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Verse Sixth, the Apostle had exhorted all Christians to walk as Christ had walked, and he amplifies this duty, from the antiquity of it, v 7. and from the newness of it, v. 8. and then he instanceth in one special duty of loving one another, v. 9, 10, 11. and v. 12. lays down a Motive, because their sins were forgiven them, and then v. 13. he distributes those to whom he writes into three sorts, [Greek or Hebrew]: now in this fourteenth verse he repeats the same words almost; some think it a fault of the Copy, it being a vain tautology, but this is not likely; Sometimes repetitions in Scriptures imply certainty, but I think this is not here intended chiefly; but I think the Apostle being to press them to another duty, v. 15. namely, Not to love the world, he makes this a ground to urge them to it.

VErse Sixth, the Apostle had exhorted all Christians to walk as Christ had walked, and he amplifies this duty, from the antiquity of it, v 7. and from the newnesse of it, v. 8. and then he instanceth in one speciall duty of loving one another, v. 9, 10, 11. and v. 12. lays down a Motive, because their sins were forgiven them, and then v. 13. he distributes those to whom he writes into three sorts, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉: now in this fourteenth verse he repeats the same words almost; some think it a fault of the Copy, it being a vaine tautology, but this is not likely; Sometimes repetitions in Scriptures imply certainty, but I think this is not here intended chiefly; but I think the Apostle being to presse them to another duty, v. 15. namely, Not to love the world, he makes this a ground to urge them to it.