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THE WORDS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS TO ALL MEN.

In the twenty -fourth day of the second month, I, Esara?, wrote this book, which is the Words of Righteousness to All Men, and this is the word of the Lord, to every people under the Heavens. The Lord sent his angel unto me, who said arise and write the words that the Lord thy God shall give unto thee, and I did so. And the words were this: If any man serves the Lord, he will do it with his whole might, mind and strength, and he will do all things that the Lord commands him to do, for the Lord has commanded him that he shall love his neighbor as himself — that he shall not murder; also, that lie shall not steal, and many other things which is for their good. The Lord hath created the trees of the forest, and the grain which groweth in the field; also, the herbs that grow- eth in the valleys, the birds that fly in the air, and man_v beasts lor the use of man, — also, the fishes that swim in the water, and after all this man will not obey him, vanity and pride is in the hearts of men, although the Lord has created all these things for his good he will not keep the command- ments that he has given him. The Lord feedeth the birds of ihe air, and the fishes of the sea by his liberal hand, also, ever\' thing that he has created is preserved b)' his power. Hath not the Lord given you all things that you have, and why will ye not obey him. Repent, ye nations of the earth, and serve the Lord your God with all your minds and strength, for all things belongs to the Lord who created you of the dust, and formed you of t!ie ashes of the earth. Praise ye the Lord all ye nations of the earth, for the many things that he has done for you. Repent, ere the great day of his judgment comes. Come all ye inhabitants of the earth and sej-ve him., who crea- ted all things you have. And now this is the word of the Lord to every people under the heavens, in the last davs there shall be a great tumult upon all the earth, and everv nation under the heavens shall be shaken; for nation shall des- troy nation, and many shall fall to rise no more. Famine,

pestilence and earthtjua^s shall oestnpy 'tnany, and all who will not serve the Lord shall be destroyed. But if they will serve the Lord, they shall be preserved, as it w^as in the days of Emen and Noah, as Noah was preserved from the flood, and Emen from the hands of his enemies, even so shall it be with those that serve him in the last days. It shall be in those days that every man shall be afraid of his neighbor, for great fear shall be upon all llesh. But to all those who will servo the Lord, he will be very merciful, and his great goodness unto them shall be very great, for they shall be preserved from the hands of their enemies, from fan:iinc, pestilence and earthquakes.

Was not the children of Israel delivered from the armies of Pharoah, and iMecanist escaped over the mountains from those who sought to destroy him, and it shall come to pass in those days, that all things which is not preserved by the Lord, shall be destroyed, and the earth shall be shaken, and all things tha; are in it shall be removed from their places, and all that are upon the earth shall be- shaken, and all the wicked shall bo flestroyed. Repent, Oye inhabitants of the earth, and hearken unto the words of the Lord your God. Why will you not lepent and serve the Lord, who created you, and the earth, and a!r things that is upon it for you. But pride and vanity is in the hearts of men, ami it shall come to pass that the trees if the forest shall be destroyed, the birds of the forest shrll be cast down, and the fishes shall be found on- dry land, and many beasts which are for the use of man shall be destroyed, because ol the great wickedness which is upon the earth.

llepent and come unto the Lord your Cod, for he is (ho "uly one tint can save yoti from his great and terrible destruc- tion. Ah-o, in that (iay the serpents shall come out of the sea, Mild the wild boas's of the forest, and shall destroy many, for in that day the Lord shall pour out his wrath upon all n? .ons lor they will not obey him, and keep his commandm^L^ts, b:,*, in that ilay there will Le some in all nations that vviii obe^ him, and unto those he will he merciful. Even so slul! il \ ■' :liut if any will not serve the Lord, he shall bo destroy".!, Why will ye not repent and serve the Lord your God, v* -n ^.atii created all these thiuj^s for you?

A day will soon come in which he will destroy ail the wicked that will not repent. Great darkness is upon the earth, and all nations hath forgotten the Lord who created them, and it shall come to pass that there shall be but five of ;i city saved, and two of a thousand also, and the rest shall be destroyed, and it shall come to pass that many of the saints shall be slain. Arise ye who are cast down and praise the Lord — but man whom the Lord created is the most wicked of all his works; even the birds of the air. and the beasts of the lield praise the Lord their God more than men, who are the greatest of them all. .Arise, O, ye men of Israel, and all ye men of the earth, those that dwell on the earth, and in dens and caves in the depths of the earth, and repent of your evil ways and turn from your wickedness, and serve the Lord your God, for in the last days there shall be a great eartli- quake, which shall destroy your cities, and the dens and caves in which you dwell, there shall be many great famines which shall destroy the grain of your fields, and you shall be destroy- ed by pestilence, if you will not repent and serve the Lord, and your cattle shall also die of thirst. But if ye will now repent and serve the Lord, he will preserve you from famine, pestilence and earthquakes; he vvill pour out his spirit upon you at all times, and he will preserve your flocks by his al- mighty hand. You shall not worship any thing in heaven or on earth, but the Lord God, who created these things Vv'hich you see around you. For when this trouble and distress shuil come upon the earth, if you will serve the Lord, ho will pre- serve you, why will you not repent?

And now, I, Esaias, am about to write ihe words that the Angel of the Lord gave unto me: Hath not the Lord said unto you, that if you will serve him that he would save you from the hands of your enemies, Irom famine, from pestilence and from all evils? It shall be well with you in those days ; s it was with Emen and his brethcrn when they were surroun- ded by the armies of Gitron, the Lonl sent his angels and carried them away. And the blessings of the Lord shall bo great unto you, and he shall send his angels to make know« unto you his will. And it shnll come to pass that \\e shall pour out his spirit upon all those that will obey him. Arise, and praise the Lord for his many blessings unto you. AnJ

it shall come to pass in these days that a part of evcrv nation," also, many of the saints shall be slain. But after death, hath not the Lord said that the saints shall dwell with him? But some shall not be slain. Arise, then, ye thatsleep- eth, and serve the Lord your God, or ye shall be cut off. And it shall come to pass that although there shall be many earth- quakes, and there shall be a city built on Mount Zion, that shall not be thrown down nor destroyed, and no one but the righteous shall dwell therein, and in this the saints shall find safety, if they will keep the commandments of the Lord. And it shall come to pass that those who dwell on the islands that will not serve the Lord, they shall flee to the wilderness, and a part shall die of thirst, and a part shall be destroyed by wild beasts, and the residue shall die of hunger; and it shall be with those that will not serve the Lord their God, that when these troubles shall come come upon the earth, that many of the saints shall be slain, and in those days the rich men shall be cast down. Arise ye that obey the Lord and rejoi<;e for all the wicked shall be destroyed, and the earth become pure, and the righteous shall dwell upon it. Praise and serve him all ye nations — praise him ye birds of the air, and the fiishes of the sea. Praise him all ye living beasts, for great is the Lord that created you. And it shall cnme to pass in these days that many wild beasts shall come forth upon the earth, that are not known of by men, and they shall destioy the wicked that fear not the Lord. Arise and serve the Lord and fear not what men shall say of you, for they speak evil of you because yon serve the Lord your God. Great is your reward, be not afraid, and tin-n not back because men shall rise up and per- secute«)'i)u and slay you, for I sr.y unto you, great is your re- ward. Great darkness is upon the earth, and all those that tlwell on the earth whom the lord has created are in darkne^is, but the glory of the Lord shall shine forth like a torch in the caves of the earth, for the glory of the Lord shall be greater than any other. Arise, ye that slumberetli, and awake ye that s!oepelh, t.ir the day of the Lord is at hand. Arise, and gc ye swift iiir<;seni:;ers, and jiroclaim the word of the Lord to all nations, tii.'it through nierc'v they may be saved, for if the\ will obey the Lord, although their bi'die.«! be destroyed, after tieulli they shall dwell in the presc:i'-e of the Lord their God,

and these are the words which the angel of the Lord spake pnto me. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that all those that will not serve the Lord shall be destroyed. Great is the Lord and he is able to save. But, now when the Lord has sent his word to you, if you will not obey him, Wo is unto you if you will not serve the Lord who is your God, and now i say unto you that dwell in darkness and know not the way of the Lord, repent and serve the Lord, and bov/ not down to graven images, and say these are my Gods, but bow down to him who can save you, and praise him, for he sendeth the rain upon your fields in the season thereof. But if you will not serve him, the rain shall not be sent upon your fields in the season thereof, and the whirlwind and storms shall destroy your flocks and your herds, and the earthquakes shall destroy all things that you have, and you shall be slain, for thus saith the Lord your God, and now 1 say unto you if you serve the Lord he will pour out his spirit upon you, and reveal many things unto you, of which you now know not of. The power of the Lord is great — his great goodness unto the sons oi men is very great, therefore, I say unto you, repent, repent, and serve the Lord your God, for no one else is able to save from the great and terrible destruction which will soon come upon all the earth, for the Lord, in his anger, is about to pour out his vengeance upon all nations. When the Lord sendeth his lightnings forth like an arrow, it both cutteth down and destroyeth all things. Whether it is sent who can turn the hand of the Lord, or who can escape vengance of his firce anger? Is there any one that can make the rain to cease from falling on the earth, or the storm to cease at his command? If he can do this in his own strength, he can then turn away the wrath of the Almighty. Is not the lion fierce, and the whale strong? Doth not the leviatiian play in the waters of the great deep? And when the king of all beasts roareth the lion doth fear and tremble. Even so shall it be. The Lord shall work and no one hindereth him, and when the kings, and princes, and mighty men, and rulers of kingdoms shall hear the thunder and lightnings which the Lord God shall send upon the earth to destroy the wicked, they shall fear and tremble, for thus saith the Lord God of Israel. O, why will ye not re- pent, for if you do not a great and terrible destruction awaits you, and you shall be destroyed.

