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Whatever spirit any have which leadeth them against, or besides the Rule of the Scriptures, it is not the spirit of God, and of Truth, but a spirit of Error and Delusion. The Scripture telleth us plainly, that such as hear not the Apostles speaking in the word, are acted by an erronious spirit, Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they be of God, because many false Prophets are gone out into the world. We are of God: he that knoweth God, heareth us; he that is not of God, heareth not us: hereby know we the spirit of Truth, and the spirit of Error.","proofs":["1 John 4:1, 6"]}]},{"document":"vincent1673","id":"21","url":"/api/v1/documents/vincent1673/entries/21","segments":[{"text":"Every one that loveth is born of God.","proofs":["1 John 4:7"]}]},{"document":"vincent1673","id":"54","url":"/api/v1/documents/vincent1673/entries/54","segments":[{"text":"God is Love.","proofs":["1 John 4:8"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"19","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/19","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For Fear hath torment,","proofs":["1 John 4:18"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"20","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/20","segments":[{"text":"Yes. We love him, because he first loved us,","proofs":["1 John 4:19"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"21","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/21","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For he that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the Flesh, is not of God,","proofs":["1 John 4:3"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"42","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/42","segments":[{"text":"Yes. God is Love,","proofs":["1 John 4:8"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"42","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/42","segments":[{"text":"Yes. We love him because he first loved us,","proofs":["1 John 4:19"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"42","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/42","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He that loveth God must love his Brother also,","proofs":["1 John 4:21"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"42","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/42","segments":[{"text":"No. He that loveth not his Brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?","proofs":["1 John 4:20"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"42","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/42","segments":[{"text":"Yes. 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