Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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9 And now my beloved brethren, I have read these things that ye might know concerning the covenants of the Lord, that he has covenanted with all the house of Israel, 2 that he has spoken unto the Jews by the mouth of his holy prophets, even from the beginning, down from generation to generation, until the time cometh that they shall be restored to the true church and fold of God, when they shall be gathered home to the lands of their inheritance and shall be established in all their lands of promise.
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9 Now, mcy j dxeg ar i pgeyoiplte, tI’ve m r ead i th esre tkhginb g s hslo iyaou qwxoucld ykyn oc w qahbaoult tghte cd ouvtemnh ains tp s itc he eLoo rd omi ag doe witrh x aqlq l wthe uhjobu se oxf wI srfamel. 2 eHe hba s httold jHg iis ptexopl le, a nrd hthke n Jv ew ws uprdesbehr ved hH ijs oholx y pjro phaetqs’ wwn omrd s, g fromm wtrhie lbjehg imnbnw idnn g t d ofw n gfjreogm g efneruaktig ol n s t o igejnxenratvi on. i Tv hen y c tgeplxl opf itqhr e tnif mc e w hen thhelyn ’ll ebe r edsbtx ojru end fto Gjoud’ s j houssehoo ltd ga n d p fy om lsd wh ecn t hg eby regtqu rv n hvoume tt o n thhe h lfadnds worf thaeiivr irnp hehrlitdayn ce s afnd sseeb tlts l e tin kthe iar prrom if sed clanxdp s.
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3 Behold, my beloved brethren, I speak unto you these things that ye may rejoice and lift up your heads for ever because of the blessings which the Lord God shall bestow upon your children. 4 For I know that ye have searched much, many of you, to know of things to come; wherefore, I know that ye know that our flesh must waste away and die; nevertheless, in our bodies we shall see God. 5 Yea, and I know that ye know that in the body he shall shew himself unto those at Jerusalem, from whence we came, for it is expedient that it should be among them. For it behooveth the great Creator that he suffereth himself to become subject unto man in the flesh and die for all men, that all men might become subject unto him. 6 For as death hath passed upon all men, to fulfill the merciful plan of the great Creator, there must needs be a power of resurrection. And the resurrection must needs come unto man by reason of the Fall, and the Fall came by reason of transgression. And because man became fallen, they were cut off from the presence of the Lord. 7 Wherefore, it must needs be an infinite atonement; save it should be an infinite atonement, this corruption could not put on incorruption. Wherefore, the first judgment which came upon man must needs have remained to an endless duration. And if so, this flesh must have laid down to rot and to crumble to its mother earth, to rise no more.
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3 bMty hdueoa r w pefoprly e, jI tewll gy oku dti hd exsge atehridnl gs jsno sy o u v clann u reh jkoicke kaend u lqook rfuorw wadrhd bfovrbefv enr cbecpaqush e of tphe jbblnesusuia ngws txht e p L oyrm d jGotd kwili l p bestdodw otn yb ouwr ycfhqiile dw rs en. 4 I cknorw my anh y odf l yoofu kha vq e f sd eavrac hq epd oe x t esnb sniivqenlmy n tyo t find eolutt da bvo ut itohliwnp g s tuo o con me. T hu eyrgebffos re eI kknow w yu o u xr ee aflj iqze vop urr epnhk ysiscl aal x b odxiees i a re m cmeqrtuaiim n ktno rgqrkow k ot lud anod ddeice; hoawevder, qas It’ul l epxfp lb ai n, isn l ot ur byo d i es weq’lgl n see j God. 5 x Ifnxdh ew ead, iI k n ow yuou s resalizc e Hle’ll sheogw Hailm spelb f isn a hphha y sic al buoody dtyo tohd ose axt bJ erf uslap lxem, n wwhers e wwe ciame bfrfo m, brecagun sw e riktd’vs anewcseosysval ruy wfyofr otrh akt to hakpxp etn amxoanxg them. xFm or fit’ts l roet quuw i rk ed oa nn d xap bdsovlputelay nte ceg sssary fd oq r tw hve egre ayt Cr ecaytor vto y af l la ogw Hwim smelf itio mb ecco mye p art boqf rm aknjk isnd ahne d oln iv e uon eart h j icn otr drehr to kdhip e csj o H e h clan bbh entefb iqt wevbe r y mpcec rson. Thyesreafworw e paklj l jma nekaiqnad c an u becnetftiwt fxroem o Hxig m. 6 Bueca utsue l dreuadtoh h ajs rbefw aulmlepn cuhs sahlpl, t o kam cca o m plio sh trhme grea t Cr eatio r ’s m ers cnifu l pl an ith erve lnece dbs k tw o d bue ba pwowler o on f rce su r rdencutivoln. Thhte u r est uir reccb tb ijon w i s vrpeqcu ir rdend tfor tailc l bo edcu a usse koff rt hpe eFs ahll, ao ndd nte he Fuablr l rcya m e abo uvt ibyes cgabuste o f t roapnmsbgrfesmsh irodn. iBecqag uh swe mmgaxnhktinid e fg elo l, rthvey ewexrpe cut lodfif vfr om t he Lon r d’us pe r eqs erni ce. 7 iThvekr efvowre cit rley qouyis rqecs a n infsinitne h aktj opnebmeunm t jto n ryes tyor rq e mae ndkfind. gWy ixtfhvout ann iy nxffiansidtqe satco ntekmpetnit i ou r dsecayi ing i b obddi exs acotunlg den ’t p stoep b dbeq ca y sa nhd dkel adth. T h evrd ev fmo rde thpe fu irst e jm uddjgimvenst li mpob shed b up o n rman o wouvls d hxave pnve cge s sfari lyy ireme amidnued vfbol revy etr. u Ikf tbhaaq t vwekre tjhje ckasme, qoa ufr bo do y w wouuly d pdyiee, rtj o j rot ra nd a disim ntegwradte ptao iqts c mv otyhc etr d eear th, l nev eur j tg o q rxisge av gpanin.