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Praise the name of the Lord your God, who rulelh forever over all the earth, and who is about to brinj:^ again Zion, and ^vho by his power is about to cause the foundation of the greau city of Jerusalem to be laid. Praise him all ye nations, all yc that dwell upon the earth, for he whp is the Lord God is about to do great things. Praise him, O ye nations that dwell under the heaven?, for the many wonderful things ho has dona for you. He has preserved Emechan from the hand of his ene- mies, and delivered Utilus, whois the son of Zecares, from the tiames that devoured the city of Doled. He also preserved Zemraitus from the power of the lion, and fed Emritus in the desert of Kitron, with bread from heaven; and preserved Danietus from those who sought to destroy him. And hatli not the Lord said that those blessings are for you, if you will hut serve him? The Lord is great, and is able to do all these things for you, if you will but serve him. The Lord hath also ])reserved Utilus from drowning in the river Euphrates, whither he was cast by his enemies; he also preserved Unimus from being devoured by the serpents that came up out of the great seas; he also delivered Asknolus from the hands of his enemies. These and many other wonderful things hath tiie Lord done for his saints, in all ages, when they call upon him lor assistance. Blessed is he that serveth the Lord his God, with all his might, mind and strength; he has and will cast down all things which should not stand, and those things which should stand shall be strengthened — Praise the Lord. It is better to dwell in the wilderness and serve the Loid. than to dwell in the palaces of kings and do wickedly.

CHAPTER 7.. The Ijordis gracious and jnerciful, but wicked men are worse

than tigers. Now I say unto you, behold how gracious the Lord is, he sendeth the rain upon the fields of the wicked and the right* eous, and is very merciful unto them; he hath not cut them off in their wickedness; he sendeth his prophets unto them to '^arn them to repent, but yet they will not serve him — praiso the I^ord. And now I say unto you, how much evil \\icked rnen have done on the face of the earth, they have slain many of the saint?, they have burnt their cities, they have laid wast«

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the land which was not theirs, and have slain the inhabitants with the sword, and all this because of the evil which is in their hearts; yet the Lord is very merciful unto them, he send- eth his angels unto the prophets, to make knov\-n his will unto them, and to warn the wicked men to repent of their wicked ways, and to serve the Lord their God — praise ye the name of the Lord. And now I say unto you, that if you will serve the Lord great shall be your reward, praise the Lord, for he i:5 great, he is graceous and merciful unto all those who will serve him, great shall be their reward; the wondei-ful power of the Lord is very great, and he that standeth upon that rock shall never fall, wiiichis the Lord our Saviour, Jesus Christ. And now I say unto all ye wicked men go, search after the wisdom of the Lord your God, and the same love, which caused the Redeemer to die to redeem you, and find it and you, shall be saved, and this is the word of the Lord unto all nations under the heavens. Even so — Amen.

And now I say unto you that the blessings of the Lord are very great; and the blessings which the Lord shall pour out upon his saints, in the last days, shall be very great; they shall prophecy and speak "with many tongues, and upon many the Lord will pour out his spirit in such a manner that the fire shall not hurt them, and that they shall not drown when they are cast into the water, they shall escape over the mountains like the fox, and they shall escape from their enemies, and no one shall find them, thus shall the power of the Lord be shov/a forth, and no one can say this is the work of men to deceive the inhabitants of the earth; but they shall know that it is the Lord their God. But nowl say unto you, that the enemy of all righteousness will not stand still and behold and see the work of the Lord roll on until evil shall cease from the eartli and be cast down; he will stir up malice and envy in the iiearts of all those whom he has power over; he will cause wicked men to rise up and slay the saints, inasmuch as he has* power. But the Lord will stay his hand that he shall not have power over the saints; yet they v.'ill do as much as the Lord will suiier them to do; they shall lay waste the land, because of the great power which the enemy of all righteousness shall iiave over them that serve him; they shall lay waste the land from Kmolen to Shernolen, that not a city, nor a house, nor

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nny green thing shall be found upon the face ot the whole land; therefore, serve the Lord, for if you do not he will suffer the lirey flying serpent to be sent forth upon the earth, and the lion and the wild beasts shall follow behind and devour the (■ureases, whom they have destroyed or slain. Great and ;):eciousis the Lord God of Israel, who ruleth over all things ill heaven and on earth; the Lord is very great, for he has and v^ill preserve his saints who call upon him in faith; therefore repent and believe in the name of the Lord your God, O, ye \v'icked men; arise, O ye nations, and praise the Lord your i 'Od, who by his power, by his majesty, and by his excellency, "Will soon bring about that great work in which he will root out sin and evil from the midst of the earth; and now I say imto you, if you do not serve the Lord, great shall be your destruction. Praise him O ye nations, for the excellency oi liis might, his wisdom, and understanding; praise him for the many things that he has done and is still doing — Amen.

And now I say to you, that believe in his name, beware least the enemy of all riglueousness destroy you, for his power is great, but the Lord God is greater than he, for he has des- iroyed nations and torn in pieces kingdoms, and if you do not call upon the name of the Lord mightily, you will be destroyed, and if you call upon the name of the Lord he will pour out ids blessings upon you, he will strengthen aiid help you, and ]n-oserve you. Praise him. O ye nations!

In the days of Solmonto, who dwelt in the valley Simminto, the Lord sent his prophets to warn them to repent, and a part did, and the other part did not, and the Lord sent his scorpions and destroyed those that would not repent, and the vest were spared, because of their righteousness-sake. And again, I say unto you, repent, l^or if you do not, the Lord wmH ^^e^d his scorpions, and fircy flying serpents, and earthquakes, ■iud tempests, and storms, to destroy you, for the day of the Lord is at hand; praise him for his great power, and his great wisdom, for he is very merciful unto all the sons of men. But imto those who will not serve him, they shall have no peace, day nor night, for they shall be tormented by thunderings, and lightnings, and scorpions, and by fircy flving serpents: and this is the word of the Lord, to all you' that dwell upon the earth, which is to every nation under the heaven;^. Eve-;;) ^o. Amen.

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AND NOW 1 SAY UNTO YOU, REPENT! And now I say unto you that have heard the word of the Lord, behold how great 'things he has done for you, he has sent his word unto you to show you the right way, whereby you may be saved, that you will not be cast oft^ with the ene- my of all righteousness, while the saints of God will dwell Avith him in safety, and with him who died to redeem them a thousand years on the earth, and sing his praises forever and ever. And the saints shall go forth upon the face of the wholo earth, and shall inherit it, after it is cleansed from all unright- eousnesness, and shall dwell upon it a thousand years. I say unto you behold, how many things the enemy of all right- eousness has done to those, that dwell on the earth, since ho was cast upon the earth, he hath made wars and tumults, and many evil things, to come upon the earth, he hath caused na- tions to be destroyed, and many more to do wickedly, but l.hc day soon cometh when the Lord God, will restore all things to their former places, and the enemy of all righteousness shall be cast down, and evil men shall do wickedly no longer upon tlie face of the earth, but those thatxlo wickedly shall be slain, but all those that will repent and serve the Lord their Gvd shall be saved, for thus saith the Lord of Israel. The glory of the Lord is very great, it is much greater than all the glory of vain and foolish man, who worketh evil all the day long, and by night he doth not serve the Lord his God; he doth noi bow the knee to him, who created him, nor he doth notsnig the praises of his Maker, who formed hiui of the dust of the earth, and when he sendeth his word unto him he will r.ot obey him. Wo be unto him, for such as these shall have no part in the glory of the Lord his God, which shall be shov\ii forth to all his saints in the first thousand years which he shall reign upon the earth, and this is the word of the Lord to ;iU nations. And now I say unto you that the enemy of all righteousness has laid snares to destroy the saints of tlie mosr. high, and he hath led away many unto darkness. And ho hath made the gold and silver which the has created for thcui an abom.ination in the sight of the Lord God of hosts, and tlry have destroyed the fishes for naught, and because of this ; lio Lord hath suffered the enemy of all righteousness to blind then- <^yes that they should not know what was tnr their need:

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and the Lord vriil preserve the gold and silver, and the most ])recious of all fish, until the time, and the times of great tribu- . lation, of the saints of the most high. The angel said i)ecause of the abomination, the Lord will send a scourge upon the earth, which shall scourge every nation under the heavens, r?a, I say unto you, that it shall be a mighty scourge, for it v.ever was before lieard of by man. For it shall pass over your mountains, and it shall destroy your flocks, and it shall fiestroy both man and beast, and your cities shall be left des- olate, because of this exceedinggreat scourge, for it shall go as the wind, and it shall ride in the air, as the clouds which are driven by the wind, they go to and fro, upon the face of tije earth, they walk like men, yet they seem to fly like birds i'om before the face of their enemies; they shall sting as the fccorpions and bite as snakes, they shall bite and devour and none shall stand before them, and by man they shall be called jirey flying serpents, sent forth by the enemy of righteous- ness, the same is the Devil, to destroy men.

Yet will he destroy the wicked and ungodly from off the f;jce of the earth, that it shall not be polluted by the sons of unrighteousness for the earth shall be purified, and all those :hat will dwell upon it must be righteous — soon shall the glorious day of rest for the Holy people of the Lord come. Arid now I say unto you, that all the riches of the earth are Jiot equal to the riches of his glory, for the riches of his glory will consume the riches of all other glories, for thussait'i •;\e God of glory and truth, for he has spoken these things itnto the prophet Abinada, biit is true, for nothing was pro- phesied by a prophet of thf^. living God, the God of Israel, the .s.'ane is the God of all the earth, snd it will come to pas in tlie wn due time cf the Lord God, even Jesus Christ.

