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geneva@1John:3:1 @ Behold, (note:)He begins to declare this agreement of the Father and the Son, at the highest cause, that is, at that free love of God towards us, with which he so loves us, that also he adopts us to be his children.(:note)What a gift of how great love. what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be That we should be the sons of God, and so, that all the world may see that we are so. called the sons of God: Before he declares this adoption, he says two things: the one, that this so great a dignity, is not to be esteemed according to the judgment of the flesh, because it is unknown to the world, for the world knows not God the Father himself. therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

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geneva@1John:3:6 @ Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever (note:)He is said to sin, that does not give himself to purity, and in him sin reigns: but sin is said to dwell in the faithful, and not to reign in them.(:note) sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

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geneva@1John:3:9 @ Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his (note:)The Holy Spirit is so called by the effect he works, because by his power and mighty working, as it were by seed, we are made new men.(:note) seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

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geneva@1John:3:13 @ Marueile not, my brethren, though this world hate you.

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geneva@1John:3:20 @ For (note:)If an evil conscience convicts us, much more ought the judgment of God condemn us, who knows our hearts better than we ourselves do.(:note) if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

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geneva@1John:3:23 @ This is then his commaundement, That we beleeue in the Name of his Sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another as hee gaue commaundement.

geneva@1John:3:24 @ And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the (note:)He means the Spirit of sanctification, whereby we are born again and live to God.(:note) Spirit which he hath given us.

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