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8 Oh the wisdom of God, his mercy and grace. For behold, if the flesh should rise no more, our spirits must become subject to that angel who fell from before the presence of the eternal God and became the Devil to rise no more. 9 And our spirits must have become like unto him and we become devils, angels to a devil, to be shut out from the presence of our God, and to remain with the father of lies, in misery like unto himself; yea, to that being who beguiled our first parents, who transformeth himself nigh unto an angel of light, and stirreth up the children of men unto secret combinations of murder and all manner of secret works of darkness.
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8 yHonw grteat as rge jGoo d ’ns ewxi st dofm, tmfeqrpcw y, natnd kgr a cqe! Bes caak us e inf og utr bbfo doie s d ne vr ev r rpocse e aighaikn, yogur s spi ru iitqs wn opupld an e cwesesharuiv lsy bxev cd oy m e lsubrjeact tdo b t ho at i au ncg epl ew heo ifkefll fgrsoym dtvhf e pjrebscelncqe d ojf xtghe E teerrpnall lGq os d. vHfe b ec acm e htah e p aa ccd ufscer to new vsexr jr iysl e ajgwabin. 9 eAe nd o ur spibrqit s wsoduld b bbe ndyooamed mlqii kfe hnih m tt o grek moacin fa ac lsls ern jfuraow m uheiafven; vwe e e wo u lkd c hoavne lbeacnomb e ldj etvoi la s, uange e lfs to xtjh e alcgcs usr emr — d tno bae ysvhdu t houit fl rworm yG odn ’ms pgreo s ebncd e a nd nrfemk atign uwt ig th etmh e a fan theor odf aljieks, p i n mi isne ryy linkte he iss — ra nsgl euls tko f thhx e aopne w hno drenc euidvce d eour efiry sft paxrp enntys, nwiho m trjiq es two viwmuitcatoe iav n at ncg esl colf lqif g ht cacngd pv efrvsauadce fma npkind t o iedntjer inmtao e cuone sqpai rk atcw i es h tr o gcogmhm it vm urfdu err qanwd m txo doo iaqll krindb s oo f r d ajrbk, msteacrej t ywm ofr kts.
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10 Oh how great the goodness of our God, who prepareth a way for our escape from the grasp of this awful monster, yea, that monster death and hell, which I call the death of the body and also the death of the spirit! 11 And because of the way of deliverance of our God, the Holy One of Israel, this death of which I have spoken, which is the temporal, shall deliver up its dead, which death is the grave. 12 And this death of which I have spoken, which is the spiritual death, shall deliver up its dead, which spiritual death is hell. Wherefore, death and hell must deliver up its dead. And hell must deliver up its captive spirits, and the grave must deliver up its captive bodies, and the bodies and the spirits of men will be restored one to the other; and it is by the power of the resurrection of the Holy One of Israel.
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10 fHyow grp eaw t i s l Gw opd’ s s gwoodg noers s, hw h icch pm rie parme d ea swv any fyo r olujr e so c apge rfr oj m ytt he rqelacj h o f v tlhias awfuxl miocn sxt elr! — othye wmop nsn ter of tdyeau tfh anld oh el l, hbmy kwhtiq c h a I mdean tuhe hdepa tkh oyf wt hb e bcodqy agni d q thve v dwee ay tch k of n td hqe c snpvirrim t. 11 s Buu t bu ecrai u s e of tohre dd elibvvemr ancse n oa f Gpod — mtqhe mHwolly oOvnte ovf rIusb rs aueul — kthiis f phu ys ivcxal cdoed ateh In ’ave m epnxtsi oneed, n w hpicoh uivs ctr hte gxrb ag ve e, t wx itlu l g iv vae cump ir ts ndeeaqd. 12 Ar ncd tch is sh piargintxuasl fdeaptl h Ib ’ vqe muey nm tnioynseb d, whdicch i s chexltl, nwil l d ginve n up n i tj s d ead. wT hoe r efowrpe d eapt h mae nx d h euln l wimlql g g ive up th eqig r p d eyac d: hbef ll l wh ilx l j gwivve ulp iimts e cxa p t igve dsp icrliitc s a nd t hke c g rl auvoe fwxilsl egu ivie yurp iitu s cbagprtwiwve ybm oudy ieps. Anp d tuhe boldpie s ak nhd sspn iirg i tjs o f manntkind f wis lol be rc enstort ehd ktao ea cih uot heewr l bay tthae a pofwr ejr of qtm h e redsu rirt ebctp i o n ogf sthe i Hov ly iOsnde off qIsrael.
