...for he is born of God. This is again repeated in the end of that Epistle, together with these words, He that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one totwheth him not. As these words seem to import that a true Christian sins not, so in the H'-b. vi....

...the devil; whosoever doeth not righteousness, is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. We know that whosoever is born of God, sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God, kcepeth himself, and that wicket! one touchcth him not." » 9th Mo. 10th. First day. I sat down in...

...things: if righteous even as he is righteous: he that committeth sin is of the devil;" chap. v. 18, " We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not, but he that is begotten of God keepcth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not;" John xv. 14, " Ye art my friends, if ye do...

...and he cannot sin, because he is born of God." — " Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not." — " And we know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not...begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not." Let Christian humility be enforced by no arguments that shall tend to make the hearer...

...our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God ? We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not ; but he th a is begotten of God heepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. 1 Cor. x. 12. Wherefore...

...spiritual birth, which are 'truly prefigured by the natural. According to the testimony of St. John, " Whosoever is born of " God, sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God, keepeth him'' self, and that wicked one toucheth him not."* Hence it appears evident that, in the regeneration,...

...adds, " We know, that whosoever is " born of God, sinne.th not," (namely, with that " kind of sin) " but he that is begotten of God, " keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth " him not." 5. Who teach, ' That no certainty of future per' severance can be had in this...

...shall petition concerning this : 17 all unrighteousness is sin : and there is a sin not unto death. 18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not ; but he who is born of God keepeth himself, and the evil propensity hurteth him not. 19 We know that we are...

...that Je" sus is the Christ is born of God :" " Whatsoever " is born of God, overcometh the world :" " We " know that whosoever is born of God sinneth "...begotten of God keepeth " himself, and that wicked one toucheth him " not." l In every instance, " born of God " is connected with " things accompanying salva"...

...the world," (against them.) (1 John iv, 4.) Whereupon the same Apostle is confident to conclude, " We know that whosoever is born of God, sinneth not...begotten of God, keepeth himself, and that wicked one touchethhim not." (v, 18.) KNOWLITTLE. — You speak as if a man might live without sin, and so be...