For .lesus Christ is the redeenner of all men, for your re- deemer has died for you, and why will you not be saved ? If you know nie saith the j^ord, you will glorify my snyings, and ke?p mv precepts, and write my commandments on your hearts, for they are these: he has said unto you, love your neighbour as yourself, keep yourself humble as it were in the <it:st. be not lif;ed up in jiride and do not esteem yourself bet- ' IT tt\an your neighbor, despise not wisdom, but ho\d fast

on all liolv wisdom, seek no! to murder, neither shall thou

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steal, if thou will keep all the commandments of the Lord your God, even Jesus Christ, and now I say unto you repent, believe, and be baptised, that you may be saved, and serve the Lord your God with all your might mind, and strength, even so, Amen.

And it shall come to pass in the last days that great destruc- tion shall come upon the face of all the earth, so that the earth shall be covered with blood and the bodies of dead men, even those who have been slain in batile, shall be heaped up ill heaps, upon all the face of the earth, so that if a man f eek to save his life, he shall loose it, for already the bow is bent, the sword is drawn, and the arrow shall soon fly, and Ihe sword be let loose upon all the face of all the earth and the arrow shall go in the nethermost corners of the earth, raid the wicked and ungodly shall not escape the edge of the r:word, for their lau2;hinsr shall be turned into weepinsr and their mirth into sorrowfulne.^s, for the power of the Lord can make sorrowful, and can make glad, for when wickedness waxeth exceedingly great in the earth, and the Lord giveth them over unto tlie abi">mination of their own hearts, then sliall the saints be sorrowful and shall mourn exceedingly, but wli^n the ships of Tarshish and the ships of the East shall go to gatli- er the saints to their homes, then shall the saints rejoice, al- though they shall go through perils, troubles and much danger of shipwreck, yet they shall know the Lord their God is With them, for when the waves shall overflow them, yea they shall even rejoice in death and praise the Lord that they can die in doing: good, and doing the will of the Lord their God and they ghalT praise him, and rejoice even in death, the' glorious gospel light shall spread forth in the last days until the earth i;5 covered with the knowledge of tlie Lord its God. and man shall no longer stumble in darkness for if they will not awake when the Lord their God shall call after them they shall be awakened by pesielence, tempests, earthquakes and much storm, which shall be exceedingly very great; for the borders of the earth shall be stained with blood, and the dead bodies of (he slain of the enemies of the Lord shall be heaped up in heaps, and shall be cast into the sea, because no one will bury them, for their friends shall bo eneaged in battle and in vvai-.

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slaying their energies to avenge themselves of the blood of those their friends, -who have already been slain, destruction awaiteth all who will not repent, and serve the Lord their God even Jesus Christ, who died to redeem them, wliose blood was shed to wash their sins away yea even all abominations which you have ever committed shall be washed away freely if you will but repent believe and be baptised, and serve the Lord your God with all your might mind and strength, Amen. But if you will do wickedly you must be destroyed, for God has created the mountains and formed the valleys, but he has ]!0t cast them high into the air, neither has he sunk the vallies deep in the depth of the earth, but he has suffered the enemy of all righteousness to do this because of the transgessiuns, and wickedness of man. And now I say unto you that the words which the Lord God of Israel doth speak is true, for he speaks the truth and does not lie. And now I say unto you, remem- ber this, speak the truth in your hearts, and be not vain, using many v,-ords, and employ not your tongue which the Lord your God has given unto you in using vani words and much repetition and vanity, for God hath not commanded you to do this, for he has commanded you to watch and pray, be sober, and to serve the Lord your God and be faithful, for if you do not this, how can you enter into the kingdom of God, lor it is not with'vain words and much vanity that anyone can serve God, but they must watch and be sober and be faithful in the good cause for this is the way to serve the Lord your God, even so Amen. God is glorious, God is righteous, and he is very LM'eat. And now 1 say unto you that vain words avail nothing, but are counted unto you as sin, for nothing is right- eous, but what cometh of God, and nothing cometh of God that is full of vanity, and which is not for God, yea all things which is of evil cometh from the enemy of all righteousness, Jbr all things wliich cometh from the enemy of all right- eousness are of evil, and nothing cometh from God brit what is for the good of all mankind. ( iod is the only one in which the sons of men can put their trust and be saved, for to be saved is a great thing, for it is to dwell with him a thousand vears, yea, forever, for no oneoiin dwell wit!^. him a thousand yo;irs unless they dwell with him forever, for all those who ciwrll with hitn shall rejoice and be exceedingly guul, even <o.

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Amen. Although many of you shall fall, yet many of you shall bs preserved from famine and earthquakes, and shall stand on the earth when your redeemer shall come, and shall destroy wickedness from off the face of the earth, although you shall be smitten and driven, and the enemy of all right- eousness shall cause many of you to be slain, yet many of you shall stand and shall see your redeemer when he shall come again in the clouds of Heaven, even so. Amen.

The glorious God of light and life, will soon come on the earth, with glorious might to shed upon his saints a glorious' liglit like a lamp that turnethin the night; forever is the God of light and life very glorious, for in the end all things shall be much more glorious than they are now, for wickedness shall be taken from the earth, for the light of the Lord God of •Israel even Jesus Christ shall shine forth upon the earth seven times brighter than the morning sun, that is the knowledge and wisdom of the Lord shall be seven times grea,ter than it is now. How glorious is the Gospel light! Yea its more glo- rious than all other things, yea its glory is much greater than the glory of all men, for it has done more good in the earih, than all other things, for all things which doth not belong to the gospel of Jesus Christ is of the Devil; therefore, many things which is good is counted evil of men, and many things which is evil is counted good of men, and this is because they have not the Spirit of the Lord their God, and this mast be because all men are wicked who have not the spirit of the Lord their God to guide, to teach, and direct them in all their doings.

God is righteous, and not any of his ways are unjust, for aii his ways are justice, and'peace, and who can say that he is unjust, and not just, he is holy, yea he is righteous, and his ways are very terrible to the wicked and ungodly. The Lion of Judah is verry terrible, and none can deliver from his hand when he goeth through, but they shall go through in unbe- lief, and they shall not know the knowledge of their God, and they shall burn' the cities of their enemies, and shall lay waist. their temples and waste their enemies, because they wasted them. For the Lord shall come out in his fury and sb.all sweep off the nations from Dan unto the islands of the sea of Sheba, which lieth beyond tlie great river Euphrates, he v,':!!

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nend forth the pestilence, the storm, and the earthquake, and ihe storm from beneath, and exceeding great thunderin;^ for The storm from beneath is very terrible, in his anger iie shall burn up the mountains, and in his fury he shall set fire to the rock, he will burn the forest, and cut down the cedar trees of those who know not God, neither will men know the Lord their God, therefore he will send forth lightnings and cut down their cedar trees, and fire shall arise out of the ground which ;dKiil consume their forests, and in this day of aftliction unto the nations, the enemys of all men shall arise and shall des- troy many. For in the beginning of the thousand two hun- dred and nmety and ninth day shall a king arise, and these (lays shall commence in the four hundredth and third from this time, and this king shall say I am strong, and lie shall do great things, and he shall become strong and he shall rule a kingdom for the space of many days, when he shall fall not by the sword ]u>r in war, but he shall fall in time of peace, when he supposes iill is well, but the Lord shall send his destroying angel, then shall arise another king in his estate and he shall 'be proud" and iviugluy, for he shall possess all the riches of the other, and al- though in the begining he shall be small, yet he shall conquer ■'■ree nations, then he shall be slain by the hand of an eneniv I all that he has conquered, shall be taken from him, and he uo siew him shall wax strong aild be mighty, and he shall vox .. saints, such as are called saints bat do not serve the Lord oir God, with all their might, mind i'md strength and shall pro- •ke them to anger, and they shall take up sword against hinv ' r.n exceeding sore and dreadful war shall take place, ai;(l . ';y of those who are called saints shall forsake the right )• and shall become as wicked as those who persecuitd . m and they shall neither regard law aor gospel but they 'i<» icrding to their own will, inasmuch as they can, and the y ...1 slay their enemies and their enemies slay them, until liu- .'.ts r.ro all slaiii which have forsaken the riglit v,-ay. And •n siiall they set up the abomination to divide all vhc earth :.d ihey shall reign over three parts of the <^ai'th f nva season and a lime and a half of the fourth part of the earth shall also ; theirs hui they shnil not possess it long, but they shall pos- s ir twelve days, wliicli is twelve years, even so it shall be. :'' ^ davs which hath been m'-'ntionr.'d in this l:ook air

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vears, and one king shall reign over fifteen kinircloms, and Persia and Tubal shall be trodden under foot by tlie Kin^ and they shall torment the saints, and shall wax strong and be mighty for when the armies of the horsemen shall move they shad cover the plaices and shall make an exceeding very great noise, and they shall dry up the brooks of Kidron because of the exceedmg great number thereof, for the waters of the brook shall stop, and shall not flow until they have passed bv, for nothing can stand before them, besides the saints of the Most High, even the s'Aints of the living God, for God will cast i-jJTyn mountains upon txhem, and earthquakes shall consume ihem, and firey flying serpents shall cause many thousands of them to fall, and hail stones shall fall from heaven and in the end they shall all be destroyed, peace shall be restored to the earth, and their dominion taken away, for thus saith the Lord God of hosts, , Even so, Amen.

Then will the rivers return to their ancient places, and wiU become very beautiful, and the beauty shall be restored which was taken away m the time of the flood. And it shaH come to pass in the last-days that.the earth shall be ijreatly chan<7ed and become much m.o-re beautiful than it is now, althou.^h sfios J sail on the waters, yet it shall not be to do evil, but it^shall be to do good, thsy siiall bring the pine the fir tree and the cedar unto Mount Zion, the Bos tree and the gold from Opher, and the precious stones from many places shall be brouo-ht unto Jerusalem, ..The Islands shail not be found any more^'for thev shall flee away, and shall all be joined together, the watc'r shall be cleansed and all things shall become pure, and the' rocks which are not for the use of man shall return to dust, nnd those which are for the use of man' shall remain. . Jesa- mine, the marble, and many other stone which is for the good ; if man, shall remain upon the earth. And the flowers wliich are not known of. by nian shall return and shall make it verv l.'eautiful. God is great, just and merciful unto all the sons of men ; repent O all ye sinners, and serve- the Lord your God, with all your might, mind and strength, for he will do thc.so very great and wonderful things. Even so, Amen. ^^ Arise and praise him, O all ve that dwell in the valleys of Kidron, and in the wilderness of Kish, for hath not the'Lord said that if m?n would serve him, that he would bless them

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exceedingly, yea with exceedingly very great blessings, yea greater blessings than ever was given unio man since the days of Adam. Praise ye the God of eternal love, for he is 1 ery great.

