they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. 12 But these, as natural brute beasts made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

fully described.

19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

20 For if after they have es caped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse. 13 And shall receive the re- with them than the beginning. ward of unrighteousness, as 21 For it had been better for they that count it pleasure to them not to have known the riot in the daytime. Spots way of righteousness, than, they are and blemishes, sport-after they have known it, to ing themselves with their own turn from the holy commanddeceivings while they feast ment delivered unto them. with you;

22 But it is happened unto

14 Having eyes full of adul- them according to the true. tery, and that cannot cease proverb, The dog is turned to from sin; beguiling unstable his own vomit again; and, souls: a heart they have ex- The sow that was washed to ercised with covetous prac- her wallowing in the mire. tices; cursed children:

15 Which have forsaken the right way, and way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unright

eousness;

16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbade

the madness of the prophet.

17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

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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.
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 sal-
vation, as Paul wrote to them in his
epistles.

THIS second epistle, belov

ed, I now write unto you; in both which 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, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

3 Knowing 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last

The day of the

II. PETER.

Lord described.

days scoffers, walking after things shall be dissolved, what 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.

manner of 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 the heavens being on fire shall be dissolv5 For this they willingly are ed, and the elements shall ignorant of, that by the word melt with fervent heat? of God the heavens were of 13 Nevertheless we, according old, and the earth standing to his promise, look for new out of the water and in the heavens and a new earth, water: wherein dwelleth righteous

ness.

6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing with water, perished: that ye look for such things, 7 But the heavens and the be diligent that ye may be earth, which are now, by the found of him in peace, withsame word are kept in store, out spot, and blameless. reserved unto fire against the 15 And account that the longday of judgment and perdi-suffering of our Lord is salvation of ungodly men. tion; even as our beloved 8 But, beloved, be not igno-brother Paul also according rant of this one thing, that one to the wisdom given unto him day is with the Lord as a thou- hath written unto you; sand years, and a thousand years as one day.

16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these 9 The Lord is not slack con- things; in which are some cerning his promise, as some things hard to be understood, men count slackness; but is which they that are unlearnlongsuffering to us-ward, noted and unstable wrest, as they willing that any should perish, do also the other Scriptures, but that all should come to unto their own destruction. repentance. 17 Ye therefore, beloved, 10 But the day of the Lord seeing ye know these things will come as a thief in the before, beware lest ye also, night; in the which the heav-being led away with the error ens shall pass away with a of the wicked, fall from your great noise, and the elements own steadfastness. shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burn

ed up.

18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for

11 Seeing then that all these ever. Amen.

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THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF

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JOHN.

1 He describeth the person of Christ, in whom we have eternal life, by a communion with God: 5 to which we must adjoin holiness 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 Christ's death.

THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto

8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

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He comforteth them against the sins of infirmity. 3 Rightly to know God is to keep his commandments, 9 to love our brethren, 15 and not to love the world. 18 We must beware of seducers: 20 from whose deceits the godly are safe, preserved by perseverance in faith, and holiness of life.

you that eternal life, which MY little children, these

was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours. only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

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. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, 6 If we say that we have fel-in him verily is the love of lowship with him, and walk God perfected: hereby know in darkness, we lie, and do we that we are in him. not the truth:

7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

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.

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false teachers. The old commandment is the the lust of the flesh, and the word which ye have heard lust of the eyes, and the pride from the beginning. of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

18 Little children, it is the 9 He that saith he is in the last time: and as ye have light, and hateth his brother, heard that antichrist shall is in darkness even until now. come, even now are there 10 He that loveth his brother many antichrists; whereby abideth in the light, and there we know that it is the last is none occasion of stumbling time.

19 They went out from us, but 11 But he that hateth his they were not of us; for if brother is in darkness, and they had been of us, they walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

15 Love not the world, nel- from the beginning. If that ther the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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love to us. that he hath promised us, even 5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our

26 These things have I writ-sins; and in him is no sin.
ten unto you concerning them
that seduce you.

6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him,

7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth is righteous,

27 But the anointing which
ye have received of him abid-
eth in you, and ye need not
that any man teach you: but
as the same anointing teach-righteousness
eth you of all things, and is
truth, and is no lie, and even
as it hath taught you, ye shall
abide in him.

28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 29 If ye know that he is right-seed remaineth in him: and eous, ye know that every one he cannot sin, because he is that doeth righteousness is born of God. born of him.