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! ,lat9 ,vulgate by ,bi%op ,ri*>d       
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,,! ,,second ,,epi/le ,,( ,,/4 ,,john   
,,! ,,apo/le    ,! ,apo/le comm5ds      
,electa & h] family = _! /eadfa/ness 9  
! true fai? & exhorts !m to p]sev]e1 le/
 !y lose ! rew>d  ( _! lab\rs4 ,he      
exhorts !m to love "o ano!r4 ,b )       
h]etics  to h no society1 ev5 n to      
salute !m4 ,al?\gh ?is ,epi/le is       

writt5 to a p>ticul> p]son1 yet its     
in/ructions may s]ve z a  lesson to     
o!rs1 especially to ^? :o1 f _!         
connections1  situation1 or condition 9 
life1 are 9 dang] ( p]v]sion4      #b   
,john ,*apt] #a    ,he recomm5ds walk+ 9
 tru?1 lov+ "o ano!r & to bew>e (  false
 tea*]s4    #a3a4 ,! ,anci5t to ! lady  
,elect & h] *ildr51 :om ,i love 9 !     
tru?3 & n ,i only1 b also all !y t h    
kn[n ! tru?1    ,! anci5t444 ,t is1 !   
anci5t bi%op ,/4 ,john1 be+ ! only "o  (
 ! twelve apo/les !n liv+4 ,to ! lady   
,elect444  ,"s  conjecture t ,electa    
might be ! "n ( a family1 or ( a        
p>ticul>  *ur*2 b ! g5]al op9ion is1 t x
 is ! prop] "n ( a  lady1 s em95t = h]  
piety & great *>ity1 z to m]it ?is      
,epi/le f ,/4 ,john4    #a3b4 ,= ! sake 
( ! tru? :i* dwelle? 9 u & %all be ) u  
= ev]4    #a3c4 ,grace be ) y1 m]cy &   
peace f ,god ! ,fa!r & f  ,*ri/ ,jesus !
 ,son ( ! ,fa!r3 9 tru? & *>ity4        
#a3d4 ,i 0 exce$+ glad t ,i f\nd ( ?y   
*ildr5 walk+ 9 tru?1  z we h receiv$ a  

comm&m5t f ! ,fa!r4    #a3e4 ,& n[ ,i   
besee* !e1 lady1 n z writ+ a new        
comm&m5t to  !e1 b t :i* we h _h f !    
beg9n+1 t we love "o  ano!r4    #a3f4 ,&
 ?is is *>ity3 ,t we walk accord+ to 8  
comm&m5ts4  ,= ?is is ! comm&m5t t1 z y 
h he>d f ! beg9n+1  y %\ld walk 9 !     
same3    #a3g4 ,= _m s$uc]s are gone out
 into ! _w :o confess n t  ,jesus ,*ri/ 
is come 9 ! fle%4 ,?is is a s$uc] & an  
anti*ri/4    #a3h4 ,look to y\rselves1 t
 y lose n ! ?+s :i* y h  wr\ght3 b t y  
may receive a full rew>d4    #a3i4      
,:osoev] revolte? & cont9ue? n 9 !      
doctr9e ( ,*ri/  ha? n ,god4 ,he t      
cont9ue? 9 ! doctr9e1 ! same ha? bo? !  
,fa!r & ! ,son4    #a3aj4 ,if any man   
come to y & br+ n ?is doctr9e1 receive  
him  n into ! h\se nor say to him3 ,god 
spe$ y4    ,nor say to him1 ,god spe$   
y444 ,?is admonition is 9 g5]al1 to     
=ew>n ! fai?ful ( ! dang]s :i* may arise
 f a famili>ity  ) ^? :o h prev>icat$ & 
gone f ! true fai?1 & )  su* z tea*     
false doctr9e4 ,b ?is is n =bidd+ a     

*>ity =  all m51 by :i* we ought to wi% 
& pray = ! et]nal salvation (  e "o1 ev5
 ( our enemies4    #a3aa4 ,= he t sai?  
unto him3 ,god spe$ y1 communicate? ) 8 
wick$ works4    #a3ab4 ,hav+ m ?+s to   
write unto y1 ,i w\ld n by pap] &  ink3 
= ,i hope t ,i %all be ) y & speak face 
to face1 t  y\r joy may be full4        
#a3ac4 ,! *ildr5 ( ?y si/] ,elect salute
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