Whofe adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the rnament of a meek and quiet fpirit, which is in the light of God of great price. 5 For after this manner in the old time the holy women alfo, who trufted in God, adorned themselves, being in fubjection unto their own husbands: 6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whofe daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement. 7 Lakewife, ye hufbands, dwell with them accorting to knowle ige, giving honour unto the wire, as unto the weaker veffel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. 8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compation one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: 9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwife bleming; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye thould inherit a bletting. 10 For he that will love life and fee good days, let him retrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they fpeak no guile: 11 Let him efchew evil, and do good; let him feek peace and enfue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. 13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? 14 But and it ye fuffer for righteoufnefs fake, happy are ye; and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; 15 But fanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an anfiver to every man that afketh you a reafon of the hope that is in you with meeknefs and lear: 16 Having a good confcience; that, where as they fpeak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falfely accafe your good converfation in Chrit, 17 For it is better, if the will of God be fe, that ye futter for well-doing than for evil doing. 18 For Chrift alfo hath once faffered for fins, the jutt for the unjult, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the eth, but quickened by the Spirit: 19 By which alfo he went and preached unto the fpirits in prison; 20 Which fometime were disobedient, when once the long-fuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eigh. fouls, were faved by water. 21 The like figure whereunto even baptifm doth alto now fave us (not the putting away of the filth of the fleth, but the anfwer of a good confcience toward God,) by the refur. rection of Jefus Chrift: 22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and au thorities and powers being made fubject Exhortation to cease from it example of Chrijl, and the cmična of the general end that nowe appra 12 and comforteth them againg perjua tion. FORASMUCH then as Chrift hath life for as in the ticth, arm yourselves le Wife with the fame mind; for he that le faffered in the fich hath cafed from Ba; 2 That he no longer thould live the of his time in the desh to the lusts of me, but to the will of God, 3 For the time paft of our life mas faffe us to have wrought the will of the Ge when we walked in lafcivioufnels, lata, Cicefs of wine, reveilings, banquetings, in abominable idolatries? 4 Wherein they think it ftrange that yest not with them to the fame excess of re, fpeaking evil of you: 5 Who fhall give account to him that s ready to ja ige the quick and the dead. 6 For,for this caufe was the gospel preacted alfo to them that are dead, that they ne be judged according to men in the fiel, d live according to God in the fpirit. 7 But the end of all things is at hand: bet therefore fober, and watch unto prayer. 8 And above all things have servent char among yourselves: for charity thall coverts multitude of tins. 9 Ufe hofpitality one to another without grudging. 10 As every man hath received the gif even fo minifter the fame one to another, a good stewards of the manifold grace of God 11 If any man fpeak, let bim priè as the oracles of God; if any man minider, fez da do it as of the ability which God giveth; that God in all things may be glorified through Jefus Chrit; to whom be praife and dinion for ever and ever. Amen. 12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though fome ftrange thing happened unto your 13 Bat rejoice, inafmuch as ye are piz txers of Chrin's fufferings; that, when he glory thall be revealed, ye may be glad an with exceeding joy. 14 If ye be reproached for the name of Chrift, happy are ye; to rthe spirit at glory and of God refteth upon you: on their per he is evil spoken of, but on your part he s glorified. 15 But let none of you fufer as a mutderer, or as a the, or as an evildoer, or at a ufybody in other mea's matters, 16 Yet it any man fuffer as a Chriftian, let him not be afhamed; but let him glory God on this behalf. 17 For the time is come that julgmest muft begin at the house of God: and it firit begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God! 18 And if the righteous fcartely he saved where thall the ungodly and the finner uppear? 19 Wherefore let them that fuffer a cording to the will of God, commit the keeping of their fouls to bim in well deing, as unto a faithful Creator. СНАР. У. E elders which are among you I exhort, vho am alfo an elder, and a witnefs of the ings of Chritt, and alfo a partaker of the that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among taking the overnight thereof, not by traint, but willingly; not for filthy lu but ofa ready mind; Neither as being lords over God's heri2, but being enfamples to the flock. And, when the chief Shepherd thall apr, ye shall receive a crown of glory that eth not away. Likewife ye younger, fubmit yourselves to the elder. Yea, all of you be fubject one another, and be clothed with humility: God renteth the proud, and giveth grace the humble. 5 Humble yourselves therefore under the ghty hand of God, that he may exalt you que time: 7 Cafting all your care upon him; for he reth for you. SIM to feed their flocks. 