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Show WO BOOK An OF A AB4i T WA. BOOK gotten so soon how many times e delivered our fathers out of the hands of their enemies, and sasawel them from being des. troyed, even by the hands of their own brethren? Yea, and if had not been for his matchless power, and his mercy, and his long suffering towards us, we sh ould unavoidably have been cut off from the face of the earth, long before this period of time, and perhaps. been consigned to a state of endless mis ery and wo. Behold, now I say unto you, that he commandeth you to repent; and except ye repent, ye can in no wise inherit the kingdom of God. But behold, this is not all: he hath commanded you to repent, or he will Sey destroy you from off the face of the earth; yea, he will visit you in hisa1 ger, and in his fierce anger he will not turn away. Behold, do ye not remember the words which he spake unto Lehi, saying, That inasmuch as ve shall keep my papmnanaments, yé shall prosper in the land? And again it is said, gl nas mee as ye will not keep my commandments , ye shall be cu off ftom the presence of the Lord. Now I would that ye shout remember, that inasmuch as the Lamanites have not g kept the commandments of God, they have been cut off from the presence of the Lord. Now we sce that the word of Lord hath been verified in this thing, and the Lamanites hav been cut off from his presence, from the beginning of | transgressions in the land. Nevertheless I say unto you, | it shall be more tolerable for them in the day of judgn an for you, if ye remain in your sy ; yea, and even | tolerable for them in this life, than for you, except ye re} > for there are many promises which is petty ded to the Lam: ites: for it is because of the traditions of their fathers gs 7 causeth them to remain in their state of ignorance; there! the Lord will be merciful unto them, and prolong their tence in the land. And at some period of time they will brought fo believe in his word, and to know of the inco nes of the traditions of their fathers; and cm of them v be saved, for the Lord his name. a wicke ness, { for . the. will be merc a behold, I say unto you, unto all who ca that if ye persist in ) at your days shall not ‘. pialpiic 1d in the la: Ldmanites shall be sent upon you; rr aiid : 57 - ti , m yi “ 7} ae? | swt they shall come in a time when you know not, Jl be visited with utter destruction ; and it shall uing to the fierce anger of the Lord; for he will not su! ve'snall live cinyour iniquities, to destroy his peopiento you, Nay; he w ould rather suffer that the Lamai OF ALMA, might destroy all this people which is ¢a phi, if it were pos: sible that they could fall i in sransgress sions, éafter having had so much fig knowledge given unt to them of the Lord thei: having been such a highly favored oe: of the after having been fa ve‘ord above an tongue, or people; after having had« mio them, according to their desire eir prayers, of that which | 14s pei iat d which is to ‘fait! ve nek having been visited by ties spi init ol od: gp hes con versed with angels, and having been 1 spoken unto by the voice af the Lord; and having the spirit of prophecy, a re the ‘spirit of revelation, and also many gifts: the gift of speaking with tongues, and the gilt of preac ching, and the gift of0 the Holy Gost, and the gift of translation; yea, and after havin yeen delivered of God out of the land of Jerusalem, by the heLord; having been saved from famine, and from and all manner of diseases of every kind; and t been een waxed strong in battle, that they micht not Bid lestre having been rough 1t out of bondage t (ime alter t ae : een kept and preserved until now; and they have! Pered until they are rich in all manner of thit nes. behold 1: say unto you, that if this people, who have many blessings from the hand of the Lou sess, contrary to the light and knowledge which tl ‘ay unto you, that if this Bethe case; tha tif the into ransgression, that it would be far m< eae amanitey than for t them. For behold, th e promises etn’ extended to the Lamanites, but oe are not unto ye transeress: for cia not the ROE de sland fol decreed, thati erly be or coe cause, that ye may oe t be desstroyed, the Lod thea thas * angel to visit many of his people, decla ing unto Shing Ss <A ag go forth and cry mightily unto Sale people, o,Mes 2° for the kingdom of He is nigh at hand : sory one a Mahal the Son of God shall come in his Fats Bee ory shall be the glory of the only begotten of ull of quit} a nd trath, tull of patience, merace, equily suns Sutiering, quick to hear the cries of his’ people, and v | eae’ their prayers qv u And behold, he cometh to redcen ono will be baptized unto repentance, through faith on ©) therefore prepare ye , 4 } : the way of the Lord, for the |