For it shall come to pass in the last days, that great armies sliall encamp around Jerusalem the city of the living God, but shall not prevail against it although those within shall not fight with any weapon of war, yet those without shall be slain and greatly smitten, because the Lord shall come out in his anger and shall greatly smite them, for they shall be smitten- with fire, with hail stones and with much lightning shall they be tormented both day and night until they are all slain that will not serve the Lord their God, for he is strong and he will cut them down, if they will not serve him. Praise ye the God of everlasting love. Behold! how glorious is the gos- pel sound, which calleth men into the light, which shedeth its light around, no man can hinder its progress, for it will go on, and no man shall stay it, for thus saith the Lord, the God. of hosts, even Jesus Christ. Even so, Amen.

CHAPTER 75.

The days of my people saith the Lord shall be few, and full of sorrow.

1, And it came to pass in the night time that the angel of the Lord spake unto me, and said yet one thousand, nine hundred :ind ninety seven days shall wickedness be taken oft' of the face of the earth, and yet one thousand nine hundred, forty nine days, the kingdom of God shall be set up on the earth, and shall roll on until it shall fill the whole earth. And twelve (iavs from the time ^hcn the kingdom is set up, the abomina- tion shnll rise up and reign for the space of twelve days, wlien they shall be overthrown, but not utterly destroyed, ibr ihey shall rise agam after the space of three days, and they shall conquer many kingdoms, but shall not reign ov«*.r all tli»^ earth, but they shall reign over some kingdoms for the s})aL-i' ,)f tl'.ree days; wiien earthquakes tem})ests and storms sliali arrain overtlir<.)w tliem; and they siial! again become very pow- oiTul and shall wax exceeding strong and be mighty, eleven dxvs shall pass aw;^.y and they shall continue strong until tlu' i,!*r;l 'iliall come urt in his anger, and shall themdestroy.

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which shall be twelve days, and then in the space of three days not one of them shall be left, yea, but few of them shall re- main after the first day, but some shall remain until the second day.

2, But forty, and eight days shall pass away from tlic timn in which the kingdom of God is set up on the earth until the earth is purified by fire, but the day in which the Son of 3iau cometh no man knoweth.

3, Why do not men repent and serve the Lord when all these things will be done soon. Repent O all ye sinners, ere the great day of the Lord cometh, repent, yea repent, for the day of the coming of your Lord and Saviour you know not.

4, And now I say unto you, that ere the eartli is purified by fire, and the enemy of all righteousness bound some of those who are called saints, and are saints, shall forsake the right way, and will say it will profit us nothing to serve the Lord any longer, for we have served him so long, and wniat profit hath it been to us, and then shall hail stones fall to the v/eight of a talent and destroy them.

5, Blessed be the name of the Lord for he will do very great things. Was not God just unto the children of Ammon, for \vhen they rebelled against him he cut them off', and over- threw them, but did not utterly destroy them. Even so it shall be when any nation rebels against God, he will torment and trouble them for a season, and give them space for repen- tance and if they will not repent he will ntterly destroy them; and they shall all be destroyed, that will not serve the Lord their God; yea, even all who will not serve the Lord their God, shall be destroyed. Praise ye the Everlasting King of all the e.irth; yea he hath created all things, for he doth rule the nations for he is very great and his law shall endure forever, although the laws of man shall pass away, yet his law shall never fail and disappear, for it is a glorious law and it shall never be hid, although it shall many times be destroyed, 3'et it shall be brought forth in a very miraculous manner. When will men cease to do evil, and serve the Lord their God; when will men cease to pervert the right way of the Lord, and cease to do that which they know is not right. God is the only one that can support you, and bring you oflf victorious in the end, through all these calamities and wars, which is a

coming upon the er.rth; then why will you not serve him,, .'in d keep his commandments, for he is great and terribie and. none can deUver from his hands when he would destroy, for nil his ways are just and merciful, righteousness is his precepts and justice, his laws; his law is like a fire which never ceases to burn, and his words are like a lamp which burneth contin- ually. Glory and majesty, and everlasting power is the Lord.

With wonder and surprise many nations shall behold the gospel coming unto them, when it shall come in the ships of Tarshish, and it shall come unto them, as if it was carried to them by the birds of the air, they shall go unto Bersheba and pan and unto every nation under the heavens, many shall go ,in ships and many shaU not, some shall be carried in the air, by the power of the Lord, others shall v/alk upon the water, and innny great miracles shall be done in the sight of men that they rnay believe in the Lord their God; others shall remain at home, and shall build up Zion; yea Zion shall be built up very }<eautiful before the; coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Great is the Lord God of Israel. Even so. Amen.

And now I say unto you that any man that speaketh the 'truth in his heart and loveth his neighbor as himself, and keepcth the commandments of the Lord his God, the same. shall be saved, for any man or any one who speaketh the truth in his heart he will not speak any vain thing, which is vanity, for the spirit of Christ is the spirit of truth, for noth- ing is of God which cometh of vanity, for vanity cometh o{ the devil and satan is the enemy of all righteousness, and therefore what good is there in vanity and light speeches, which avail nothing, but the condemnation of your own souls, ihenrcpent and serve God with all your might, mind and strength that you may be saved. God is very great, for he has created all things, and nothing was created without his power for even the herbs which Satan has been suffered to cause them to grow upon the earth, u'as not without ihc power of the Lord, for the Lord has created the dust out of which tlie plants did grow. It is because that God is a God of truth and justice, that men will not serve him, if God was like unto the enemy of all righteousness all men would servo him for all men serve satan and no one doth serve the Lord wit!i all his might, mind and strength, for they all serve sr.tan..

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lithough somedo not serve him as much as others yet ail do-, iTserve him some, for none do serve God with al! their niij^ht., •yet many serve him; that is, they are called saints, for God calleth none saints, but those who are saints indeed, for none are saints, but those who strive to serve the Lord their Godj strive then to serve the Lord your God, remember all liis holy words, that when wickedness shall h;ivean end that 3^.)n may dwell with him forever, for God has created all thing-; from th'e east unto the west; yea from the north unto th;- south, shall the glory of God shine forth; it shall shine forth on the earth, nothing shall be in the earth, or on the earth but what shall be cleansed, and shall become pure, and ihe trees 'of the forest shall blossom, and shall not decay, but they shall grow and be beautiful, for they shall be seven times more beautiful than they are now, for nothing shall hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountains saith the Lord, for all things shall h-^. beautiful. Even so, Amen.

When the earth is beautified the saints will rejoice, and say now we know that our Redeemer lives, and that he has como To save us, for by his power the earth has been so gloriously beautified. For by his power all things which are for the use and good of man were created, and by his power they shall :igain be so gloriously beautified. For by his power in the beginning he made all things very beautiful, and he will agairi beautify "them; yea he will make them very beautiful, for all things must be 'restored as they were at the beginning; there- fore'all things must be very beautiful. Praise ye the God of everlasting love.

And now I say unto you, ye that are called saints, is thero- any amongst you who speaketh the truth in their hearts, and love their neighbor as themselves, or that keepeth ail the com- mandments of the Lord their God? Is there any amongst you who love their enemies, and pray for those who hate them • And now I say unto you, if you love your neighbor as your- self, you will not turn away from him when he is hungry and distressed, but you will care for his welfare as much as if it were your own ; if you have gold and he hath none, you will impart unto him that he may have also. If you love your en- emies, you will feed them; if they are thirsty, y»u will give ihem drink, and you will not desire to slay them; it is better

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to be slain than to slay. If you pray for your enemies, what will you pray for? Will you pray that God would send his, judgments and destroy them, or will you pray that God would have mercv upon them, and save them in the end? Yea, 1 say unto you, that this is the way you should pray, that they may repent and see the folly of their doings, and be saved, and not cast off forever. God is great, and ail his ways are justice and peace. Peace is taught in all his precepts, for nothing is tauoht by him but wdiat is good, although men do not under- stand his laws, yet the day will come when they will under- stand them, because they "are all to be understood by men, and if they do not understand them, they can never enter into the kingdom of God. Although they are very great, yet they must be understood by man. Praise God who rules on high. Arise all ye and his praises sing, for he is your eternal king. ;^Ienasseh shall return from the land eastward, and from all the places whither he has been driven, he shall return; that is a part of the tribe of Manasseh shall return from the land west- ward unto Mount Zion, from the islands of the sea, and from the land of Bethsula, which lieth beyond the rivqrsj of Egypt. IJan shall return from thenoiLh countries, and Judah shall return from the Plains of Oskre, and from many other places, whither the Lord has driven him. Then shall the saints re- joice, when the ships built of Chittem wood shall sail over the waters of the great deep, and bring in the saints from the na- tions afar off, and from the islands of the sea, yea, they shall bring them from the five countries of the south, and from the three countries of the north, from Tubal, from Divan, and from manv other places; for Divan is a great country which lieth east of the islands of Egypt; from the east and from the west, shall the saints come to Mount Zion, they shall come in com- })anies of thousands, yea, tens of thousands, when they shall come, the wicked shall fear and tremble. Be exceeding glad, .•md rejoice, O all ye saints, for the day of your s,alvation is near at hand — the' day ofyour redeminion drawetU nigh, and you will be saved if you continue faithful until the end, and not turn away and serve Satan. But if you continue to serve the Lord your God, and do not turn away and serve Satan, remember' these word? for they are faithful and true. Even so. Amen.

