Benedict Pictet

Reason confirms the unity of the Godhead are therefore three persons in one divine essence and this is clearly established by the passage in 1 John v 7 which is brought forward and quoted Cyprian although not read in many copies A greater number of reasons can be alleged why passage should be said to have been struck out heretics than to have been inserted by the orthodox It was more to the advantage of heretics to this passage than to that of the orthodox to add it because if it were genuine the heresy of the would be entirely overthrown if spurious the orthodox creed was in no danger being clearly established from other passages of scripture The connection also of the text confirms our opinion unless this verse be admitted there seems no why John should say There are three that witness in earth not having before said any of three witnesses in heaven Nor can it be that these words in earth were also added afterwards for the contrary appears from verse 9 mention is made both of the divine and the testimony If we receive the witness of men witness of God is greater.
Benedict Pictet, Christian Theology, pg. 103
Confessional Bibliology
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Reason confirms the unity of the Godhead are therefore three persons in one divine essence and this is clearly established by the passage in 1 John v 7 which is brought forward and quoted Cyprian although not read in many copies A greater number of reasons can be alleged why passage should be said to have been struck out heretics than to have been inserted by the orthodox It was more to the advantage of heretics to this passage than to that of the orthodox to add it because if it were genuine the heresy of the would be entirely overthrown if spurious the orthodox creed was in no danger being clearly established from other passages of scripture The connection also of the text confirms our opinion unless this verse be admitted there seems no why John should say There are three that witness in earth not having before said any of three witnesses in heaven Nor can it be that these words in earth were also added afterwards for the contrary appears from verse 9 mention is made both of the divine and the testimony If we receive the witness of men witness of God is greater. Benedict Pictet, Christian Theology, pg. 103