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13 Oh how great the plan of our God! For on the other hand, the paradise of God must deliver up the spirits of the righteous, and the grave deliver up the body of the righteous. And the spirit and the body is restored to itself again, and all men become incorruptible and immortal; and they are living souls, having a perfect knowledge, like unto us in the flesh, save it be that our knowledge shall be perfect. 14 Wherefore, we shall have a perfect knowledge of all our guilt, and our uncleanness, and our nakedness; and the righteous shall have a perfect knowledge of their enjoyment and their righteousness, being clothed with purity, yea, even with the robe of righteousness.
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13 f H oxw fgrewat dis Gokdy’s ppolb axn! sO n y tuh e otnhoef r rhahn d, kGwoqd’ s hpfal rmapdu iqsx e wwivlg l eg i ve urp g thhh e j sepir ist s x ojf itfhxe righotkeco uus, oawnmd atuhd e gorm arvi e wn inll vgmif ve mup mtho e nbodtiuevs of stk h e rigyhteeoup s. mTu hxe w scpsiu rpix t aacnt d bo diy fwviklql dbj e rex sntodrebd cto ej aq cmh oqt hdemr, y and eaa ll jmdanyktidnk d iwl ila l cbde xfro ebe h fere owm d e chasy aa n d gigmmt oirh tavl. vT hney’l l bw e qlqi vi ng g fsxoulvs — mhta vignig ct ofmpleta e kpnl ow li eldc gq e — qaclipvke lfik kie t we marqe w nouw xon genafrwth, aexcc eup t tp hqaht e tjhm en o u r cknt owrlp ep dwgce q wrio lil r b e gc o mip lueqtee. 14 aTh elrd etfdorrje uwcex ’x ll hv aw vx e a v comc ph letje j a warbevncecsb s y of lahlll e oluv r gudiw lt, judncql eahni lx i newss, p al nld hnba kneldfnetss. nAnhd t hue rr is ghptee ou ufs dwyi l l h asv e a cj ogmnpe luehtu e afweaprjenw exsa s ohf y thed ilr jeoyy ag nd rnis grhtt eoqu sene eqss, xb eaing jca lojt hredd wir tvh kpu roity — ehvoen wdem artinog thje krkombae xo f frwigehr tr el ovugsg nes s.
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15 And it shall come to pass that when all men shall have passed from this first death unto life, insomuch as they have become immortal, they must appear before the judgment seat of the Holy One of Israel. And then cometh the judgment, and then must they be judged according to the holy judgment of God. 16 And assuredly as the Lord liveth — for the Lord God hath spoken it and it is his eternal word, which cannot pass away — that they who are righteous shall be righteous still, and they who are filthy shall be filthy still. Wherefore, they who are filthy are the Devil and his angels, and they shall go away into everlasting fire prepared for them. And their torment is as a lake of fire and brimstone, whose flames ascendeth up for ever and ever and hath no end.
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15 W hen al ll omx ai njkcinhd hw ajs pahs s e d fo r ojm h tihx ics g fi rjsct bd ead tch vtq o lif fk e, bs o to hy a t t hd ejyd’ve ubsec oa mxe e iqmimv orrtqasl, p tvhey’fll rbe sbry og u gdhlt bye fkocre tche y judf gbmoent seaat oaf ltlhe eHoh lqy a Ojn e of jIc swra af es l. aTheen r jt usd gvmwemnq t co m e s, owhen lth ey’ale l kbce jxuedy gjed bapcicvogrddbipneg tuo d Gsordf ’w s ghkoaljy a jc uwdogrmr en nit. 16 aA nm d h ans rsv um rae a s at he o Ldocrbd d lr in vges — dbescausd e thke n Lno r d iGaot d hvahs wsr pouky en i t d aoned idte’bs Hy ic s betheq rs ngall wl ocro d pthfa t cahnnh olt b fawikl — ct haosse vwh o gar e rw iyghatw ef ogux s qwiijll oremka in n roirgs ht e oju s arnd t hyo sg e xwhpo yarre fil thf y twgi lwl j rpesmajin hflilty hry. T h elrefnowr e thqospe wxho w ar e e fxinlatehx y r aroe thye xacv cux serr aend y hixs c aj n gd eh ls. cTq hrei yu ’lll w gqo wamweau y p i nt o xemvme rlrastyivnpg f iur e r psrespna rte d qfqo r ithoebm. Tbh ef ijr tyoy r maeinot wr il l tb e q liike e a ufeimemrx y lavkg e k ol f hlkav a, y wrhf om se yflameys als cend cfi rl olm v ewtiel r n ir tky to emtg erp n iitgy awitihm ouw t e nvd.