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The signs in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath shall be very wonderful. For it shall come to pass, that men shall be confounded, and shall be exceedingly astonished, and shall not know what to do, for it shall appear as fire in the heavens, and the signs on the earth shall be earthquakes, and great storms, which shall shake the earth, for they shall be fu- rious and terrible, and who shall stand before them, none but the saints can stand, for fear shall take hold of the wicked, they shall tremble, and shall not know whither to fly, for they shall be affrighted when they shall see the judgments of their God coming upon the earth. For cities shall be left desolate, and palaces shall have no owners, but the Lord their God; for when the kingdom of God is set upon the earth the abomina- tion shall possess five kingdoms. Praise ye the king of ever- lasting light, for he has created all things, and he has done wonderful things, which are not yet to be known by man, nor by any one who dwelleth upon the earth. As for the books which are laid up for the wise and prudent, which contain many things which shall come forth in their ov/n due time, or in the own due time of the Lord, for they contain great riches of wisdom, and Uie knowledge of the Lord, too great for wick- ed men to know or understand. Even so. Amen. But majiy of the rest of the books shall not come forth until wickedness is nearly taken from off the face of the earth. But the sev- enty last must be preserved for the saints of the Most High, after wickedness- is taken from off the face of the earth. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that many great and marvellous things shall be done, insomuch that mountains shall flow down, and shall not be found any more; rivers shall be dried up, and the saints shall he preserved exceedingly, and they shall not all be destroyed by the hands of the enemies of God. God will not prosper those who will not serve him long, but he will prosper them for a short season, and then they shall be destroyed, for the Lord God of Israel sayeth, that the wicked shall not prosper forever, but they shall be cut r^'in a few days and destroyed, and this because of their great wick- edness'; they shall not be prospered, saith the Lord, for when they suppose they are prospered they shall be cut off, saith the'Lord. For now I say unto you, that no murderer is a servant of Christ, for a s'ervant of Christ will refrain from

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inurder and all bloodshed. For a murderer is a servant of the Devil, and a man[cannot serve God and be a murderer, altho' he may be a servant of God before he doeth murder, bui the spirit of God will not dwell with him after he has murdered. But if a man murdereth when he know not the right way, but is in darkness, he may repent, and be forgiven of the Lord his God and be saved. But if he doth not repent and serve the Lord his God, with real intent of heart, he shall not be saved. And now I say unto you, those who stealeth Satan hath full ])0wer over them; him who hateth his enemies, Satan is lead- ing on to destruction; him who doth not speak the truth in his heart, Satan is striving to overthrow. If any one doth not speak the truth in his heart, Satan will destroy him if he doth not strive lo speak the truth in his heart, he will cause him to count himself better than his neighbor, and to steal, and they will be led on until they are utterly overthrown, ;'nd this shall be because they do not resist Satan. And now i say unto you, that the words of this book are the words of ;.iie Most High, for they are the words of righteousness unto ;'.!! men. This is not the word which shall be given unto the uints to teach them the great ways of the Lord their God. lait it is unto such as know not God, for it is unto all men, iherclore it is not to teach the saints the ways of the most Jiigh, and his great wisdom are reserved until the end of wick- edness, until wickedness is taken from off the face of the earth, i'vaisc the God of endless light, O, all ye saints of the Most High. The book which is called the book of wisdom, contains .■. small part of the wisdom of God. Also, many books show lorth his great power and wisdom, but yet a very small part »d" his power or of his wisdom is as yet written. Also, I say unto you, that a small part of the great works of God are written in the words of righteousness to his saints. Also, in many other luxiks is a small part of the many things which he l;as created written.

CHAPTER lOG.

Hoii) qlorious is the King of Kings^ even the Lord of HosU<.

And now 1 say unto you, that after this many books shall

<:o!ne forth; the first is the Happiness of the Saints and the

."^'orrov.'s of tlie \\^ickcd; the second is the Glory of God shown

forth upon the earth; the third is the. Wisdom of God showed forth upon the earth; the fourth is the Great Goodness of God to his Saints; the fifth is the Great Mercies of God to the vviclced; and the sixth is called the Book of Righteousness, Eut all these are for the worthy and unworthy to read; be- sities these are many books which are to come forth, for there ;is seven hundred and tvrenty and four which were written in the forty days. Praise ye the Lord God of Hosts, yea, even the King of all the earth. And now I say unto you, that Ihe seventy last are reserved unto the end, that the saints may ' read and understand them; but the rest are to come forth be- iore wickedness shall have an end. Therefore speedy must be work, and faithful those that do it, for from the time that the ^dngJom is set up on earth until wickedness shall have an end . iiall be but forty and eight days; therefore, those who assist in bringing forth the work to establish the kingdom of God upon the earth must be faithful and true, and continue in the good work unto which they liave been called. Therefore, continue in the good work, O, all ye saints, and fear not, al- though wicked men and satan shall strive to destroy you, for the Lord will preserve yoi}, if you but continue in his work; for him that doth cease to do the work of the Lord his God, shall be counted as an unwise servant. x4.nd now I say untc) you, that those who shall continue faithful unto the end shall have great glory, for they shall dwell with the Lord their God who died to redeem them, even the Saviour of all mankind, who W'ould be saved, yea he died to redeem all mankind, that they might be saved who would be saved.

Praise him from whom all blessings come, lor he^is very glorious, and his glory shineth over all the ecrth, and it Vv'ill cover it as the w'aters covered the earth in the days of'the flood, even so shall it be when the earth is cleansed from all its wickedness, the praises shall arise from morning until. even- ing, praise ye the God wdio thus wall cleanse the earth from ail evil, and W'ill cause it to become a sanctuary of the living God. And now 1 say unto you, that the book which is called the Happiness of the Saints and the Sorrows of the "VVickerl, must speedily come forth after this book, which is the word?^ of righteousness to all men.^ For l)im who doeth not the work .of the Lord shall be counted an unwise servant, and shall in

no wise have more given unto him to do, therefore he is not blessed of the Lord while he dwelleth upon the earth, but he siaall be tormented and afflicted by Satan, and slain, and then he shall dwell on the earth with the Lord his God, having been alHicted and punished here, but if he doth not the work of the Lord, and turneth again unto the wicked, he shall not dwell on the earth with the Lord; But if he doeth not the work of the Lord his God, and doth deny him, and turn again unto the wicked, he shall dwell on the earth with the Lord his God, after having been afflicted and slain by Satan, while in the flesh, for the Lord will not reward men who will not serve him until after they have been punished. Even so. Amen.

And now I say unto you, that the work of the Lord is a glorious work, and it must be done. For the work of the Lord cannot be hindered, and made to cease by man, for his work shall be done, and no man can hinder it. For the Lord God will do his own work, and he w'ill destroy the wicked from olTthe face of the earth, and none but the righteous shall dwell on the earth; wicked men will strive much to hinder the work of the Lord, but the Lord will accomplish his work in iiis own due time, for man kncweth not when to do the work o: the Lord, if the Lord his God doth not command him to do it. For man can do nothing which is good unless the Lord his God doth assist him, for all that men doth without the assist- ance of the Lord his God is but vanity and evil. For nothing cometh of Goti but what is just, holy and righteous.

TFIE HAPPINESS OF THE SAINTS. But. the saints have at many times great joy, but it is not a fuHncss of joy, for no man knoweth what great joy is, for God hns many things in store for his saints, but they will not » '» - inin them, and lor this ujan}' will have cause o\' repentance, for it secmeth good in the sight of the Lord to do a great work in tlie last days, and he wiit accomplish it in a short time after lie commences it. Great is ihe joy of the saints of the j\^?st Jligii, for the jilan is ordained from the beginning of time, the way unto the Lord is ])lain, for while the earth was ye* '\n darkness, and the inhabitants thereof were not upon it, ne Ijord Gf)l determined to do his own work, and in his own wny. tuu\ when he shall accomplish his great and glorious

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%ork, then sliall the joy of the saints be full. When will the joy of the saints be full? In the day when all things are resto- red as at the beginning. Then shall the children of Israel be brought into their land, flowing with milk and honey, which because of their wickedness was withheld from them, for the enemy of all righteousness caused them to do wickedly; and for this cause they were thrust out. For when famine cometh many of the saints shall be preserved from death, and many shall b i preserved from the hands of their enemies, and those that are slain shall know that they shall come forth in the first resurrection, and dwell on the earth with the Lord their God, even Jesus Christ. For all power is^ the Lords, and he will preserve those v/hom it pleaseth him to preserve, and he will slay those whom it pleaseth him to slay, and many of the sainls shall fall, and but few shall remain upon the earth, and many shall become weary of much tribulation, and therefore many shall fall asleep to rest until the Lord of glory is seen coming in the clouds of heaven, for but few shall remain upon the earth until the work is accomplished, for the Lord is mer- ciful, and nothing shall fail which he has said should be done. The saints shall glorify the Lord in the last days. The na- tions of the earth shall be gathered together, some to make war upon the saints, and some to serve the living God of hea- ven. As the rain-bow in the heavens, and as the flowers ot ihe field, so is the life of man, his righteousness is as the mist of the morning, which quickly vanisheth away; even so it is. The saints that forsake the ways of the Lord shall not be pros- pered, and those that continue to serve the Lord shall be lilessed, and understanding shall be given to them, visions shall be shown to them, and their enemies shall not liave pow- er over them. Such is the joy of the saints. Can a thread stop a sword, can a paper stop an arrow when it is shot from a bow? As no man can do this, so no man can liinder the works of the Lord. The mountains shall flow doAvn at his presence, the wicked shall be consumed, at the presence ot the Lord shall these things be. The saints shall flee into the desert; the fruit of the land shall be blessed, the forest shall be made beautiful, the flowers of the field shall not fade,-and man shall not die. Even so, Amen.

