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Show 546 BOOK OF BOOK ETHER. Jared to go down out of the mount from the presence of the Lord, and write the things which he had seen: and they were forbidden to come unto the children of men, until after that he should be lifted up upon the cross: and for this cause did king Benjamin keep them, that they should not come unto the world until after Christ should shew himself unto his people. And after that Christ truly had shewed himself unto his peoee ple, he commanded that they should be made ea pe and unbelief, in dwindled all have they that, now, afier none, save it be the Lamanites, and they have Ete Gospel of Christ; therefore commanded I am that Patio, hide them up again in the earth. Behold, I have w et upon these plates the very things which the brother of Jare on and there never was greater things made manifest, Soa! ie which was made manifest unto the brother of Jared se ie fore, the Lord hath commanded me to write them ty 7 ren? shoul I that And ke commanded me swrote-them. : Me up a: should I that up; and he also hath commanded terpretation thereof; wherefore| have sealed up : € . ae ee: ters, according to the commandment of the ai 2 the unto forth go not shall They me, Lord saith unto 4 easaty, their of repent shall they that day until the : 4 | come clean before the Lord; and in that day exercise faith in me, saith the Lord, even as the pO er he red did, that they may become sanctified in eral ba manifest unto them the things which the brother ot " ie At even to the unfolding unto them all my revelations, . ai sus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of the oo ens an he thyAnd the earth, and all things | that in : themis. thel sed; contend aeainst the word of the Lord, let him be accutst’s Behn sh Ar tleay eet things, let him be accursed: 10! aah ‘ibs will | shew no greater things, saith Jesus Christ, heavens “hall ke oe my at and speaketh; which he iam are opened and are shut; and at my word, shake; away, even so as by ire ; ; fire believeth not my disciples; the Fahall pass eae oo and at my command, the pat ptDelevetn 1 that Ido and a and i At so D ; "i a sd BE notspe® eaketh, at the aed have judge ye: for ye shall know that itis It hat SP ie spit . things these believeth that he But Jast day. spoken, him will I visit with the manifestations 0 oniy spit ecord. For because DIY ‘ry and he shall know and bear record. for it OFpersuadet it, he shall know that these tomgs are tru neyadeth men (0 do Lace 2 2 L 2 ; men to do good; and whatsoever thing persuact’ J OF ETHER. 547 good, is of me: for good cometh of none, save it be of me. f am the same that leadeth men to all gooa: he that will not be- lieve my words, will not believe me, that 1am; and he that . will not believe me, will not believe the Father which sent me. For behold, I am the Father, am the light, and the life, and {the truth of the world. Come unto me, O ye Gentiles, and I will shew unto you the greater things, the knowledge which is hid up because of unbelief. Come unto me, O ye house of Israel, and it shall be made manifest unto you how great 4 things the Father hath laid up for you, from the foundation of the world ; and it hath not come unto you, because of unbelief. Behold, when ye shall rend that veil of unbelief which doth cause you to remain in your awful state of wickedness, and hardness of heart, and blindness of mind, then shall the great and marvellous things which have been hid up from.the foundation of the world from you; yea, when ye shall call upon the Father in my name, with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, then shall ye know that the Father hath remembered the cove- of Israel; and made unto your fathers, O house which myhe revel nant shall then ations which I have caused to be written by my servant John, be unfolded in the eyes of all the people Remember, when ye see these things, ye shall know that the lime is at hand that they shall be made manifest in very deed; therefore, when ye shall receive this record, ye may know that the work of the Father has comm ence d upon all] the of the land. Therefore,. re ends of the earth, ‘my name: ; we} my Gospel, and behaptized and in for he that believeth, and j S bapt ized, shall be sa- _ved ;. but he that believeth | not, shall be damne d: | Shall follow them that. believe in my name. he that j bea : thay shalt Cao ae ape the Pp n abwella in a | them from the foundatio that hath spoken it. Moan And and signs bl essed ri is at the last day: for ee prepared for. A d : , nd behold, it is 1 RRR Se OREN es CHAPTER TIX (A _9 Ann now | » Moroni, have commanded m €, acco rdins to written 4 yp C the w ords which the things which I have co my memory ; and I have told was you Se up; thérefore touc t order that y ma h them not y senate ; ei ee that thing ig fo rbidde n you, ) - |