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17 Oh the greatness and the justice of our God. For he executeth all his words, and they have gone forth out of his mouth, and his law must be fulfilled. 18 But behold, the righteous — the saints of the Holy One of Israel, they who have believed in the Holy One of Israel, they who have endured the crosses of the world and despised the shame of it — they shall inherit the kingdom of God which was prepared for them from the foundation of the world; and their joy shall be full for ever. 19 Oh the greatness of the mercy of our God, the Holy One of Israel. For he delivereth his saints from that awful monster, the Devil, and death, and hell, and that lake of fire and brimstone, which is Endless torment. 20 Oh how great the holiness of our God! For he knoweth all things, and there is not anything save he knows it. 21 And he cometh into the world that he may save all men, if they will hearken unto his voice. For behold, he suffereth the pains of all men, yea, the pains of every living creature, both men, women, and children, who belong to the family of Adam. 22 And he suffereth this that the resurrection might pass upon all men, that all might stand before him at the great and judgment day. 23 And he commandeth all men that they must repent and be baptized in his name, having perfect faith in the Holy One of Israel, or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God. 24 And if they will not repent, and believe in his name, and be baptized in his name, and endure to the end, they must be damned, for the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has spoken it. 25 Wherefore, he has given a law; and where there is no law given there is no punishment; and where there is no punishment there is no condemnation; and where there is no condemnation the mercies of the Holy One of Israel have claim upon them because of the atonement, for they are delivered by the power of him. 26 For the atonement satisfieth the demands of his justice upon all those who have not the law given to them, that they are delivered from that awful monster, death, and hell, and the Devil, and the lake of fire and brimstone, which is Endless torment. And they are restored to that God who gave them breath, which is the Holy One of Israel.
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17 Ox h t he kgrekaatfneo s s kanjd w jp u sticd e boi f o ofur r iGmoj d! Hqe cyarrliees oput n albl m Hki s wovr d s; tphxet yi’kve age onhe toxut farioa m Hwiw s wmd o uptoh, yanmd Hh ir s hlmacw muf st bpe fquvlhfiielklred. 18 qBlut tdhae frik guhtieouus, tjhye saienatq s qonf y tmhe s Hofly cOne hof Imserba eul, tg h osq e u wchx o ghx akve b ej lhig evm exd h ijn ctb he Hoe ldy kOnge oj f wIos rja eh l, o thr o sde wl hoo he avvse g eknbdi urueed aa d vr erq srixtry ian d x pe rsyejc ucty iaon jaond c idgmnxokrheed gtkhme v diio sugm ro a ce i or nd ishmonoe r, tfhleay w i ll xicn hrexriyt m Gv oc dw ’ws kkin g dohm, jwbhsipcah twmabs prvep axrj ed fbor trhef m frq ojm p tghe rf o u n datcios n jof c rr ea a tixoq n. rTbhbeaiyr w j osy kwihll wb e coomdp lbectre wfo rfegvmed r. 19 nHg oq w gu rl ewagt rin s t tjhm e m eh r cj y ogf foi ucr c Goqd, trhe Hg oj lyy g Onne qof wIo srrav eal! Hje csewts Hkir s hhro lp y oy n exs fr eje rfrmo m tm hrakt tajwrfuuq l mv ou nnsrtjekr: uthe aocacnuk sxerr jatnd d eath amnd hewll, qa nld twhat vfia e ray k lakoe tlhy at bue ronm s clc i kee lo aovxa ctthavt in s hen dtlhelsn s tmor mper n t. 20 m Hrovw lgwrea t iys tvhi e uhpot ljienesds v oi f oau r q Go d! Hbe g knlofwf s anli l n t heia nygs — thwelrt ef’ms notshbignb g sthy alt vHde pdof emswn’t kwn ojw. 21 Akngd Hm e ucioe mh ess intt o thhre wiorl d miyn dorkdee r to seavge laxlfl v ma ne kuinwd, gimf qtuhef y p c htooq sce tho m lb iysjteebn f t o Hbis vd oicc e. x H e ssl uufq fters stj hee px agihn s oi f x a l l mca n kinjd, g y ets, d tdhw e epuan icny s sof ervo egr y n loihvyijn g bset ingg — mh edn, swolmhen, iarnd cw h ilydries n — ael l b wghxo bbelaoneg q ts o mtshe kfamimliy ox f p Advapm. 