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A57377	Clavis Bibliorum The key of the Bible, unlocking the richest treasury of the Holy Scriptures : whereby the 1 order, 2 names, 3 times, 4 penmen, 5 occasion, 6 scope, and 7 principall parts, containing the subject-matter of every book of Old and New Testament, are familiarly and briefly opened : for the help of the weakest capacity in the understanding of the whole Bible / by Francis Roberts ...	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1648 (1648)	Wing R1583; ESTC R20707	139,238	403

therefore is probable he wrote it at Ephesus Zauch Prolegom in 1. Ioan. p. 6. Iohn lived after the other Apostles and wrote after them Occasions I. Iohn observed that in his daies there were many hereticall Teachers Seducers which he cals Anti-christs and by a propheticall spirit foresaw that afterwards there would arise many more Epiphanius reckon● up these before and in Iohn's dayes viz. 1. Simonians 2. Menandrians 3. Saturnilians 4. Basilidians 5. Nicolaitanes of whom Rev. 2. 6. Gnosticks 7. Carpocratians from Carpocrates in Asia who taught men must sinne and do the will of all the devils otherwise they could not enter into heaven 8. Cerinthians and Merinthians from Cerinthus and Morinthus who denyed Christs divinity said he was not before Mary that he was a meere man 9. Habionits who held the same heresie 10. Nazaraei that urged Moses law See Epiphan in Panario l. 1. Tom. 2. II. Iohn took notice of divers carnall believers who made great profession of knowledge faith and piety towards God who yet lived ungodly to the scandall of the Gospel III. Finally Iohn considered how necessary it was to encourage true believers in faith and promote them to assurance of their interest in eternall life These gave Iohn Occasion of writing this Epistle by way of remedy Scope The blessed Apostle Iohn in this Epistle principally levels at these three ends 1. To detect and confute hereticall and Anti-Christian Seducers and warne the believers against them and their false Doctrine These things have I written to you concerning them that seduce you 1 John 2.26 particularly and especially proving That Christ is true and eternall God against Corinthians and Hebionites c. 1. That Christ is true man and assumed true flesh against Cerdonians Manichees Priscillianists and Valentinians which by a Propheticall spirit he foresaw would follow c. 4. That Iesus is the true Christ the promised Messiah against Iew● and Nazarites c. 2. That the Father Word and holy Ghost are three true distinct Persons of one essence against Sabelli●ns c. c. 5. That they that are born of God ought not nay as such cannot commit sin and such as do not righteousnesse are of the devill not of God against the Carpocratians c. 3. 2. To stirre up all that professe to know God and believe in him that they walk in light not in darknesse 1. Iohn 1.5 6 7. as Christ walked that they keep the Commandements especially abound in love 1 Iohn 2.4 5 6. and all along the Epistle 3. To provoke true believers to growth in faith and grace and to help forward their assurance of their interest in eternall life This last end is clearly professed in 1 Iohn 5.13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Sonne of God that yee may know that yee have eternall life And therefore it is most singularly observable of this sweet and precious Epistle what a multitude of Marks Signs or Discoveries of believer's spirituall State are here plainly and purposely laid downe for this end more then in any other so short a piece of Scripture in the whole Bible Which Signes are here reduced to severall heads and set downe for the help and comfort of the Readers in some of which at least the weakest if a sincere Christian may find abundant soule-refreshing and heart-establishment I. Evidences Signes or Discoveries of Gods love to us 1. Christs being sent to lay down his life for us that we might live by him 1 Iohn 3.16 and 4.9 10. 2. Adoption That we should be called the sonnes of God 1 Iohn 3.1 3. Our not loving the world nor the things of the world inordinately 1 John 2.15 16 17. 4. Our love to God which is an effect or reflexive beame of Gods love to us 1 Iohn 4.19 II. Evidences or Signes of our Regeneration Sonneship c. 1. That the world knoweth us not 1 Iohn 3.1 2. True believing that Jesus is the Christ 1 Iohn 5.1 3. Not committing sin 1 Iohn 3.9 and 5.18 Especially in respect of that great sin of sins The wicked one toucheth him not 1 John 5.18 4. Hope if not assurance that we shall be conforme to God in his glorious appearing 1 Iohn 3.2 3. 