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Show 578 BOOK OF NORONI. good and of God, to be of the Devil. BOOK For behold, my breth- ren, it is given unto you to judge, that ye may know good from evil; and the way to judge is as plain, that ye may know with a perfect knowledge, as the daylight is from the dark night.— For behold, the spint of Christ is given to every man, that they may know good from evil; wherefore I shew unto you the way to judge : for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge, it is of God; but whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do evil, and believe not in Christ, and deny hin, and serve not God, then ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of the Devil, for after this manner doth the Devil work: for he persuadeth no man to do good, no not one; neither doth his angels; neither doth they which subject themselves unto him. | And now my brethren, seeing that ye know the light by which ye may judge, which light is the light of Christ, see that ye do not judge wrongfully: for with that same judgement which ye judge, ye shall also be judged. Wherefore I beseech of you, brethren, that ye should search diligently in the hght ‘of Christ, that ye may know good from evil; and if ye will lay hold upon every good thing, and condemn it not, ye certainly And now, my brethren, how is it _will bea child of Christ.. possible that ye can lay hold upon every good thing? And now I come to that faith, of which I said I would speak; and I will tell you the way whereby ye may lay hold on every good For behold, God knowing all things, being from everthing. lasting to everlasting, behold, he sent angels to minister unto the children of men, to make manifest concerning the coming of Christ; and in Christ there should come every good thing. And God also declared unto prophets, by his own mouth, that And behold, there were diverse ways Christ should come.» that he did manifest things unto the children of men, which were good; and all things which are good, cometh of Christ, otherwise men were fallen, and there could no good thing come unto them. Wherefore, by the ministering of angels, and by every word which proceeded forth out of the mouth of God, men began to exercise faith in Christ; and thus by faith. they did lay hold upon every good thing: arfd thus it was until oe And after that he came, men also et coming of Christ. name; and by faith, they become 8 his in faith by saved sons of God. CRATE Andas suredly as Christ liveth, he spake these OF MORONTI. 279 words unto our fathers, saying, Whatsoever thing ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is good, in faith believing that ye shall receive, behold, it shall be done unto you. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, hath miracles ceased, because that Christ hath ascended into heaven, right han d-o God, to claim tof the and hath set down on the Fatherhis rights of merey which he hath upon the children of men: for he hath answered the ends of the law, and he claimeth all those that faith in him; and they that have faith in him, will cleave hath unto every good thing; wherefore he advocateth the cause of the children of men; and he dwellet eternally in the heavens,— And because that he hath done this, my beloved brethren hath miracles ceased? Behold I say unto you, Nay; neither hath angels ceased to minister unto the children behold, they are subject unto him, to minister of men, For according to the word of his command, shewing themselves unto them of strong faith and a firm mind, in every form of godlines s, And the office of their ministry is, to call men unto repentan ce, and to fulfil and to do the work of the covenan ts of the Fathe which he hath made unto the children of men to prepare the Way among the children of men, by declarin g the aed of Christ unto the.chosen vessels of the Lord that they ma bear testimony of him; and by so doing, the Lord God me in the way that the residue of men may have faith in Christ, ef the Holy Ghost may have place 0 the power thereof : and after this in their hearts, accordin: manner bringeth to ee Reinet na enn which he hath made unto the chile men. An irist hath said, If ye will have fai i a es —. ss power _ ichetinbeca thing is sapaae n me. 1 said, and come unto faith in me, that ye at oy © tvepent all m eae atte ed £. ye ends na of 4] Wie dad ee 2 on = this: be the case. that these whic, ve spoken unto you rj with power and great glory at the fait inn eo and if they are true, hath the d setae ceased ? or hath angel gels ceased to appear dy unto thoy oh creole arent | men? .. Fo ue; or hath he withheld eld the power enna of the Holy ° Ghost ‘em + or will he, so long as. time shal] last } on Stand, or t there shall } et e i man upon the yor the earth shali face thereof to be ht ep e You Nay, for it is by faith acles are wrough t: : and it is by faith tha t angels that mir. appear and ) |