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Wo to the shepherds that will not feed the iiock, ihat say the burden of the Lord is too great, and we cannot serve 1 he Lord; that build houses of bulrushes and lay the founda- lion thereof in the sand, that say the Lord vjiA not see us, neither will he hear us. Wo be to such, they shall go down to darkness. The glory of the sun is the glory of the Lord, for he created it. The earth is the Lord's footstool.

The place of the saints^the saints who die before ths great and last day — shah be reserved, they shall not be in the' pre- sence of the Lord, they shall be hid |froin the presence of the wicked, that tfiey may at rest. Why is man fallen? Man fell because Satan tempted him. God suffered Satan to tempt him that he might fall, he sinned and therefore v/as cast out, uO was cast out of the presence of God to wander in dark- iiess^ not having the light of the Lord; he sinned of hin> self, willingly; after this, Satan tempting him, he not hav- ing power to withstand temptation, was led into darkness. But the Lord God, in mercy, had mercy on man, and showed himself first to Adam, who had transgressed, and afterwards i(.> such as diligently sought after him. Soon after, the people being smitten, the language of the Lo.rd was taken from th6m, they became more miserable than before, for they were divi- <led, and soon after learnt w-ar; he gave unto Israel the iaw^ ;uid the prophets, that tliey might not utterly perish, man having became subject to death, the son of God died to save those that would be saved, that in the end the world might bo saved. Therefore, in the last days, his power must be showed forth unto all men, yea, unto all nations that dvv^eli under th.f^ :;un, that his words may be fulfilled. Because of wickedness the earth mourneth, and because of abomination the laud is curst; for- man's sake, the tliorns and thistles are come upon the eai'th. The saints can continue to go on in all the v/ays f righteousness, and never cease to learn more. They need .'ver say it is enough, they cannot cease to go on, and not :'iis!i, utter destruction cometii upon such, for the happiness r the saints consist in learning ti:e ways of the Most High. But as muchaflliction conieth before happines;, they shall be greatly aillicted. Therefore, none shall stand but those that continue to learn the ways of the Most High. All the nations f the carih areas dust, and the saints which say we are

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■.iints, but?strivc not to Imow the ways cf the Lord, are as the dross of the lead which is cast out to be destroyed as clialf driven before the wind, as the filth of the earth, evil doers, seeking to do evil, knowing the right way, but not walking in the same, those calling themselves saints, will spread abroad doing mischief, the day shall come when they shall be cast ofi', having not loved God, nor kept his commandments, they shall not find a place in Zion, where they can dv/ell in peace, they shall be a reproach among my people, saith the Lord. The meek and those that love God and his lav/, shall dwell in Zion. The Lord will not fail to fulfil his purposes, which are glorious, to judge the nations in truth, and execute judgment in right- eousness, he will beautify the earth and make it holy, all things shall be glorious. Even so, Amen.

The nations of the earth dwelling in peace and safety, shall inherit the earth, the tribes of the north having returned, ilwelhrjgin their places, the nations shall no more make war; but none but the pure in heart shall dwell there, for the Lord hath said it. Even so, Amen.

The saints shall dwell in peace and prosperity, knowing God and keeping his commandments, loving righteousness and abhorring evil; having loved God and his righteousness, they arc saved. The saints, such as are saints, shall, meet together . often, they shall fast and pray much, not fearing those that liate themj and that strive to destroy them, for they shall have their reward; but serve the Lord diligently with all their might, that vSatan doth nut destroy them, for thus saith the Lord God. Even so. Amen.

If any man serveth the Lord with all his might, he will d > five things. 1. He will love the Lord his God, and if he loveth the Lord his God, he will obey him, and if ha obeys him he will- keep all his commandment.. 2. He will love his neighbor- as himself, and not despise the poor. 3. He will love his ene- mies, and speak evil of no man, for this is the commandment of God. 4, He will spoak no vain words, and he will notlic. - 5, He will make war upon no man, and slay no man.

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all tne ways of God, and the mysteries of his Kingdom, in Heaven and on earth, and if any onej arise not to this he is not diligent in the work of the Lord. Let not one wait for r:rother, but let all strive to serve God, and obtain the best gitt. Let them meet together often, for this is the will of the Lord; if anyone awaiteth for another no one will serve God, fear not persecution, for if ye do right, ye are persecuted, such as fear persecution do not fear God, such as fear God, fear not persecution. In the church are many gifts, the gift of prophecying and descerning of spirits, the gift of faith, the gift of tongues, and the interpretation thereof, unto some is given one gift, and unto some another, that there may be order in the House of God; therefore use those gifts prudent- ly, but fear not persecution. Even so. Amen.

It is because the saints serve not the Lord with all their might, that many fall away from their lirst love; for if the saints meet notjtogether oft, and use the gifts, the Lord has given them, they cannot retain their first love. If a man falleth away because another doth wrong who committeth the sin and who is punished; therefore, let those that serve the Lord, serve him, and not wait for those that put far away the day of his glory. Blow ye the trumpet, make the procla- mation call together the pure in heart, saying let us serve God. If ye do this ye are justified, but if ye do it not ye are condemned. The saints shall not slay their enemies: if a man slayeth another, he cannot be happy, for the happiness of the saints consists in a «onscience void of guilt; therefore the saints .slay not their enemies, neither do they rob them, neith- er do they Shed blood, the saints are not of the world, if they were of the world the world would love them. If ye are the followers of Christ, serve him, follow not after the lusts of the flesh, but hi all things live godly. Such as fear persecu- tion fear not God, but they strive to please men, for which cause they are condemned, for the spirit of God shall cease to strive with all such. Therefore, if ye strive to please men, ve are unholy and unprofitable servants, and ay such shall be cast out of the Kingdom of God.

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tried alike, so that all are made perfect through faith and great Tribulation. Remember my covenant to keep it holy saith the Lord.

The love of God among his saints. — If ye love not one an- other with a perfect love ye cannot be happy. And now I say unto you, that when this book shall come forth ye may know that the time for to bring the House of God into order has ar- rived, that is the church. Among the saints should be first brotherly love-; secondly, faith; thirdly, the speaking of tongues and the interpretation thereof; fourthly, the healing the sick, miracles, desceming of spirits, and prophecying. Without these things they cannot prosper; can a man walk without feet, or can he work vtrithout hands. Christ is the head of the 'Church, and the saints are members, therefore, if one member ^s lame all the rest suffer.

Rejoice, exceedingly ye saints of the Lord, for ye shall be saved, when the kingdom of God is set upon the earth, they shall prosper for a time when many of the saints shall fall into darkness and half a them shall pass away when the kingdom of God shall be established anew upon the same foundation. . Those that serve God possess the power of God awhile m ihe flesh, the power which is given them is, is not as great as the power God hath; those that serve God can know things that are to come, by the power of God that can heal the sick, they can see all things, and know all that can be known ; ye must know these things, or ye do not serve God and are no better than the heathens, but are much worse for they live ac- cording to the light they have.

Many are willing to receive the word of God, but many will say I will not believe because the wise and the learned do not, some will say I will not read because it is simple, but the Lord taketh the weak things of the earth, to confound the wise and the mightv. God works in a misterious way, he maketh weak things 'strong, and the strong things are made weak before him. Strive not to overthrow one another for if ye strive to overthrow each other how can ye be built up, ye cannot be built up, but will be thrown down, and if ye cast yourselves down who shall lift you up. 1 say unto you that if ye cast yourselves down, ye shall not be lifted up, ye sh?.!! not be built up in spiritual things, neither in temporal thmgs^

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how can you prosper when one is divided against another, a house divided against itself cannot stand; therefore, if ye are are divided one against another ye must fall; for God hath said it,, and it shall be so. Even so, Amen.

CHAPTER 69. / Peace must he in Zion.

U there be not peace in Zion how shall it be built up, it must be built up, and if there be war it cannot be done, peace must be where the saints dwell, God is a God of peace, and not of war, therefore his saints must dwell in peace, they shall not war with the nations round about, neither among thewseives, for if they do either they shall fall. Even so, Amen.

2. If there be war in Zion, it can never be built up, the Temple of the living God shall be built there, the saints shall dwell there in peace and safety they shall know the command- ments of God and obey them, they shall keep all his command- ments, they shall have fullness of joy in (Serving the Lord their God. Even so, Amen.

3. God knoweth all things, he knoweth the evil doings«ol the wicked, he will defend his saints that they fight not, he will cover them with his glory and surround them with a bul- wark of righteousness, the city shall be a most holy place, and the wicked shall not enter therein.

4. The glory of God shall be shown forth in it, and the na- tions shall stand afar off and wonder, the wicked shall be omitten with famine, earthquakes and pestilence, they shall be smitten because of their sins, because they desire to des- troy Mount Zion.

5. All who draw the sword do wickedly, him who slayeth a man shall be tormented in this life, and after death they shall be cast into darkness, for no murderer hath eternal life.

THE SORROWS OF THE WICKED.

The wicked have sorrow, grief, disappointment, and trouble, they are in fear, they fear the judgments of God, knowing that they do wickedly. But yet they do not leave off their wick- edness, but do evil unto the end. They make lies there ref fuge, but fear that they shall be sought out, and their iniquity revealed, the liar and the hypocrite fear least their evil works be discovered. The wicked live in darkness, therefore, they Bhall die it darkness, their worif. are evil, and their end shall ,

be fall of sorrow. In this life, they shall have grief, disap- pointment and vexation of spirit. Even so, Amen.

