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My dear children, these things I write unto you, that ye may avoid sin. but if any man has failed, we have an advocate with the father, Jesus Christ the just.

I write to you, dear children, because your sins are forgiven you upon the account of Christ.

I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked spirit. I write to you, little children, because ye have known the father.

Dear children, the last time is come: as ye have heard that antichrist was to come, accordingly many antichrists have already appeared; whereby we know that we are now in the last times.

adhere to that, my dear children, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

dear children, let no man deceive you: only he that acts justly is just, as he is just.

In this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: he that does not practise virtue, and fraternal benevolence, is not of God.

my dear children, let not our love be only in the language of our lips, but in the real effects of the heart.

ye are of God, my dear children, and you have overcome them: because he that is in you, is superior to him that is in the world.

by this we may know that we love the children of God, if we love God, and keep his commandments.

we know that we are the children of God, and the rest of the world are subject to the evil spirit.

dear children, keep yourselves from idols. AMEN.

The PRESBYTER to the lady ECLECTA and her children, whom I sincerely love, and not only I, but all true christians,

It was a great satisfaction to me, to see the conduct of your children, was so agreeable to the directions, we received from the father.

The children of your sister ECLECTA salute you. AMEN.

greater joy I cannot have, than to hear that my children are attach'd to the truth.

but I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there those that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who counselled Balac to ensnare the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.

I will strike her children dead; and all the churches shall know that I am he who searcheth the reins and the heart: and I will give to every one of you according to your works.

And I heard the number of those who were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred forty and four thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

her walls were large and high; the gates were twelve; and at the gates twelve angels, with the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel inscrib'd thereon.