| Thomas Boston - 1812 - 512 pages
...and proper flesh. With this determinate expression it was always necessary to acknowledge him. For ' every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is...every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God,' 1 John iv. 2, 3. This spirit appeared very early in the Christian... | |
| 1812 - 292 pages
...general application, is made a subject of many observations by the apostle John. See 1. John, iv. 2, 3. Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is...every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, is not of God, Again, chapter v. verse 1. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is... | |
| Nehemiah Nisbett - 1812 - 340 pages
...the flesh, is not of God. AnA this is that spirit of Antichrist, or of opposition to Christ, wktreof ye have heard that it should come, and even now already is it in the world. The Apostle then breaks out, in terms of high commendation, on the conduct of those, \viio had firmly... | |
| John Jones - 1812 - 1054 pages
...Jesus Christ came in the flesh is of God : but every spirit, which alloweth not that Jesns Christ came in the flesh, is not of God ; and this is that spirit of Antichrist, of whose coming' ye have heard, and is indeed already in the world." iv. In all language*, verbs, signifying... | |
| Andrews Norton - 1813 - 424 pages
...occasion to the present controversy, is as follows; — Every spirit that confesseth that Jems Christ is come in the flesh is of God; and every spirit that confesseth not Jtsus is not of God. In the passage either thus read, or as it stands in our common translation, there... | |
| John Wesley - 1813 - 470 pages
...who is come in the flesh, is of God. And every spirit which confesseth not Jesus Christ, who в come in the flesh, is not of God : and this is that spirit oí antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it cometh; and 4 now already it is in the world. Ye are... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1874 - 608 pages
...must be the only one in these the latter days, as it certainly was in the first ages. ' Hereby know we the Spirit of God ; every spirit that confesseth that...Antichrist whereof ye have heard that it should come.' " So far we have reason to be satisfied with the author's qualification for writing history. He desires... | |
| Ethan Smith - 1814 - 598 pages
...but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is Antichrist that denieth the Father and the Son.* And every spirit, that confesseth not that Jesus Christ...it should come, and even now already is it in the world.'f Here it is the decided character and spirit of Antichrist, that he is a gross Infidel: Not... | |
| James Edward Clarke - 1814 - 424 pages
...expresses himself, in his first Epistle, chap. iv. 5. ' And this is that spirit of Antichrist, whereof you have heard that it should come, and even now already is it in the world.' By the influence of Satan these essential qualities of Antichrist were nourished and gradually strengthened... | |
| John Edward CLARKE - 1814 - 420 pages
...expresses himself, in his first Epistle, chap. iv. 5. ' And this is that spirit of Antichrist, whereof you have heard that it should come, and even now already is it in the world.' By the influence of Satan these essential qualities of Antichrist were nourished and gradually strengthened... | |
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