8 Be fober, be vigilant; because your adverfary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, fceking whom he may devour: 9 Whom refift ftedfaft in the faith, knowing that the fame afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 10 But the God of all grace, who hath call. ed us unto his eternai glory by Chrift Jefus, after that ye have fuffered a while, make you perfect, ftablish, strengthen, fertle you. II To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I fuppofe, I have written briefly, exhorting and teftifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye ftand. 13 The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, faluteth you; and fo doth Marcus my fon. 14 Greet ye one another with a kifs of charity. Peace be with you all that are m Chritt Jefus. Amen. The Second Epiftle general of PETER. Confirming them in the hope of the increate of God's grace, 7 he exhorteth them, by faith and good works, to make their calling fure. IMON Peter, a fervant and an apoftle of Jefus Chrift, to them that have obtain. ed like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jefus Christ; 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jefus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue : 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promifes: that by thefe ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having efcaped the corruption that is in the world through luft. 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godlinefs; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if there things be in you and abound, they make you that ye ball neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jefus Chrift. 9 But ne that lacketh thefe things is blind, and cannot fee afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old fins. 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election fure: for if ye do thefe things, ye thall never fall: 11 Por fo an entrance shall be minittered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift. 12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the prefent truth. 13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to ftir you up by putting yo in remembrance; 14 Knowing that thortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jefus Chrif hath thewed me. 15 Moreover, I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. 16 For we have not followed cunningly de. vifed tables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift, but were eye witneffes of his majetty. 17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came fuch a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleafed. 18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. 19 We have alfo a more fure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take need, as unto a light that thineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day ftar arife in your hearts: 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the fcripture is of any private interpre tation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man; but holy men of God fake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. HA P. II. 1 He foretelleth them of false teachers, shering the impiety and punishment both of them and their followers. Bu UT there were talfe prophets alfo among the people, even as there thall be falfe teachers among you, who privily thall bring in damnable herefies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon them. felves fwift deftruction. 2 And many thall follow their pernicious ways; by realon of whom the way of truth thall be evil spoken of. 3 And through covetoufnefs thall they with feigned words make merchandife of you: whofe judgment now of a long time lingereth KK 4 Description of falfe teachers. 11. PETER. not, and their damnation lumbereth not. 4 For if God fpared not the angels that finned, but caft ibem down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be referved unto judgment; An 1 fpared not the old world, but faved Noah the eighth perfun, a preacher of righ teousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; And turning the cities of Sodom and Go. morrha into afhes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an enfample unto there that after thould live ungodly; a 7 And delivered jutt Lot, vexed with the lthy converfation of the wicked: 8 (For that righteous man dwelling mong them, in feeing and hearing, vexed His righteous foul trom day to day with their unlawful deeds;) 9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to referve the unjut unto the day of judgment to be punished: 10 But chiefly them that walk atter the Reth in the luft of uncleannefs, and defpife government. Presumptuous are they, felt. Willed; they are not afraid to fpeak evil of digalt es. Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accufation agamit them before the Lord. 12 But thefe, as natural brute beafts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and thail utterly perifh in their own corruption; 13 And that receive the reward of unrighteoufnefs, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feaft with you; 14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot ceafe from tin beguiling unftable fouls: an heart they have exercifed with covetous practices; curfed children: 15 Which have forfaken the right way, and are gone aftray, following the way of Salaam the jen of Bofor, who loved the wages of unrighteoufnefs; to But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb afs fpeaking with man's voice forbad the midnefs of the prophet. 17 Thefe are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempeft; to whom the mist of darkness is referved for ever. 18 For when they fpeak great fwelling words of vanity, they allure through the luits of the flesh, through much wantonnefs, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. 19 While they promise them liberty, they themfelves are the fervants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the fame is he brought in bondage. 