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1 He comforteth them against the sinnes of infirmitie. 3 Rightly to know God, is to keepe his commaundements, 9 to loue our brethren, 15 and not to loue the world. 18 We must beware of seducers: 20 from whose deceits the godly are safe preserued by perseuerance in faith, and holinesse of life.
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1 My little children, these things write I vnto you, that ye sinne not. And if any man sinne, we haue an Aduocate with the Father, Iesus Christ the righteous:
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2 And he is the propitiation for our sinnes: and not for ours onely, but also for the sinnes of the whole world.
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3 And hereby wee doe knowe that we know him, if we keepe his commandements.
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4 He that saith, I knowe him, and keepeth not his commandements, is a lyer, and the trueth is not in him.
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5 But who so keepeth his word, in him verely is the loue of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
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6 He that sayeth he abideth in him, ought himselfe also so to walke, euen as he walked.
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7 Brethren, I write no new commandement vnto you, but an olde commandement which ye had from the beginning: the old commandement is the word which ye haue heard from the beginning.
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8 Againe, a new commandement I write vnto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkenesse is past, and the true light now shineth.
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9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkenesse euen vntill now.
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10 Hee that loueth his brother, abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
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