5. In hope of glory purifying our selves as God is pure 1 Iohn 2.3 6. Overcoming erroneous hereticall spirits 1 Iohn 4.1 4. 7. Overcoming the world by faith 1 Iohn 5.4 5. 8. Doing of righteousnesse 1 Iohn 2.29 and 3.10 9. True love of the brethren 1 Iohn 3.10.14 and 4.7 III. Evidences or Signes that we are of the truth of the true number of Gods people 1. Having an unction from the holy one teaching us all things 1 Iohn 2.19 20 27. 2. The Testimony of an upright heart or conscience 1 Iohn 3.19 20 21. 3. Perseverance with the faithfull in Christ and the truth 1 Iohn 2.19.27 IIII. Evidences or Signes of being in light not in darknesse in life not in death 1. Having the Sonne 1 Iohn 5.11.12 2. Loving and not hating our brother 1 Iohn 2.9 10 11. and 3.14 15. V. Evidences or Signes of the true knowledge of God 1. Keeping his Commandements 1 Iohn 2.3 4. 2. Denyall of sinne 1 Iohn 3.6 3. Mutuall love of one another 1 Iohn 4.7 8. VI. Evidences or Signes of our love to God and Iesus Christ. 1. The casting out of base feare 1 Iohn 4.18 2. Not loving the world and things in the world inordinately 1 Iohn 2.15.16 3. Keeping of his Commandements and his Word chearfully 1 Iohn 2.5 and 5.3 4. Opening our bowels of compassion to brethren in need 1 Iohn 3.17 and 1 Iohn 5.1 1 Iohn 4.11 12 20 21. VII Evidences or Signes of our Communion with God and Iesus Christ. 1. His spirit given us 1 Iohn 3.24 and 4.13 2. The Truth 's abiding in us 1 Iohn 2.24 3. Confessing that Jesus is the Son of God 1 Iohn 4.15 4. Not doing sinne 1 Iohn 3.6 8. 5. Love to God and dwelling therein 1 Iohn 4.16 6. Walking in light not in darknesse 1 Iohn 1.5 6 7. 7. Walking as Christ walked 1 Iohn 2.6 8. Keeping his Words and Commandements 1 Iohn 2.3 4 5. and 3.23 24. 9. Brotherly love 1 Iohn 4.12 VIII Finally Evidences or Signs of true brotherly love or love of Gods children 1 Joh. 5.1 2. 1. Knowing of God 1 Iohn 4.7 8. 2. Loving of God 1 Iohn 5.1 2. 3. Keeping Gods Commandements 1 Iohn 5.2 4. Not loving in word and in tongue but in deed and in truth 1 Iohn 3.18 5. Reall compassion to our brother in need yea even hazzarding our life for him in some cases 1 Iohn 3.16 17. By these Evidences Signes or Characters of our spirituall Estate clearly laid downe in this Excellent Epistle the weak in faith may become strong in Assurance and the strong may become stronger yea all that truly believe in the name of the Son of God if the fault be not their owne may hereby come to know that they have eternall life

Eccles. Hist. l. 3. c. 22. Hieronym in Catal. vir illustr in Petro. Nor is it found in the Syriack version B●t divers cogent Arguments perswade us that this is an Apostolicall Epistle and written by Peter As 1. The inscription mentions the same Penman of this Epistle with the first viz. Simon Peter a servant and an Apostle of Iesus Christ. 2 Pet. 1.1 He that wrote this Epistle testifies that he must shortly put off this his Tabernacle as our Lord Iesus Christ hath shewed him 2 Pet. 1.14 to whom did Christ shew this but to Peter Iohn 21.17 3. He that wrote this Epistle was with Christ upon the Mount at his transfiguration beheld his majesty and heard that voice of the father from heaven when he was with Christ on the holy Mount This is my beloved sonne in whom I am well pleased 2 Pet. 1.16 17 18. Now there were only three viz. Peter Iames and Iohn in the Mount with Christ at his transfiguration Matth. 17.1 2. therefore it must be written by one of them three and by whomsoever of them it is of Apostolicall yea of divine Authority but unto Iames or Iohn none ever yet ascribed it nor is there any reason so to do but many to the contrary therefore it must needs be confessed to be written by Peter 4. He that writes this Epistle cals it his Second Epistle and intimates he wrote them both to the same persons viz. the dispersed believing Jews compare 2 Pet. 1.1 and 3.1 with 1 Pet. 1.1 5. He that wrote this Epistle cals Paul his beloved brother commends him and approves the Authority of his Epistles 2 Pet. 3.15 16. which were too much for any but for an Apostolicall pen. 6. An holy Apostolicall spirit breathes throughout this whole Epistle both in his exhortations to holy duties monitions against false-teachers and Apostacy and predictions of things to come 7. The stile and phrase Apostolicall and consonant enough to that of Peters first Epistle Hist. Magd. Cent. 1. l. 2. c. 4. 