20 For if after they have efcaped the pol lutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteoufneis, than, after they have known it," to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned Of Chriff's coming to judeus was wathed to her wallowing is the 15 unto you; in both which w which were spoken before by the b in the last days fcotters, walking arter of own lufts. his coming For fince the fathers tell that by the word of God the heaves 6 Whereby the world that then w But the heavens and the earth, w are now, by the same word are kepe referved unto fire against the day of ment and perdition of ungodly mea 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of thes fand years, and a thousand years asete op thing, that one day is with the Lord satis 9 The Lerd is not flack concerning promife, as fome men count flacknes; s that any should perith, but that all ha is longfuffering to us-ward, not wi come to repentance. a thiet in the night; in the which the diffolved, what manner of perfos ought t 12 Looking for and hatting unto the an being on fire fhall be diffolved, and the d ing of the day of God, wherein the heaves ment fhall melt with fervent heat! me, look for new heavens and a new earth, 13 Nevertheless we, according to his wherein dwelleth righteousness. look for fuch things, be diligent that t 14 Wherefore, beloved, feeing that y may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. 15 And account that the longfuffering of our Lord is falvation; even as our beloved brother Paul alfo according to the wilder given unto him hath written unto you; 16 As alfo in all bis epiftles, (peaking in them of these things; in which are c that are unlearned and unstable wreft, u things hard to be understood, which they they do alfo the other feriptures, unto their own deftruction. 17 Ye therefore, beloved, feeing ye know led away with the error of the wicked, fi. these things betore, beware left ye atte, being from your own stedtastnefs. 18 But grow in grace, and in the know. To him be glory both now and for eve ledge of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrif Amen. T 1 The First Epiftle general of JOH N. СНАР. 1. Te defcribeth the person of Chrift, in whom e have eternal life, by a communion with od. 5 to which we mufl adjoin boliness. HAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we e feen with our eyes, which we have ked upon, and our hands have handled, the word of life; 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occation of ttumbling in him. 11 But he that hateth his brother is in knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darknefs, and walketh in darknel's, and darknefs hath blinded his eyes. 12 I write unto you, little children, because your fins are forgiven you for his name's fake. I write (For the life was manifefted, and we 13 I write unto you, fathers, because ve ve feen it, and bear witness, and fhew have known him that is from the beginning. to you that eternal life, which was with I write unto you, young men, because ye e Father, and was manifefted unto us;) 3 That which we have feen and heard have overcome the wicked one. clare we unto you, that ye alfo may have unto you, little children, becaufe ye have Plowship with us: and truly our fellowship with the Father, and with his Son Jefus hrift. 4 And these things write we unto you, hat your joy may be full. 5 This then is the meffage which we have eard of him, and declare unto you, that God s light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we fay that we have fellowship with sim, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do Got the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in he light, we have fellowship one with anther, and the blood of Jefus Chrift his Son cleanfeth us from all fin. 8 If we fay that we have no fin, we deceive ourfelves, and the truth is not in us. 9 It we confefs our fins, he is faithful and jult to forgive us our fins, and to cleanfe us from all unrighteoufnefs. 10 If we fay that we have not finned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. CHAP. II. 1 Comfort against fins of infirmity. 3 To know God is to keep his commandments, 18 To beware of feducers; 20 from whofe deceits the godly are fafely preferved by faith and holiness of life. Y little children, these things write I known the Father. 14 I have written unto you, fathers, be caule ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, becaufe ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. 15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the luft of the flesh, and the lutt of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world paffeth away, and the lunt thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 1 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist thall come, even now are there many antichrifts; whereby we know that it is the last time. 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 went out, that they might be made manisett that they were not all of us. 20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 21 I have not writen unto you becaufe ye. know not the truth, but because ye know M unto you, that ye thin not. And if any it, and that no lie is of the truth. man fin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jefus Christ the righteous: a And he is the propitiation for our fins: and not for ours only, but alfo for the jins of the whole world. 3 And hereby we do know that we know him, it we keep his commandments. 4 He that faith, 1 know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whofo keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that faith he abideth in him ought himself alfo fo 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: the old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new commandment I write un to you, which thing is true in him and in you; because the darkness is pait, and the true light now thiaeth. 