are recent and easily accessible writings : the Apostolic Church of Buddeus, and the Disputations of Lange, etc. — km, every) The discourse is respecting the spirits of that time : for at other times false prophets also impugned other heads of doctrine respecting Jesus Christ. — km cmO/Aa, every spirit ) The Spirit of God is one only : but from Him every true teacher has his own peculiar in- spiration, which is called Kvsvjna, spirit. — o/j.o'koys^ confesses) with the assent of the heart and mouth. By this word the doctrine is presupposed as already ratified and confirmed. — iv cap*}, in the flesh) He Himself, therefore, is something more than flesh. The heresies, which deny the truth of the flesh of Jesus Christ, pre- suppose, and by this very thing confirm, His Deity , since they were not able to reconcile with this His flesh, as worthy of it. — iX?j Xvdora, who is come) On this advent the whole doctrine respecting Christ depends ; for that advent partly presupposes, partly embraces, and partly draws after it, this doctrine : ver. 1 5, note.
3. To) that is, KvivfMct, the spirit. — xai vDv, and now) ch. ii. 18, note.
4. 'T/as/c, ye) who acknowledge Jesus Christ. — vsvixqxurs, ye have overcome) ch. v. 4, 5. — [aurous, them) the false prophets. — V. g.] — 6 iv vfjoTv? who is in you) God. — 6 iv ru> xoV/aw, who is in the world) the spirit of antichrist, or the evil one.
5. A uroi) they themselves . — ix rou x6g[jjo\j XaXoDov, speak of the world) They derive their language from the life and perception of the world. — dxove/y lieareth) on account of its agreement with them.
6. ’Etr/Afi/, we are) Understand, on this account we speak from [of] God. — ix rourovj from this) which is stated in ver. 2—6.
7. ’Aya-rw/Asi/, let us love) From that very doctrine, which he has just defended, he now derives an exhortation to love. See ver. 9. The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit : ver. 2 ; Bom. v. 5. — h ayacn?, love) All love is from God.
8. Obx syvw, knoweth not) Is not born of God, and knoweth not God. — 6 ©so$ dyuKyj sGriv, God is love) uyaKT] , without the article, as in ver. 16. This brief sentence imparted to John, even during the mere time which he took in writing it, more delight than the whole world can impart.
9. ’Ev rjfiTvj in us) that is, the love of God, which is now in us , throughout our whole spiritual experience. — on, because) This mo- tive of love is derived from ver. 3. From that which is said in ver. 3 respecting Jesus Christ, who is come in the flesh, mutual love is
by ABC Memph. Theb. later Syr. Iren, and Lucifer, the weightest authorities. — E.