of Christ, happy are ye; For the Spirit of Glory and of GOD resteth upon you.

grace, who

288. 1 Pet. V, 10. The GOD of all hath called us unto his eternal glory by Chrift Jefus.

289. 2 Pet. i, 1. The Righteoufnefs of GOD, and our Saviour Jefus Chrift.

The Greek Words, Sinanoom To De hμer, owτnegs "Inos X58, will bear another rendring, viz. The righteousness of our God and Saviour Jefus Chrift. But the former Rendring is more agreeable to the Verfe next following, [viz. through the Knowledge of GOD, and of fefus our Lord,] and to the whole Tenour of Scripture.

290. 2. Through the Knowledge of GOD, and of Jefus our Lord.

291.

21.

But Holy men of GOD, spake

as they were moved by the Holy Ghoft.

292. 1 Job.i;5, 7. GOD is Light, and in him is no Darkness at all;

293.

— and the Blood of Jefus Chrift his

Son, cleanfeth us from all Sin.

iii, 16. Hereby perceive we the Love of GOD, because † He [Gr. ¿nîvQ, viz. Chrift] laid down his Life for us.

+ See No 534, 538.

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294.

This verfe Thus, Εν τέτῳ ἐγνώκαμε τὴν ἀγάπην, ὅτι Ἐκεῖνα αφ' ήμων τὴν ψυχὴν αυτό έθηκεν, viz. Herein we perceive Love, in that He laid down his life for us..

1 Job.iii; 21, 22, 23. Then have we confidence towards GOD;

because we keep his commandments;

And This is his commandment, that we fhould believe on the Name of his Son Jefus Chrift.

295. iv; 2, 3. Hereby know ye the Spirit of GOD: Every Spirit that confeffeth that Jefus Chrift is come in the flesh, is of GOD.

296.

297.

298.

And every Spirit that confeffeth not that Jefus Chrift is come in the flesh, is not of GOD.

9. In this was manifested the Love of GOD towards us, because that GOD fent his only-begotten Son into the World, that we might live through Him.

IC. Herein is Love, not that we loved GOD, but that He loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our Sins,

by Time.

299.

12. No man hath feen GOD at any

15. Whofoever shall confefs that Jefus

is the Son of GOD, GOD dwelleth in Him, and He in GOD.

300. 17ob.v, 1.Whofoever believeth that Jefus is the Chrift, is born of GOD.

303.

304:

5, 6. He that believeth that Jefus is

the Son of GOD:

rit that beareth Witness.

And it is the Spi

9. If we receive the Witnefs of Men, the † witness of GOD is greater; For This is the witness of GOD, which he hath testified of his Son.

By the Voice from Heaven at our Saviours Baptifm, and by the Spirit being visibly fent down upon him: For, what is here called the Witness of God, is expreffed ver. 7, it is the Spirit that beareth witness.

IO. He that believeth on the Son of GOD, hath the witnefs in himself: He that believeth not GOD, hath made him a Lyar, because he believeth not the Record that GOD gave of his Son.

11. And This is the Record, that GOD hath given to us eternal Life; And this Life, is in his Son.

305. 2 Joh. 3. Grace be with you, mercy and peace, from GOD the Father, and from the Lord Jefus Chrift the Son of the Father.

306.

Job. 9. Whofoever tranfgreffeth,and abideth not in the doctrine of Chrift, hath not GOD; He that abideth in the doctrine of Chrift, he hath both the Father and the Son.

307. Jude 1. To them that are fanctified by GOD the Father, and preferved in Jefus Christ, and called.

308.

20, 21. Praying in the Holy Ghost; Keep yourselves in the Love of GOD, looking for the Mercy of our Lord Jefus Chrift unto eternal Life,

309. Rev. i, 1. The Revelation of Jefus Chrift, which GOD gave unto him.

310.

311.

312.

313.

2. Who bare Record of the Word of GOD, and of the Teftimony of Jefus Christ.

5,6. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our Sins in his own Blood; And hath made us Kings and Priests unto GOD and his Father.

9, 10.

for the Word of GOD, and

for the Teftimony of Jefus Chrift.
I was in the Spirit &c.

ii, 7. To him that overcometh, will I[viz. Chrift] give to eat of the Tree of Life, which is in the midst of the Paradife of GOD.

Rev.

314. Rev. iii, 1. These things faith He, that hath the feven. Spirits of GOD.

315.

316.

317.

318.

319.

320.

2. For I [viz. Chrift] have not found thy Works perfect before GOD.

12. Him that overcometh, will I make a Pillar in the Temple of my GOD; and I will write upon him the Name of my GOD, and the Name of the City of my GOP,which cometh down out of Heaven from my GOD.

14. These things faith the Amen, the faithful and true Witnefs, the Beginning [ dex, the Head] of the Creation of GOD. + See Coloff. i, 18; and N° 672.

iv; 5. And there were feven Lamps of Fire burning before the Throne, which are the feven Spirits of GOD.

v, 6.

A Lamb,

-havingfeven Eyes, which are the feven Spirits of GOD, fent forth into all the Earth.

9, IO. Thou waft flain, and hast redeemed us to GOD by thy Blood, And haft made us unto our GOD, Kings and Priests.

Rev.