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2 John 1

3 passages from 3 books in the Christian Reader library reference 2 John 1.

Part 1 — Chapter 1: Of the Words Elder, Lay Elder, Ruling Elder
from An Assertion of the Government of the Church of Scotland in the Points of Ruling-Elders and of the Authority of Presbyteries and Synods with a Postscript in Answer to a Treatise Lately Published Against Presbyteriall Government. by George Gillespie

In the first signification, Elder is opposed to younger, as (1 Timothy 5:1) Rebuke not an Elder, but entreat him as a father, and the younger men as brethren, (1 Peter 5:5) Likewise you younger submit yourselves to the Elder. In this sense was the Apostle John called the Elder,…
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Sermon 6
from Effectual Calling and Election 2 by Christopher Love

Hence John tells us that wicked men may love a godly man because they receive good from him. 2 John 1: to the elect lady, whom I love in the truth, for the truth's sake dwelling in her. John did not love the lady because she was a lady, or because she was a goodly woman, but for…
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The Judgment of Doctor Abrahamus Scultetus Concerning Lay-Elders
from Episcopacy by Divine Right Asserted by Joseph Hall

And they are charged to feed the flock, therefore pastors. (2 John 1) and (3 John 1) John the Apostle without all question is called an Elder. Ignatius makes often mention of Elders, or Presbyters in his Epistles, but never of Lay-Elders.
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