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The elder to the electe lady and her chyldren which I love in the trueth: and not I only but also all that have knowe the trueth
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for the truthes sake which dwelleth in vs and shalbe in vs for ever.
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With you be grace mercy and peace from God ye father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ the sonne of the father in trueth and love.
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I reioysed greatly that I founde of thy chyldre walkinge in trouth as we have receaved a commaundement of the father.
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And nowe beseche I the lady not as though I wrote a newe commaundement vnto the but that same which we had fro the begynninge that we shuld love one another.
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And this is the love that we shulde walke after his commaundementes.This commaundement is (that as ye have hearde from the begynninge) ye shuld walke in it.
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For many deceavers are entred in to the worlde which confesse not that Iesus Christ is come in the flesshe. This is a deceaver and an Antichrist.
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Loke on youre selves that we loose not that we have wrought: but that we maye have a full rewarde.