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"The light or spirit of life in the soul, is in every one of us," &c.—How is the pretension of an , to the light and spirit of life in his soul, which he says does not deceive him, to be disproved, but by bringing his doctrines to the test of Scripture?

the following tests, among others, a man may prove whether he be in the faith.

"Many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist." 2 John. 7.

"Who is a liar, but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father." 1 Jno. ii. 22, 23.

"Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son." 2 Jno. 9.

"Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of Man also confess before the Angels of

God: but he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the Angels of God." Luke, xii. 8, 9.

"Hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him." 1 Jno. ii. 3-5.

"And this is his commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment." 1 Jno. iii. 23.