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And again, , if ye. ye, by b the grace of God : are perfect in Christ, and deny not his power, fied in Christ by the grace of God, through an are ye iets the shedding of the blood of Christ, SRR hope, there must also be charity; en thy stakes, and enlarge thy borders forever, that thow may- est no more be confounded, that the covenants of the Eternal . and if there And.awake, and arise from the dust, O Jerusalem ; yea, and put on thy beautiful garments, O daughter of Zion, and strength- ey ae be faith; you, that ye would come unto Christ, and lay hold upon every good gift, and touch not the evil gift, nor the unclean thing. — kg Wherefore, there must must be faith, theré must also be hope ; and if there must be generation to generation. And God shall shew unto you, that that which [ have written, is true. And again I would exhort 5 st fag dren of men. and the Lord God will say unto you, Did I not declare mii. words unto you, which was written by this man, like as one crying from the dead? yea, even aS one speaking out of the dust, I declare these things unto the fulfilling of the prophecies. And behold, they shall proceed forth out of the mouth of the everlasting God; and his word shall hiss forth from Pee as long as the _ phar Pa Fe ear even shall know that I lie not, for ye shall see me at the bar of God: 9g will be done away, shall be La are spiritual, never warld shall stand, only according to the unbelief of the chil- there gE brethren, that ye remember that every good gift com- eth of Christ. And I would exhort you, my beloved brethren, _ that ye remember that he is the same yesterday, to-day, and forever, and that all thése gifts of which I have spoken, which for eral beloved case: ed Of tongues; and again, to another, the interpretation of languages and of diverse kinds of tongues. And all these gilts comes by the spirit of Christ; and they come unto every man severally, according as he will. And I would exhort you, my the children of men, if this be the none that doeth good among you, no not one. For if there be one among you that doeth good, he shall work by the power and gifts of God. _ And wo unto them which shall do these things away and die, for they die in their sins, and they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God; and I speak it according to the words of ChriSt, andI lie not. And _] exhort you to remember these things: for the time speedily cometh that ye ‘ and again, to another, all kinds and if ye have no hope, «sin angels and ministering spirits; neither can ye, if ye have no hope; ye must needs be in despair; and despair cometh because of iniquity. And Christ truly said unto our fathers, If ye have +/ faith, ye can do all things which is expedient unto me. { Anat“#¢ M nowI speak unto all the ends of the earth, that if the day — | cometh that the power and gifts of God shall be done away among you, it shall be because of unbelief. And wo be unto > | concerning all things; and again, to another, the beholding of ye can in no wise be saved in the kingdom of God; neither can ye be saved in the kingdom of God, if ye have not faith; LY i mighty miracles ; and again, to another, that he may prophesy 587 r and to another, that he may teach the word of knowledge by the same spirit ; and to another, | exceeding great faith; and to another, the gifts of healing by the same spirit. And again, to another, that he may work MORONI, NE _ teach the word of wisdom; OF 7 “gt And again I exhort you, my brethren, that ye deny not the gifts of God, for they are many; and they come from the same God. And there are different ways that these gifts are administered ;. but it is the same God which worketh all in all: and ‘they are given by the manifestations of the spirit of God unto men, to profit them. For behold, to one is given by the spirit of God, that he may eae See and by the power of the Holy Ghost, ye may know to-day, and to-morrow, and forever. a aS ly Ghost; j the truth of all things, And whatsoever thing is good, is just and true; wheretore, nothing that is good denieth the Christ, but acknowledgeth that he is. And ye may know that he is, by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore I would exhort you, that ye deny not the powervof God: for he worketh by power according to the faith of the childremof men, the same BOOK Pa NS a x a5 Ss Se it fo ees Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall a@k witha sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, and he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Ho- ° a exhort you TSecehs cae ye shall receive these things, I would bait ee nd when that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of RR iy f Se yy x in God that ye should read them, that ye would re« .member how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam, even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts. Prete Sassy \ OF MORONI. iy , wisdom BOOK ee : yo eoak SEPT 586 |