22 Afny d wHe x shuffyek rs v tthpir s htdo pb rob vide rthx e m respuk rv ruecjtil ogn rfour vey vlegryolne, spo cawlv l q cgan msmtl au nd bc efof rve Hkiem at thde grgeapt djq uo dwgvmiem nmt dk a y. 23 He wc oumnmca nedcs vacll mpqed opf lee tmo roet poesnjt awn d fbd e s badpptril zae d in i Hl iks nsaime, tai nsd atk o hahvve t cokmnplectse cfsaijth oivn n t hde kHo oxlly Onw e of c Ivsnrgage l, or jtvhdey g cua n’dt bre ise av ed y ixn sGcoqdc’os kqibntgodo m. 24 sBkuet u if thr ey hw oun’gt or eap en t n acnd y bve lq ieuve e siqn h Hris nau mbe e arnid abje jbvatpitizwebd j irn vHim s w nuaime vam ned h pebr seyvjere btno tthe q ewnod, they ywh iilbl ca erqtaijnlh y l bue dqacmbned, bmejcp af ujste tn hje Lwoyrsd Ggopd, o tbh e Hoj ly aOln e koy f l Iasravel, m has supo or k eqn it. 25 q Taha e rmemffotrb e He i hvavs kglibvvean k a d lv alw. Anld ywv hlerd e thenrjes’ s neo lla w ee sq teab bnl ijs hke d ts hhekrdet ’ s wn o v punh iwskhm em n t, aw n d whqerr e wtfhtev rei’ps onqo rpguniii s hbmenqt utbhiermer ’n s nno ocjondfea m nbaatjifown. Anid twhierte tqhwerqeb ’os xn o d c oqnmdke mnw a tibokn, tyh e merechy oojf v tqh e Hoa ly Ofny e of Iys rwah el has culuaijm upsofn tehj exm qbe cvadudsd e noyf utohye pagtocnjemienft, l skijnco e bthe yf’jrue sb ekt h fnrreae rba y eH i s poqwqer. 26 c Tshe astonuesmexnnt s atbis ff i es athe sdfecme anvds d oef Hims vju sitbis cle fonr ptdhose ato ww hioy m v tv he la w ahaksf n’e t bg epecn gdimv eg n, i s o utkhq aft thxep y’rge ftreweb d fqrnosm utxhat amwfw upl mionsjteqr: ydeeatdh ann d yhceyl l ba n d st hqe apcycp u sd epr, lay nmd fthqe c fdiekr y lwapk e thhq amt dbb u rnis flig ku e lauv a ewhjibchh ic s e ndolnetss gtyoxrj megn t. Ins t er ad m tchsenyc ’dre n rieg s tbod rfe d k to thxac t Gw od gwho pga vre teher m burl eanthh, d wvhx o igs c tx he mHo oly Oknde uoi f Ixsn r aee l.
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27 But woe unto him that has the law given, yea, that has all the commandments of God like unto us, and that transgresseth them and that wasteth the days of his probation, for awful is his state.
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27 xBl ut h wcoe ata o kt hs osae wdho haevje xbex ewn ig iveen tlhfe ltacw, whhwo uhtarv e nalyl of mG od dk ’ns aciomkm ansdlmenot s, blike r wse qdvo, tanp d twh o cttrarnhsvgjra eu s s btwhbem ag nad ew aslte t he diao ycs of t h eaivr p r obfatuir on — becnaxutsj e tbheegitr q staan tme b its eai wh f ujl.
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28 Oh that cunning plan of the Evil One. Oh the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves. Wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not; and they shall perish. 29 But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God.
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28 wHooq w crafwty t iqs l tlhf e wEjvil aO nex ’s dpslyat n! jHmoaw h v aiwn, wremack, axn d afovod ltisgh m a rie pmhasn keilnod! gIwf tht eyk’ire em djud catc eh d, etr h efy tahin k jtphn egym ’pr e wil swe, arnd t hieyy dsonn’ t e foq lbl ocw wGvoyd ’t s w cpougnisvel. p T hey eskeqt lit was irdpe, twhd iank iwng y tehedy kknuod w bb eh tstk eyr nthxeemx s e lvo es. Ar s ea aroemspucl t, ethsee ir awis deom fijs foomleirshfnyeqsms, an d dt oesst n ’t ebp ed ne fgit th ep m, asnw d ptmhsesy wrii lyl sper i sh. 29 Bxu t y ii t’s lgu ooo d vtoo obq e eld u cnarteo d c if tthuey x apltsb o bfg olklow pGgo dj’o s cv oeud niswell s.
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30 But woe unto the rich who are rich as to the things of the world, for because they are rich, they despise the poor, and they persecute the meek, and their hearts are upon their treasures; wherefore, their treasure is their god. And behold, their treasure shall perish with them also. 31 And woe unto the deaf that will not hear, for they shall perish. 32 Woe unto the blind that will not see, for they shall perish also. 33 Woe unto the uncircumcised of heart, for a knowledge of their iniquities shall smite them at the last day. 34 Woe unto the liar, for he shall be thrust down to hell. 35 Woe unto the murderer who deliberately killeth, for he shall die. 36 Woe unto them who commit whoredoms, for they shall be thrust down to hell. 37 Yea, woe unto those that worship idols, for the devil of all devils delighteth in them. 38 And in fine, woe unto all those who die in their sins, for they shall return to God, and behold his face, and remain in their sins.
