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Show ? . - —. And now, these are the words which king Benjamin desirec of them; and therefore he said unto them, Ye have spoken the words that I desired; and the covenant which ye have made, And now, because of the covenant is a righteous covenant. which ye have made, ye shall be called the children of Chnst his sons, and his daughters: for behold, this tay he hath spl ye say that your hearts are changed, ritually begotten you ; for through faith on his nae ; therefore, ye ar@born-of him, an have become his sons, and his daughters. And under this head, ye are made free ; and there is no other head whereby ye © 4a be made free. There is no other hame given, whereby salvatio? that ye shouladtaké upon you the cometh; therefore, would name of Christ, all you that have entered into the covenal! with God, that ye should be obedient unto the end of you’ And it shall come to pass that whosoever doeth this, lives. shall be found at the right hand of God, for he shall know thé name by which he is called: for he shall be called by the na” of Christ. And now, it shall come to pass that whosoever fake upon them. the name of Christ, must shall nol be called by s0¥* Steadfast ‘and immovable, always abounding in good works, that Chris{ the. Lord. God Omnipotent, may seal you his, that you may be brought to Heaven, that. ye may have everlasting salvation and eternal life, through the wisdom, and power, and justice, and mercy of Him, who created all things, in Heaven and in Rarth, who is God above all. Amen, mee TS ne ey CHAPTER ven. Axp how, king Benjamin thought it was ved expedient, Es alter having finished speaking to the people, that he should take the lames of all. those who had entered into.a covenant with God, cep his commandments. 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Therefore, I would that ye should be ees is a = and which stranger unto him, and is far from the thoughts and intents of zi, Sar aman the master which he hath not served, - = = Sag a oath — Pi 3 im . of the wrath of God. we: ee ‘not bring upon ourselves a never ending torment, as has been spoken by the Angel, that we may not drink out ofthe cup eaten eens a ee a spoken unto us, and hath brought us to this great knowledge, whereby we do rejoice with such exceeding great joy ; and we are willing to enter into a covenant with our God, to do his will, and to be obedient to his commandments in all things that he \shall command us, all the remainder of our days, that we may ye hear and know the voice by which ye shall be called, and also, the name by which he shall! call you: for, how knoweth ~ through the infinite goodness of God, and the manifestations of his Spirit, have great views of that which is to’come; and were it expedient, we could prophesy of all things. And its the faith which we have had on the things which our king hath hearts, that ye are not found on the left hand of God, but that = ourselves, also, transgression; 3 And we, through = do good continually. it be = evil, but to “of the Lord Omnipotent, which hath wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do except ret of their surety and truth, because of the Spirit out, i also, we know should be blotted therefore, take heed that ye do not transgress, that the name: be notblotted out of your hearts. [say unto you, I would that ye should remember to retain the name written always in your mee saying, Yea we believe all the words which thou hast spoken unto us ; and remember also, that this Or they all cried with one voice, that ye should ¥ of his people, If they believed the words which he had Spoken And I would is the name that I said I should give unto you, that never‘ aa God. Anp now, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had thug : 16% ether name; therefore, he findeth himself on the left hand of spoken to his people, he sent among them, desiring to know Ard MOSIAB:. i CHAPTER Ih < V. unto them. OF = ee a 2s. BOOK BOe@eK OF M@SIAH. 166 |