 | John Satchel - Theology, Doctrinal - 1811 - 434 pages
...they are by their breach of the unity of the church. The apostle St. John says, They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been...might be made manifest that they -were not all of us. My dear Eusebia, continued he, you have been moping here by yourself, which naturally nourishes melancholy.... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 454 pages
...30. Some withdrew, and set up for teachers, while others followed after them. " They went out from us, but they were not of us, for, if they had been...might be made manifest that they were not all of us," 1 John ii. 19. Howbeit, though many were taken with his wild and extravagant notions, yet not all ;... | |
 | Samuel Hopkins - Millennium (Eschatology) - 1811 - 536 pages
...discovered by their falling away. Therefore, the apostle John says, of such apostates, " They went out from us, but they were not of us : For if they had been...be made manifest, that they were not all of us."* These declarations do indeed suppose that persons may set out and run well to appearance, for a time... | |
 | Nathanael Emmons - Congregational churches - 1812 - 420 pages
...come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time- They went out from us, but they were not of us: for if they had been...might be made manifest that they were not all of us. But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. I have not written unto you because... | |
 | Seth Williston - Presbyterian Church - 1812 - 252 pages
...of apostates. The apostle John, speaking of the antichrists of his time, says, " They went out from us, but they were not of us : for if they had been...might be made manifest, that they were not all of us." The whole force uf the apostle's argument, to prove that these apostate professors were never real... | |
 | Edward Dorr Griffin - Congregational churches - 1813 - 416 pages
...have heard that antichrist shall come, even now there are many antichrists. — They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been...might be made manifest that they were not all of us. But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. I have not written unto you because... | |
 | Gardiner Spring - Christian life - 1813 - 244 pages
...were somewhat multiplied even in those early days of the Christian Church. He eays, They went out Jrom us, but they were not of us ; for if they had been...might be made manifest that they were not all of us. The true disciple endures to the end. Though he foresees that his path is beset with obstructions on... | |
 | William Clayton - Sermons, English - 1814 - 420 pages
...last times occur to try characters, and many who believed for a time, fall away. " They went out from us, but " they were not of us; for if they had been...be made manifest " that they were not all of us."* But though the faith of the insincere may be overthrown, " Nevertheless the foundation of God " standeth... | |
 | Elias Boudinot - Bible - 1815 - 600 pages
...Jesus is the Christ ? He is antichrist who denieth the Father and the Son."-|- " They went out from us, but they were not of us ; for if they had been...be made manifest, that they were not all of us."* You now behold the latter times of the last time, of the Roman government, or the fourth monarchy spoken... | |
 | Robert Hall - Christianity - 1815 - 260 pages
...contrary character all the while. Hence of apostates, the apostle thus speaks : They went out from us, but they were not of us, for if they had been...might be made manifest, that they were not all of us, but ye have an unction from the holy one, &c. 1 John ii. 19, 20. Thus it appears, that a\ visible,... | |
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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. 