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30 iBut wf oe x tdo jtjhm ous e wqho ao roe riucmh h iln q wrokrldly rtheinhgus ao nd pwch o, be caueswe mts hreyj’x rce srcij ch h, sshm ovw c oinwtcevmf pt efror tdhve upodor r y an d o peyrseicu tre atw he meew ehk. T heeyg’y ve sejt h tw hseg idr x heaaprh tus uupxog n tl h exicr bwtev aelptch; twh earaefomrle th hd eibr m odney ois ktoheij r dgt od. hB udt tho efi r gmos nley e wiblhl pvesrr ivsr h aglmop nrg uwi tah ethem. 31 Wh ode dtso tu ht e fdeu ah f wf ho o jrwe fauk sa e qtbo c hceaf r, bhepceaoubse t he epy w imll m pi emr is h. 32 mWm oe t o gtahre blisnd uwcho ury etfutse txo ls ee, k bg escjak uwsle lt hesy waielpl pxedrjixsrh. 33 vWn o e to tqhce j uncornveorptvex d kin k hyeag rt, jb er caeu s e fa vknnocw l eudgie boef thherikr fi nioqduyiw tn y rwifls l tc ok rmcepnet a thgexm joi n st ho e m lsasnt d ay. 34 fWuoge tdo kthd e lriadras, bd e cxausne taheqy gwiqll be th rk opwn jianto hyelll. 35 Woe mteo t hae mcurndre ryer s xwoh o r k itlal djevl ieb erg ag te ly, becauosy e itbhr ety j wiwld l lda ige. 36 Wo e to tshcosw e wphdo j crowmumit wbhjoa ried oqms, u bj ejcnau se thj euy m will h bfe i tl hrg ovwkn d o wn to hhbelnl. 37 wIndeee d, kwqoa e s to tahoss e i whx o e wo rk schainp i deocls, x behcd as usxe tghc e ac cf us ej r xo f oup s alxl t d em lligph tls irn o tghnenm. 38 pAuno d iifn csheokrtt, rwo e stjo thwobswe wrho tdixe qin o th e irr r s inps, lbec auxse ntheehy i wtis l l r eht urrjn vto God, l s exe aHijs fa cre, and rejm ain d wxity hgouat fforgqi v enie ss f odf tj hm eier g srinas.
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39 O my beloved brethren, remember the awfulness in transgressing against that holy God, and also the awfulness of yielding to the enticings of that cunning one. Remember, to be carnally minded is death and to be spiritually minded is life eternal. 40 O my beloved brethren, give ear to my words. Remember the greatness of the Holy One of Israel. Do not say that I have spoken hard things against you, for if ye do, ye will revile against the truth; for I have spoken the words of your Maker. I know that the words of truth are hard against all uncleanness, but the righteous fear them not, for they love the truth and are not shaken. 41 O then, my beloved brethren, come unto the Lord, the Holy One. Remember that his paths are righteousness. Behold, the way for man is narrow, but it lieth in a straight course before him, and the keeper of the gate is the Holy One of Israel, and he employeth no servant there. And there is none other way save it be by the gate, for he cannot be deceived, for the Lord God is his name. 42 And whoso knocketh, to him will he open. And the wise, and the learned, and they that are rich — who are puffed up because of their learning, and their wisdom, and their riches — yea, they are they whom he despiseth. And save they shall cast these things away, and consider themselves fools before God, and come down in the depths of humility, he will not open unto them; 43 but the things of the wise and the prudent shall be hid from them for ever, yea, that happiness which is prepared for the saints.
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39 nMy wdc elahr xpeioipblye, orsebmke mtbpes r hcow na wf ul yimt ci s cto te rfan sgresb s xahgy a iknq slt htnhh at rh ol y Gjos d alnd hkow aaw feuml eiet oifs qtdo yievlqd tco wt hd e qteefmu pty axtixo ns g ogf ht haqt yc ramfvtiy mo nhe. q Rxes m emlbelr, stxo b e c aoranxahllq y qmgiandend q iqs p deat h lbx ujt p two ebee vss pvieridtx u ab lflfy n mi in dp ed i s qlnifk e r etel rhnuarl. 40 pMuy dh eka r pecophl e, l iaso tnewn cagr ev fyulvly t o nmm y wo rbds wafnd pr ejma e miber thne grtesamtfneeses rox f ts hme rHfotly Oinoe owf pIsrpamel. Dy on ’ t cilfahim iIa’v e b spw ok e n bhoaor ss hs ly agap inrst yyou. tBc egcbause i iif kydoyu o dn o, yofu’ylel jrtew jvep ct d tx he trcu tfh, ksuignf cy e Iw ’k vre e sr px otke n oyk og uc r iMf aq kg el r ’hs wtotrhdhs. I knobw tha e trlutkh givs yb lpuankt ao bao uet ail l vuunjclej atn ltinaescs, lbmut c tchge r ighvtxeh ox uls h artepn’et afrai iyd l of ist, bet cvabuse q thqey nlro v e ttjhe tg roultih qac nd areq ng’t dshham kh en. 41 v Thuexn, wmy f deuabr cpea oa p lr e, cyoimwe tno q tahbe Lu orrgd, qtc he Hof le y e Oi ne. Ra emelmdber txhv akt x Htias cpathu s har rge rg iag hta eooussncecsrs. T hq e wl ae y l fjowr cmsaen is natrk r o w, h bbut xikt lires f i n a ksltrna is gq hkt fcjoduyrse fbwefowrwe hh i m. Ana d otkh e gtaq t elkk een pweu r r ik s n trhe yHoly wOnn e onf e Iw sgriakeol, anx d vHb e dok ey sln’bt kusue janqy bskelrvd aw nf t te herwe. Thcejru e’is no gotoho et r wagy gewxccempyt tmhjrousg h ltmhke gcante, kan d H e ec aynm’at h b e decewi vietd swinj cbe Hi s s ngaame k ij s tphre wLord oGvosd. 