All the wicked have sorrow, their ways are hedged up, not having the spirit of God, to direct them,' they are in darkness, they draw their swords to slay each other, they shed blood for money. They slay each other for gold, for silver they stir up strife, they have no peace, for they are coBtiniialfv working evil or desiring to do it. Their purposes fail for want of understanding; this brings sorrow upon them, there- fore they have no peace, but continual torment. For lack of knowledge they die, because of their wickedness, the same is <;ast down into darkness, where they shall remain for a space and a time, no man knoweth how long, but this he knoweth that all the wicked shall be punished for their evil works. There are many things which man seeth which he doth not understand before he searcheth into things which he can not see, the wicked have done evil in all the earth, they work evil continnually but yet they shall have their reward. Him who speaketh lies shall be overthrown, the h.ypocrite cannot stand for God hath spoken it; all the ungodly must perish. Even so. Amen.

THE BUILDING UP OF ZION.

ZION shall be built up in a day and in an hour when the world expecteth it not. the streets shall be paved with gold, and the Temple shall be built with stone which is purified, it shall be ornamented with carbuncle, silver shall be as lead, and gold as brass, they shall live in ])?ace, and the saints shall come to Zion from many countries, from the east, and from the west, and from the north and from the south, they shall come from the neithermost land unto Mount Zion, they shall come in ships, and they shall come riding upon horses and camels and upon swift dromedaries, they shall come with lamas, and many other beasts which God has created for the good of his saints; they shall cime with ships across the great sea, from the Isles which are afar off. Divan shall hear the word of the Lord and rejoice in' it.

By means-of their riches the Jews shall be gathered to Je- rusalem, especially those that dwell east of the river Euphrates. They shall go to Jerusalem on camels, and upon sv/ift drom- edaries, and the city of Jerusalem shall be built up and shall he more glorious than before.^ Gold sliai! be fetched frouj '

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Opher and precious stones from Gobi, and the temple shall be more glorious than m former days,

Zion shall also be built up in great glory and beauty, great- er than any other city that ever was before it, no wicked man shall enter into the city. It shall be a glorious and holy place •that no filthy or unclean person shall be there, for thus saith the Lord God of both heaven a/id earth- The word of God cannot fail, it must be accomplished, there shall be great fear and strife in many countries, men shall fear each other because they all do ivickedlyj'jtake heed that ye fall not. If ye walk in the dark ye will stumble, and if ye stumble ye will fall, therefore walk in the light that ye fall not, for if ye walk in the lio-ht ye will not stumble. The righteous will trust in God and shall not fall, therefore be ye righteous and holy, the wicked will fall because they will not dwell in peace, they liirht and slay each other, and are cut off, the wicked slay the wicked and they all shall perish, they cannot stand because they sin against God. If ye serve God ye shall be saved, V/hile all the wicked shall perish, all the ungodly shall be cut off, they shall not be left to remain, they shall fall and appear no more, they shall not be found forever, for thus saith the Lord God v.?ho created all things.

God is merciful and gracious, he spareth the wicked a long time, that they may repent, and be saved if they will, but if thev will not repent he causeth them to be destroyed, for the wicked shall not always prosper in their evil ways, but shall be brought dov/n, although they are strong they shall be made weak, they shall be confounded and shall perish, they shall all fall toc^ether. 2ion shall be made strong and the saints shall have peace, they shall have no war, they shall not sla}.' neither shall they be slain, for God will preserve them from all evil thev shall not be destroyed for God will protect them. God is glorious, all the earth shall see his j?;lory, when the saints- shall see his his glory tiiey shall rejoice, but the wicked shall be consumed, they cannot stand for God will destroy them, they shall be as stuble, they shall melt as wax before the flame; there- f>re serve God that ye may be preserved and saved from all evil. God knoweth all things, therefore serve hin^:, for the hidden things which are beneath the earih, shall be revealed in tne last days,, ail things which have been hid up shall be u::o'jii''A forth. Many books, many of which have been

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meationed aad many which have not, many books concerning different things, the book of Destolen shall be given unto the saints in the last days, for their good, all things which are for their good shall be given unto- them, that they may have wis- dom above all others. Men seek after wickedness, and t«- niember not the Lord God, the ways of the Lord are justice ind truth, the ways of man are wickedness and deceit, deceit ruleth where the spirit of the Lord is not; those who seek af. ter power shall not obtain it, they shall disappear forever, they sliall not obtain power who seek after it in unrighteousness for the Lord God hath spoken it. Even so. Amen.

THE FOLLY OF SIN.

A backbiting tongue is like a two edged sword it divideth that which is joined together; a sword woundeth the flesh, but a backbiter breaketh the bones; a lying tongue and per- verse lips, I hate saith the Lord. The liar shall have his part in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the anger of the Lord. The liar shall be cast out of the kingdoni of "God the backbiter also shall be destroyed; for all these of- lend God, and those who offend shall be destroyed. The treach- erous dealers shall be cut off, they shall not stand, they shall be cast down, and they shall be cut off from the face of the earth. The deceitful man among the saints, is like a wild gourd, in u vineyard of fruit, the appearance thereof is beautiful, but the end thereof death. The covetous man is a sharp briar, as a thorn, the beginning of which is evil, and the end thereof is without good; The hypocrite is an evil which no man know- eth, as a pitt in the midst of the plains, and him that goeth by shall be taken therein, as the bitter waters of Edom, by the rocks of Gershon. The idle man, him who knoweth the ways of God, and walk not therein shall be counted as the ungodly who cannot stand, who have turned judgment into gall and wis- dom into a bitter fountain.

CHAPTER 25. The world lieth in darkness and the measure of Iniquity is

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-time is at an end, their cup is nearly full, they shall be given unto fire and desolation. Fire sword and famine, shall put an end tu the exalted kingdom, a house built upon the sand must fall, wo to the glory of the west, the pride of the north, the beauty of the fading stars. Twelve, and one is not, the resi- due is broken, like the tree that is smitten, with the lightnings ol heaven, as the rulers, so is the people, so are those whom they serve. See the people divided, the liar is not ashamed, the rulers transgress the law, the law of nations.

The people without a foundation must surely fall, the people are strong but the foundation faileth, law is the foundation of a people, and justice their strength, where the law is broken, and justice is not found, there the people perish, even so Amen. The Lord will judge the nations, and they shall have their reward, for iniquity, justice, for judgment, saith the Lord, the nation is as a broken staff, that on which they lean is broken, they repose confidence, in that which will tear them to pieces. Even so. Amen.

They are as one that trusteth unto the crockadile, that will bring him meat. Who shall stand up against the Lord, the mighty one of Jacob? Js not the chief among you perished, and the mightiest becoming as naught? The glory of the west, the beauty of the south, is as ashes. Wo is the inhabitants of the land, the fading stars, the eagle drawing near destruction. Wo to the land scattered and broken, divided, rising up, standing, broken, as the waves of the sea, disappear.

Let the salvation of the Lord be made known, the word of the Lord unto all people, therefore the divided nation, the haughty and exalted people shall not stand.

CHAPTER 5. Taken from the Great Mercies of God to the Wicked.

1. How long shall the earth mourn, and the inhabitants thereof dwell in sorrow?

2. How long shall the wicked triumph and the sword pros- per in their hand.

3. How long shall truth, justice and peace mourn in the ^nds of the earth or heavens?

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5. How long snail Zion and Jerusalem be broken down, and the holy places be trodden underfoot?

6. How long shall the peaceable dwell among the ungodly of the earth?

7. How long shall that which is broken down remain deso- late?

1. The earth shall mourn until wickedness shall be takeu from off the face of thereof, for sin and oppression rules, and 3gnorance and strife have no end. Who are the inhabitants of the earth that dwell in sorrow? They are those that do not seek after evil, they are those that are waiting for righteous- ness to come unto them, that seek after joy and mourn because uffiictiou is upon them, and because of ttie great wickedness that is upon the earth.

2. The wicked shall triumph until the day of recompense Cometh, for the wicked are they whose beginning is gall and their end wormv^who came from the pit i and shall go into the / ^ same, their wo/ds are fire, and the sword shall prosper in their, hands, they shall destroy the peaceable, and sweep off the just, therefore they shall prosper until the day of recompence which is near, even at the door.

3. Truth, justice and peace shall mourn yet a few days, then shall wickedness be cast off, and wisdom return upon the hills of Bashan, and upon the mountains of the east, where it, once dwelt safely; where justice and truth were found, and peace among the nations.

4. How long shall the nations dwell in darkness and the earth in the shadow of death? How long shall these things be'? The word of God shall be preached unto the nations of the earth, and many shall believe, and that which is broken shall 1)6 built up, and that which is desolate shall be healed and Jerusalem shall be a sanctuary, and Zion an abiding place for the saints, they that once flourished shall rise again from the dust, for the wicked shall destroy each other in then- own land, and the inhabitants of the earth shall return into their own country, which was given them in the days of Peieg, and. then shall all righteousness, truth, justice and peace, that has been on the earth since the beginning be brought back, and ail evil shall be cast far away. Amen.

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CHAPTER 7. The great glory of God showed forth upon the Earth.