8. To all these may be added the consent of ancient Writers that count this Epistle Canonicall and Apostolicall Concil Laodicen Can. 59. Carthaginens 3. Athanas. in Synops. Damascen l. 4. c. 18. Epiphan Heres 76. August l. 2. De Doctrin Christian. c. 8. And Beda in Comment wonders how any should doubt of the Authority of this Epistle when the Penman hath put his name in the beginning and testifies he was with the Lord in the holy mount So that this Epistle is of unquestionable authority Peter made this Epistle a little before his death 2 Pet. 1.14 Occasion Scope Peter considering that shortly he must put off the Tabernacle of his body 2 Pet. 1.14 that some were too negligent of making their calling and election sure that there then were and afterwards would be false teachers and seducers in the Church and scoffers against the second comming of Christ Therefore Peter wrote this Epistle to stirre them up by putting them in remembrance of those things which had been preached among them 2 Pet. 1.12 13 14. 3.1 2. specially inciting them to progresse in grace to watchfulnesse against false teachers and scoffers and to a preparednesse for the comming of Christ as the whole current of the Epistle evidences Principall parts I. Inscription of the Epistle c. 1 1 2. II. Substance of the Epistle which is 1. Hortatory exhorting them to progresse and perseverance in grace and piety c. 1. 2. Monitory warning them to take heed of those hereticall and blasphemous seducers which should creep into the Church threatning destruction to them c. 2. 3. Propheticall foretelling of sensuall scoffers against Christs comming in the last days and of the day of judgement the new heavens and new earth whereunto they should prepare themselves by piety c. 3 1. to 17. III. Conclusion of the Epistle with a summary recitall of his former exhortations and with a doxology unto our Lord Jesus Christ c. 3 17 18. I John THe first Catholique Epistle of JOHN the Apostle This Epistle hath this Title in all the ancient manuscript Copies Bez. Annot. ante hanc Ep. Which as Beza there well advertiseth us we are thus to understand viz. The first Epistle of Iohn the Apostle which is Catholick for of all Iohn's Epistles this only is Catholique or Generall the other two being particular viz. The 2 d to the Elect Lady and her children The 3 d to Gaius and therefore it were improper to call it the first Generall Epistle in any other sense Penman of this Epistle is Iohn the Apostle as is evident 1. From the Greek Title 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. The first Catholique Epistle of John the Apostle thus all ancient Greek Copies have it Bez. 2. From his manner of speaking of Christ asserting his divinity in divers passages of this Epistle as 1 Iohn 1.1 2. 2.22.23 24. 5.5 6 7. c. and calling him the Word 1 Iohn 1.1 and 1 Iohn 5.7 Iohn being most sublime in asserting the Godhead of Christ Iohn 1.1 2 3. c. and Rev. often and no writers in the New Testament stiling Christ the Word but Iohn in his Gospel Iohn 1.1 14. in his Revelation Rev. 1.2 and 19.13 and here in this Epistle 3. From that eminent and singular Character of Iohns spirit viz. The spirit of love most predominant and conspicuous all along this Epistle as in his Gospel and Revelation Iohn was the disciple whom Jesus loved above all his disciples Iohn 13.23 19.26 and 20.2 and 21.7 20. He was a meer compound of sweetest love in all his writings breaths nothing in a manner but love Hence excellently Calvin Haec Epistola prorsus digna est ejus discipuli spiritu qui prae aliis ideò a Christo dilectus fuit ut ipsum nobis familiarem redderet i. e. This Epistle is altogether worth the Spirit of that disciple which was therefore beloved of Christ above the rest that he might render him familiar unto us Calv. Argum. in 1. Ioan. Of Iohn see more in Annot on Gosp. of Iohn Iohn therefore being the undoubted Penman of this Epistle it is of unquestionable Authority Eusebius and Hieronymus testify That there never was doubt in the Church about the Author or Authority of this Epistle Euseb Hist. Eccles. l. 3. c. 25. Hieronym in Catalog Augustin cals it satis dulcem satis memorabilem in Ecclesia dei quód in ipsa charitas maximé commendetur i. e. A most sweet Epistle and most memorable in the Church of God because love is especially commended therin Aug. Praef. in 1. Ioan. Ep. and saith that orbem ter●arum ipsa edificavit i. e. It hath edified the world Aug. Tract 7. When and Whence this Epistle was written Iohn wrote his Gosp. at Ephesus Iraen l. 3. c. 1. advers haeres This Epistle seemes to be written after his Gospel He wrote it when he was now old thinks Hierome And being old he departed not from Asia