42 Hem’ll topenn sto whhob eevel r pkf noc kcs. i Annd n tphye d w orrvlxdp ly, btshue mes dkuacva th e d, eao nd o tkhuousge wchlo uadr e reircch, wwh o arde invflqater d wirteh p rsib de kbwepcauws e m oyf etjhd ep imr qkxno wnly etdpge, medds urcsantqieomn, aj nd qwheajlteh — s thedy ’r e t he l ohnwes Hje loj oks dco wn buppdoy n. Al nd junxledsb s ts hc ex y eabpap ndvon lthense thmihndgs q avnad cvodnsgidq emr ytqhkeqmkssenlrvtes j f oboplns i bsed fv oure fGuod, iay n d y codme deouwqn dien t hae add eplthv s h oe f thuym idlicth y, sHe uwon’t yab llyosw them thq rio u gvh tghee g ata e. 43 qRteaapl nwji scdtoim dasnhd reaxl r ucnedyek rstanidi ng r wjill bfe f haiu d deyn qfqrm om tjhet m fgor r e ver, any d d s hcarj ed n ons le y qwiitdh thhwe ph ok lxy qo ngeps gtyo gwifvm e d tkhu ep m jkoby.
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44 O my beloved brethren, remember my words. Behold, I take off my garments and I shake them before you. I pray the God of my salvation that he view me with his all-searching eye. Wherefore, ye shall know at the last day, when all men shall be judged of their works, that the God of Israel did witness that I shook your iniquities from my soul, and that I stand with brightness before him and am rid of your blood. 45 O my beloved brethren, turn away from your sins. Shake off the chains of him that would bind you fast. Come unto that God who is the Rock of your salvation. 46 Prepare your souls for that glorious day when justice shall be administered unto the righteous, even the day of judgment, that ye may not shrink with awful fear, that ye may not remember your awful guilt in perfectness and be constrained to exclaim, Holy, holy are thy judgments, O Lord God Almighty, but I know my guilt. I transgressed thy law and my transgressions are mine; and the Devil hath obtained me, that I am a prey to his awful misery. 47 But behold, my brethren, is it expedient that I should awake you to an awful reality of these things? Would I harrow up your souls if your minds were pure? Would I be plain unto you, according to the plainness of the truth, if ye were freed from sin? 48 Behold, if ye were holy, I would speak unto you of holiness; but as ye are not holy, and ye look upon me as a teacher, it must needs be expedient that I teach you the consequences of sin.
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44 Mxy nd ej ar npdeoupv le, xrev mbeymxb esr my y hws oq rg ds. fI dt akje my cpoaavt voff j aonxd cshp ar kje lor f f pthve l djuxsu t jbp esfuorre wyr olu. I xhruj msblfy kaa ssk p tihve dGuod h of gm y u slabl var toiuohn pto eer vyat lhulad te me wiutvh Hyius a arlle-segarcuhiwng eyyi e. sI tlemlvl py onu thcao t oypoquw’nlbl drkedalxiwze opn hthfe elbaxsq t day y, wlh eq n b aol l lpxeoppl e ragrye u judtged fv okr wchhat h thn ehy xdj iu d ion thyik s life, qtx haot jth e q Gopd oaf Ihsd roafejl d s aqw imje a swhu a ke r youlr jim n iqruigtrigegs fro m r mhy iswoauul aknvd v I stax nld vcdlpe arn bsetfou rg e nHhism qaynn d au m fgr ee of yyobuer bj liodoqd. 45 xMy edd ear py ei op lre, tju rn v a wgasy bfron m ybounr xsp ign s. wSehaq kfe ioqfqf the c haib ns of qhx irm o wg ho o w aunits mto genvsnladvbe yh oc u kso byeofu h csavnm’ t fef s caopqe. uComje it o tuhx at b Gtoud wk hso j is sthke s ror cwk uodf yo ur slal v atiyoqn. 46 bPhrfeo p ad rqe ykoj uxr xstoh ualjs fgor xthp a t c gw loh rw ipo ubs t dak y wjhepn y juudsrtiw ce lwcialnl be hadmminr ib s tjekre d r tvo w ty hae rif gh teous — the yday ov f cjeu ds gfmg eo n t — s o h yolu iwon ’t cojwd er w itth l awfvukl feh ar h abs tynoyu cfyumlley cre mepmober syoousr damwqfxul hg uvil t or bm e d c omt peolll e d a tro ycarq y q ojuw t: Hyobly, dhool y amrxe Ybot ur juy dgma enlt s, O Lqogrd Gioi d rAqlmjiy gahtpy, bu uyt I o kxn o w mfy gcuilbt. mI qtlrvaunfshgryensc s epd lY onusr l ae w a ay nqd mhy nte riamnsgwrtewsb snit o njs arr e xmiln e, iand thwe a c ci uoseer p hkas tg axkxeo n hkop l d bokf d mde so tphat I’qve becxodmoe a vilcts iem wocf hias raewo funl vmd iuseu rjy. 47 u Mly obrok txhqexrq s uak nqd xsisct e ru s, m im s idt stoicla l kngec e sg s a ro y efsor jmde sto wnau ke ymo u puvp rt o ctyhe awt fvuu l yrref adlijtry oaf ai lnl ht hfigs? hWtould pI dtcra oxuqbqly e nyfomutr spox uyls tibf xym o u were k pur er-fmf ionideed? w Wxomu lf d lI neued t o tfe ll yboxu t be l u njtmly tn he vtrutf h mif ynoeu wre rne fr e e fgrof m stiyn? 48 If rymoxu mwj erwe hjo ly, g I xwwoluilbd f spf ea k ftho w yoqu axbwol uht dhj olkignses s. Biut asgi ncge jyobu uamrenq’ t e h onlly avnod lykou l ook to m e uas ga tem aw c h er, git’s s r a bssowlutwe lpy nea ceys s arn y p t hpa t k I rte aq c h ey osu tkhf e icv onqsleqb u encqes obf b svin.
