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 Works of President Edwards - Page 401by Jonathan Edwards - 1817Full view - About this book
| Joseph BRIGGS - 1704 - 240 pages
...Cxpredions. They vent out from among ust be'caufe tiey were not of us; for if they b.ta btev *f ut, they would no doubt have continued with us : But they went out, that they might be mfl.de ma•ilfcft, that they were not of us. What other can be meant by the Hereticks going out from... | |
| Robert Jenkin - 1708 - 606 pages
...John declares, They went out from m, but they were not of in : for if they had been of tts, they wfuld no doubt have continued with us : but they went out, that they might be made manifeft t .that they were not all of us , I John ii. 19. And when thefe , and fuch like Herefies break... | |
| Thomas Boston - 1755 - 318 pages
...f<fith * unto falvation.' i John ii. 1 9, ' They went ' out from us, 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 manifefr, that they were ' not all of us.' Chap. iii. 9. ' Whofoevef is born ' of God, doth not commit... | |
| John Glas - 1761 - 528 pages
...it now makes, i John ii. i9. " They went " out from us, but they were not of us : for if they ha4 " 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." 3. By this truth Chrift's fubjects are all diftinguifhed... | |
| Richard Elliot - 1764 - 574 pages
...fake : Of fuch the Apoftle John fpeaks thus ; they went out from ust 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, t'hat they might be made manifejl, that they were not ALL of us \\. And thefe perfons, becauie they were members of CHRIST'S... | |
| James Fisher - 1764 - 312 pages
...themfelves to be, i John ii. 19. They went out from us, but they were not of us: for if they had been of u:, 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. Queft. 9 H-hat are the chief branches of the promi fe of perfeverance... | |
| 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... | |
| Assembly of divines confess. and catech - 1765 - 626 pages
...bícaufe ye are not of God. i 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 Tent out, that they might be made maaifefl, that they were not all of us. VII. r Mat. xi. 2j. At that... | |
| 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
...the church. To this the apoftle replies, " They went out from us, 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." Thefe men were never true. church members. They have indeed... | |
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