a... | |
 | Assembly of divines confess. and catech, Church of Scotland - 1773 - 570 pages
...the Lord is faithful, who ftiidl ftablimyou,and keep you from evil, i Johnii. 19. They went out from us, but they were not of us : for if they had been...have continued with us : but they went out, that they and grieve his Holy * Spirit i; come to be deprived «f fome meafurc of their graces and comforts /... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1786 - 458 pages
...had generally retired of their own accord, as may be colleAed from i John ii. 19. 'They went out from us, but they 'were not of us ;for if they had been...with us-, but they went out, that they might be made manife/i that they were not all of us. That thefe perfons were Gnoftics, is evident from the context.... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1787 - 470 pages
...their union with the life- giving ftock, by the quickening Spirit, ijohnii. 19. " They went out from us, but they were " not of us: for if they had been...us, they would no doubt have " continued with us." A Fifth benefit is growth in grace. " Having nourifiiment miniftred, (< they increafe with the rncreafe... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1790 - 252 pages
...thing is evident by I John ii. i9. "They ••' went out from us, becaufe they were not of us : If " they had been of us, they would no doubt have " continued with us." The words naturally fuggeft .and imply, that thofe profeiTmg Chriftians, who at lait proved falfe,... | |
 | Benjamin Jenks - 1793 - 496 pages
...They went out from us ; ( faith " the apoftle, i John ii. 1 9.) but they were not of '' us: for if they had been of us, they would, no " doubt, have continued with us." And though we muft endure to the end, that we may be faved : yet the fuppofitions of their going to... | |
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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. 
