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Show BOOK D 13 OF BOOK JACOB. and the branches of the natural tree, will I graft into the natu ral branches of the tree; and thus will I bring them together again, that they shall bring forth the natural fruit: and they shall be one. And the bad shall be cast away; yea, even out of all the land of my vineyard: for behold, only this once will { prune my vineyard. And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard sent his servant; and the servant went and did as the Lord had conmanded him, and brought other servants ; and they were few. And the Lord of the vineyard saith unto them, Go to, and ke. bor in the vineyard, with your mights. For behold, thisis the last time that I shall nourish my vineyard: for the end is nigh at hand, and the season speedily cometh ; and if ye labor with your mights with me, ye shall have joy in the fru which I shall lay up unto myself, against the time which will soon come. And it came to pass that the servants did go to it, and la bor with their mights; and the Lord of the vineyard labored also with them: and they did_obey the commandments of the Lord of the vineyard, in all things. And there began to be the natural fruit again in the vineyard; and the natural branches began to grow and thrive exceedingly ; and the wild branches began to be plucked off, and to be cast away; and they-did keep the root and the top thereof, equal, according to the strength thereof. And thus they labored, with all dilgence, according to the commandments of the Lord of the vineyard, even until tae bad had been cast away out of the vineyard, and ‘the Lord had preserved unto himself, that the trees had become again the natural fruit; and they became like unto one body; and the fruit were equal; and the Lord of the vineyard had preserved unto himself the natural fruit, which was most pre cious unto him from the beginning. _ And it came to pass that when the Lord of the vineyard sa that his fruit was good, and that his vineyard was no mol’ corrupt, he calleth up his servants and sayeth unto them, Behold, for this last time have we nourished my vineyard ; al thou beholdest that I have done according to my will; and. have preserved the natural fruit, that it is good, even like a It was in the beginning; and blessed art thou. For because that ye have been diligent in laboring with me in my viney@" and have kept my commandments, and hath brought unto me again the natural fruit, that my vineyard is no more corruptes wad the bad is cast away, behold, ye shall have joy with mé, OF OG 139 JACOB. rd. For behold, for a long yecause of the fruit of my vineya my vineyard unto a vt will I lay up of the fruit of time dily cometh; and for the self, against the season, which spee yard, and pruned it, and dug last time have | nourished my vine I will lay up unto mine own about it, and dunged it ; wherefore rding to that which I have self of the fruit, for a long time, acco that evil fruit shall again spoken. And when the Hime cometh cause the good and the come into my vineyard, then will I I preserve unto myself ; bad to be gathered; and the good will place. And then own and the bad will I cast away into its yard will I cause: vine my cometh the season and the end; and fo be burned with fire. ~ Se CHAPTER IV. — +. A €+_V! ee you that i Anp now, behold, my brethren, as I said nto the things That : hesy prop my would prophesy, behold, this is of IsHouse the rning conce which this prophet Zenos spake, must tree, olive tame a unto them d rael, in the which he likene hand his set shall he that day the in And surely come to pass. yea, day, the is , people his r recove to time d again the secon even tlie last time, that the servants of the Lord shall go forth in his power, to nourish and prune his vineyard; and after And how blessed .are they who that, the end soon cometh. have labored diligently in his vineyard; and how cursed are And the they which shall be cast out into their own place! is our ul mercif how And world shall be burned with fire. both Israel, of House h the God unto us: for he rememberet roots and branches; and he stretches forth his hands unto them, all the day long: and they are a stiffnecked, and a gainsaying people; but as many as will not harden their hearts, Wheretore, tay beloshall be saved in the Kingdom of God. of soberness, that ye words in you of ch ved brethren, I besee would repent, and come with full purpose of heart, and cleave. unto God as he cleaveth unto you. mercy is extended towards you in the light of the day, harden not your hearts. Yea, to-day if ye will hear his voice, harden r hearts: for why will ye die? For behold, after that ye have bee nourished by the good word of God all the day long, will ye bring forth evil fruit, that ye must be hewn down and cast into the fire? \ Behold, will ye reject these words? Pe i |