 | William John Fitz-Patrick - 1861 - 548 Seiten
...themselves in the lamb's skin; but whether we cast them from us or they depart, we say with the Apostle, ' they went out from us, because they were not of us, for if they were of us, they surely would have remained with us.' " "Declan," one of the ablest of the... | |
 | Twenty-seven sermons - 1864 - 264 Seiten
...presumption and self-confidence, and make us watchful and humble ; but the apostle assures us on this head, "they went out from us, because they were not of us ; for if they had been of us they would no doubt have continued with us." True it is, the sincere servant... | |
 | James Morgan - 1865 - 558 Seiten
...believers. It had been said, in the previous verse, of mere professors, " They went out from us, but they were not of us ; for had they been of us, they would, no doubt, have continued with us ; but they went out that they might be made manifest that they were... | |
 | Charles Haddon Spurgeon - 1865 - 402 Seiten
...Scripture is plain enough. What says John? "They went out from us." Why ? Were they ever saints ? Oh no ! " They went out from us, because they were not of us ; for if they had been of us, doubtless they would have continued with us ; but they went out from us, that... | |
 | Charles Haddon Spurgeon - 1865 - 386 Seiten
...is plain enough. What says John ? " They went out from us." Why ? Were they ever saints ? Oh no ! " They went out from us, because they were not of us ; for if they had been of us, doubtless they would have continued with us ; but they went out from us, that... | |
 | 1869 - 428 Seiten
...fictitious portion of the body backslides and disappears. It does so because it is not gold but alloy — " They went out from us because they were not of us ; for if they had been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us ; but they went out from us, that... | |
 | Samuel Sharpe - 1869 - 498 Seiten
...severe. And St. John testifies against those who were led astray by the antichrists of his time, " They went out from us because 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... | |
 | William M. Leftwich - 1870 - 450 Seiten
...political tests as terms of membership or Christian communion. Not so with some who have separated from us; 'they went out from us because 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... | |
 | Saint Augustine (of Hippo) - 1872 - 560 Seiten
...they are severed from that invisible bond of love. Whence St. John says, " They went out from us, but they were not of us ; for had they been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us." 8 He does not say that they ceased to be of us by going out, but... | |
 | Saint Augustine (of Hippo) - 1872 - 1120 Seiten
...they are severed from that invisible bond of love. Whence St. John says, " They went out from us, but they were not of us ; for had they been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us." * He does not say that they ceased to be of us by going out, but... | |
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They went out from us because 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. 