9 He that faith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darknefs even until now. 22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jefus is the Chrift? He is antichrist, that de.. nieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whofoever denieth the Son," the fame Lath not the Father: [but] be that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. 24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning thall remain in you, ye alfo fhall continue in the Son, and in the Fatner. 25 And this is the promife that he hath promited us, even eternal life. 25 Thefe things have I written uato you concerning them that feduce you. 27 Bat the anointing which ye have re ceived of him abieth in you, and ye need: not that any man teach you: but as the fame andinting teacheth 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 thall appear, we may have confidence, and not be afna.ned berore nim at his conting. ay If ye know that he is righteous, ye know. We mufflove one another. I. JOHN. know that every one that doeth righteoufnefs is born of him. CHIA P. III. 1 He declareth the fugular love of God to wards us, in making us bis fons; 3 who therefore ought obediently to keep bis comwandments," 11 as aljo "brotherly to love one anniber. BE EHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath beftowed upon us, that we thould be called the fous of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2 Beloved, now are we the fons of God, and it doin not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he thall appear, we shall be like him; for we thall fee him as he is. 3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himfelt, even as he is pure, 4 Whofoever committeth fin tranfgreffeth alfo the law; for fin is the tranfgreffion of the law. 5 And ye know that he was manifefted to take away our fins, and in him is no fin. 6 Whaloever abideth in him finneth not: holoever finneth hath not feen him, neither known him. 7 Little chil ren, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteoufnefs is righte. ous, even as he is righteous, 8 He that committeth fin is of the devil; for the devil finaeth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was mani icited, that he might deftroy the works of the evil. 9 Whofoever is born of God doth not commit fia; for his feed remaineth in him: and he cannot fia, because he is born of God. 10 In this the children of God are manifeit: and the children of the devil: whofo. ever deeth not righteoufnefs is not of God, neither be that loveth not his brother. 11 For this is the meffage that ye heard from the beginning, that we thould love one another. 12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and flew his brother. And wherefore lew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. 13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 14 We know that we have paffed from death unto lite, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abidt th in death, 15 Whofoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 16 Hersty perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his lite for us: and we Pune to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whofo hath this world's good, and feeth his brother have need, and hutteth up his bowels of compapon from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and In truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truca, and ball affure our hearts before him. 20 Fori: our heart condemn us, God is greater thin cur heart, and knoweth all things Of trying the 21 Beloved, if our heart condens then have we confidence toward G: him, because we keep his comma 22 And whatfoxver we ask, we and do thofe things that are pla his fight. 23 And this is his commandment, T thould beureve on the name of his son je Chrift, and love one another, as xp commandment, dwelleth in him, and he in m 24 And he that keepeth his comm the spirit which he hath given us. hereby we know that be abickih mu CHAP. IV. He warneth them not to believe all ha whn boajt of the spirit, but to try ther rules of the caticolic jaub; 7 reafms exhorteth to brotherly har. ELOVED, believe not every $2 Gol: because many talle prophets an try the spirits whether they out into the world. BE 2 Hereby know ye the spirit of 6 is come in the fleth is of God: Every spirit that confeileth that jelas d 3 And every spirit that ceneffech nett and this is that spirit of antichrt, w Jefus Christ is come in the rein is not a Sa ye have heard that it thould come: mine now already is it in the world. overcome them: because greater is he 4 Ye are of God, little children, and is in you, than he that is in the world. 5 They are of the worlu: therefore i them. they of the world, and the world beans heareth us; he that is not of God heath 6 We are of God: he that knoweth G not us. Hereby know we the Spirit et rath, and the fpirit of error. 7 Beloved, let us love one another: V is born of God, and knoweth God. love is of God; an i every one that lich 8 He that lovetn not knoweth not Gal; for God is love. toward us, becaufe that God fent his ent 9 In this was manifefted the love of Gol begotten Son into the world, that we mig live through him. To Herein is love, not that we loved fea but that he loved us, and fent his Son 1994 the propitiation for our fins. alfo to love one another. 11 Beloved, if God to loved us, we acht If we love one another, God dwelicià ne 12 No man hath feen God at any des and his love is persected in us. and be in us, becaufe he hath given as of 13 Hereby know we that we well in him, hrs Spirit. 14 And we have feen and do teftify that the father sent the Son to be the Saviour d the world. he in Cod. 15 Whofoever thall confefs that Jefus a the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; at be that dwelleth. in love dwelleth in G and God in him.. may have boldnefs in the day of judgment; |