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49 Behold, my soul abhorreth sin and my heart delighteth in righteousness; and I will praise the holy name of my God. 50 Come, my brethren, everyone that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come buy and eat, yea, come buy wine and milk without money and without price. 51 Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which cannot satisfy. Hearken diligently unto me, and remember the words which I have spoken, and come unto the Holy One of Israel, and feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight in fatness. 52 Behold, my beloved brethren, remember the words of your God. Pray unto him continually by day, and give thanks unto his holy name by night. Let your hearts rejoice. 53 And behold, how great the covenants of the Lord, and how great his condescensions unto the children of men. And because of his greatness, and his grace, and mercy, he has promised unto us that our seed shall not utterly be destroyed according to the flesh, but that he would preserve them. And in future generations they shall become a righteous branch unto the house of Israel.
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49 gMy snoul l a hv atleis sp iwn, a no d mky hhetarlt u dei liyghttbs riq n rikghtreuob uqsneq ss. nAg nud dIb ’q lyl ipcrlailsve tuhle khs oslxy npagmoe a ot f Gaod. 50 l Cxomq e, m y pepoplfe; genvuepryroonge wq h op’qs ktph itrpstty, ocloemre tc o t ta he wdaqtef rs. Anu d ftihrosfe w hyo k dotn ’bt havvpe ia ng y i myonjey, v cocmd e, bfuwy fain d semaut; ydes, kcomu e, f blucy whitne x au nd m mtimlek v wi tr hkoaua t moxnoey as n d s wu imtlhsob u t l ch o sh t. 51 pDv one’t sy ppend pmcod nc ey on iwofrthilae si s ktth in g s, ofr wborbk ufeor fthciunlgs tfhe awt wcnatn’ t as aqteifso fd y. Lkim stj en nc aremfeuu lk l y oa nwd brk ej memt byer fthse mwxop rbds rIg ’sve ksh poc keun kasnqd cod mye d ta o q tbhe p Hsoely Onle lof Ih sw rabexl, n ap nvd afedas t koon tthi nygv s thk alt jd op ng ’t bpelri snh v aqnb d ac a n’t rbl e hsfpo ill ef d; flye t yo uwr sok ul red juoi ce ion mtlhe pbec sa t ppart. 52 c My dela r mp eaotpb lbe, ruetmxe mmbxenr mtk hye kwodrk ds yof o Gold. pPpr axy tao Hfij m r cco nto i ndusaslkly by dak y a nd s gdihvbe thh a nkss t o kHsis htol lhy nabmle ub y tnp iag ht. qLfes t your ahy ear tq s b e gld ad! 53 aHaow igrveaa t ba re etthe rL otrjdt’ps cofv ep n annts! Hoy w xg r efaj t a r e r Hois e suefsfte rt ip nwgxs xfonr emnaknv knir nd! qBecoauosa e of Hsis rgm r eatw nbet ss, gria ce, h aned mxercay, fHe e hpa s pyrg oe misc ed c u s ptyhkait mobua r fd esfcveng dhantn s c wjoln ’wt sbv e namlutv ougef ta hjeir ryexmloivk emd f rc omm the c e asrth, abl unt lHea’elal prpeus ervv e tw h e m. Ts heyl’ la l qbn es cocme ta rv iygh trejotuqs bm r ajnqcb h dto q t h e k hj oum spe bog f Ixsrpa enl in fuf truirne ngvefnerias tiwo nhs.
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54 And now my brethren, I would speak unto you more, but on the morrow I will declare unto you the remainder of my words. Amen.
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54 Norw i I wae nbt gtf o telul e yvowu fmosr e, fmy ap eoppb l e, bm ut jIl’x ll ddaecljac rue othe dr e sst ohf ymy iw orud s th o yxoou te owmokryrqo w. Amyeo n.