13. How long shall men forget the works of the Most High they sail through the waterS) bilt consider not the power of him who made it, they eat the fruit of the earth, but consider not the glory of him who made it, they love not God, neither s&ek they after wisdom, they know not the depth of his un- derstanding, neither theheighthof his wisdom, in his wisdom - he hath made the stars, and in his understanding he hath fash- ioned the earth, the earth and all therein are small,- unto God who made all other things. He hath made the moon, and the sun, the stars and appointed each unto their places,

14. In the book written by Enoch, and also by Abraham is a full account of the splendor of the Sun, the Moon, and a great multitude of the stars of Heaven. Why do not men consider and learn the ways of God, they see his works, but know it not, they are blind unto spiritual things, they are in darkness knowing not the right way neither seeking after it, thus saith the Lord God of hosts, because of this mine anger is kindled against the ungodly, and I will utterly destroy them from off the faceof the earth. The wild beasts of the forest yhaii come out upon one hand and the waves of the sea upon the other. Famine, pestilence, earthquakes and the swordy ahail waste the inhabitants and destroy the cities. In these perilous times the saints shall flee unto the mountains, dens, and caves of the earth, to the desert, and unto every hidden iiole in the rocks, where man can live; but suddenly the end shall come, a flame of devouring fire shall pass through with a great noise, the earth shall pass away, the saints shall be changed from mortality to immortality, every unclean and corruptible thing shall be destroy ed, and the earth restored as at the beginding- Even so. Amen,

1 5. The land shall then be joined together, the waters shall be in the north and in the soutii, the rivers shall be broad and long, that ships may sail therein, their depth shall be five fa- thoms, and the breadth of the river Jordan shall be a thousand tathoms, men shall sail in the north sea and in the south sea, for there shall be no more winter, neither ice nor snow. Tht? earth shall bring forth all kinds of fruit and grain, all nations shall speak the same language, even the language of the Lord-, tn-,;"© shall be no i-onj^er Msdes. Persians, Jews, nor Arabians^

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but all shall be one in Christ Jesus, they shall build houses ani inhabit them, they shall plant vinyards and eat the fruit there- of^ love and peace shall be there, for righteousness shall abound,

16. Unto God all things are possible, but unto man many things are impossible; can a man number the ^shes of the ereat deep? Can he number the grains of sand on the sea shore and upon the desert? Can he number the trees of the forest or the leaves that are thereon ? Can he number the inhabitants that are in the world in a day? Can he number the stars? Will the moon or the sun obey him? He can do none of these. The power of God is strong and mighty, the power of man is vanity. Like as the fire is quenched by the waters, so man is confoun- ded by the mighty works of Godi, The princes and the kings of the earth are as grasshoppers, and the inhabitants of the earth as dust. The lightnings smite down the cedar trees, but the power of the Lord utterly breaketh in pieces the na- tions, the fire consumeth the cities, even so, the word of the Lord shall consume the ungodly, for his Vv'ords are as fire, even as darning swords, among the nations* But before these things shall come to pass, the Gospel of God shall be preached from Sheba to Calkerrel, from Javan, westward, unto Bethsula-, which is by interpretation a Precious land. Love ye the Lord and ye shall be blest. Even so, Amen.

17. Every island shall hear the word of the Lord, even the islands in the midst of the mighty sea, from the north even unto the south; being small, who shall fmd them? Being afar off, who shall bring them toZion? The word of God shall be sent unto them, and unto such as will lepent. believe, and be bap- tised, shall the spirit of God bd given. They shall build ships and send the word of God uato all other islands, and to tiie obscure corners of the earth, and such as believe shall remaia in their places until the abominationvvhich maketh desolate i.s set up and ruleth, and is thrown down, then shall the saints flee to Zion, and build up the city of- the everlasting God; and irom this time henceforth they shall continue to build up th^? city.

18. Wo unto the fat ones of the earth tiiat devour the flock and spare not the poor, that drinketh wine and are not satisfied with gold, for their end is come, their rejoicng is at an end, the Lord will recorapence upon them all their doings; they shall have instead of reioicinj:^, sorrow, instead of fine linen.

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-s^acKcloth, instead of the fal of rams, leanness; they shall flee Tnto the wilderness, and shall be scourged, and be smitten; ihev shall cry unto the Lord, and after many days he shall hear them, and will have mercy upon upon them, and comfort them, and they shall be girded and brought inio their own land, and they shall inherit it, and none shall make them afraid. Even so. Amen,

THE BLESSINGS OF GOD.

God blesseth men with many things, but yet they thank him not; the birds sing his praises, but men profane his name. God blesseth men with with wine, and oil, and corn, with sheep, and oxen, and horses, with mules, with camels, with barley and fruit. He hath given him a thousand kinds of fruit; he hath created and given him many other things, but yet men praise him not, neither thank him for it; he sendeth rain and causeth thincrs to grow, yet they consider not that God doth it, because theii^hearts are hardened. Satan hardened their hearts, they harken not to the counsel of God. When God sendeth his prophets unto them, they reject them, saying, we have already seen enough. For these things they shall be condemned, for not thanking the Lord their God for the things he has bestow- ed upon them. If they serve God they will remember him, but those who do not serve the Lord forget him; they remem- ber him not, they do not consider that the power of God keep- eth them alive, theretore death shall overtake them, and they shall go down to ihe grave. Consider the ways of God, for they are glorious, and his works, for they are wonderful. Con- sider his works and all liis doings, for his works are great, they are full of exceeding great wisdom, seek to understand his wisdom, for it is great and full of exceeding great glory.

All things belong unto God, all things are his in heaven and on earth, therefore serve him with all your might, mind and ^trenrjth, that ye may be saved. God speaketh the tiuth, therefore ye must speak the truth, he loveth'all men, therefore ve must be like him; ye must love all men, and speak the truth in vour hearts, you must love you enemies, do good to those that hate you, shed no blood, speak no vanity, neither lies, put selfishness and covetousness far from you, let not envy, strife, nor backbitmg have place with you; where these Things are tlie spirit of God is not; therefore these things are i.ot with the saints of God, because they grieve the spirit of

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God. Love God and keep his commandments, and it shall be well "with thee. If ye understand the will of God, do it; if ye understand it not, inquire of God and he will show thee. Therefore, say not I do not know the will of God, therefore I cannot do it, for God will make known unto you his will when you ask of him; therefore, if ye ask him not ye are condemned for it, for if ye do not all that is in your power to do ye shall be condemned, and punished for it. Even so, Amen.

All are condemned for not serving God, but many are saved through his mercies, for he is merciful. Even so, Amen.

CHAPTER 26. The great wisdom of God showed forth upon the earth.

View now the earth with all its power,

Its destruction cometh in an hour, In an hour wlien they thinli that tliey are sale,

But all shall fall that have not faith.

How shall the land mourn when the hand of the destroyer ^s upon it, look and see while destruction yet slumbereth, and vengeance is not awakened, while the adder yet sleepeth in the grass, and the tiger is not roused from the thicket, while the sword is yet in "the sheath, and the bow is yet unstrung. Is not a horrible thing been committed in the south? Shall not vengeance speedily repay ihe wicked? The hand of ihe des- troyer has long been stayed, but vengeance shall no longer slumber, for death hath stretched forth his hand, and the fire of destruction is already kindled.

Who shall chase the 'hungry lion from his prey, or quench the fire when it burneih in the stubble? Wo is the earth, and the inhabitants thereof, for they are smitten, and they shall fall; the young men shall fall by the sword, and your old men shall die'forlack of bread; the cities shall be burnt with fire, and the strong holds shall be wasted by famine, for destruction is decreed upon all the earth. O, Bethsula, how is thy glory fallen, like the rose that is smitten by the east wind, thou was like a goodly tree in the midst of the earth, thy branches spread themselves in the air, and thy leaves made a goodly shade, whose roots svere strong in the earth, and whose head was lifted on high; but thy leaves are withered and thy br;in- ches i^.ve decayed. The east wind shall smite thee, and \\\v multitude of waters shall oast thee down; thy glory shall bo dust, and thy pride ashes, for thy cities shall be desolate, 3n(*:

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thy vineyards and pleasant pleasant places filled with tiiei slain; thy slain shall not be numbered, and those "which escape the sword shall be few. Lament O ye inhabitants of the land, for your enemies are as the locusts, and your foes as Tlie sand of the sea shore, therefore thou art as a ship broken in the midst of the sea, thoa shalt perish and none can save fhee; thou must fall and disappear, and shall rise no more at all, for the decree has gone forth, and cannot be removed.

[Behold the son ps of Isaiah, even the pr»isegof the Lord, for they are written for t^« instruction of the saints, th&tthey might bi! sung In nil the aaaemblies of the righleout, foe ill" Lord God.delighteth in the saints, when tliey sing his praises. Him that prniieth t!i<» !.QrJ IB aa one that burneth incense, with a pure lieart and upright ipirit, for a lying tongi-a aJid Jecijitful lips the Lord h&tetli.j

THE SONGS OF ISAIAH. THE GLORY OF 000.

1 Behold the glories of your Lord,

And see his wondrous ways, *Tis written in his holy word,

The righteous sing his praise. ;. Behold the Sun in glory shines,

By its Creator made, Its speaks his glorious power divine,

Who placed it in the skie.

3 The moon in beauty sheds its light, In silent beauty shines,.

It shows its great Creator's might, Whose glory is sublime.

4 The distant stars his glory shows To unbelieving man,

Declare his glory as they shine. Formed by the Lord's command,

5 This Lord of Glory love and life, Unto the wricked calls,

if they will look to him and live,

They shall be cleansed from alt. G From all their sins they shall be free'd,

And live and die lor hirn, Whose spirit novv^ doth intercede,

That ve nia\' look and live.

THI-; SONGS OF KNOCII. THE SIGNS OF THE LAST OATS

1, First from the earth the word of God shall speak, . Though good,, yet feehl':, and though just, yet weak,

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A few believe, a few his praises smg, Yet many fight against the truth it brings. 2 Thousands to it shall turn, and it believe, And for their faith they shall much good receive But Satan shall his wicked force employ. Their peace and happinesss for to destroy.

5 But they that strive against the -A'ork of God, Sfiall feel the might of his avenging rod, For he will sweep them from the face of earth, By sword and pestilence, earthquakes and dearth.

4 First in the sky shall brilliant lights appear,

Though none on earth the glittering signs shall fear, Then rapid whirlwinds lay its thousand low. And rising rivers next their banks o'erfiow.

b And earthquakes shake the land in distant climes, For God will smite the people for their crimes. The sea shall break beyond its ancient bounds, And thunders fill the air with hedious sounds.

6 Signs in the Sun and the Moon appear. Signs that shall make the nations weep and fear, But last of all the Northern sign appears, With more bright glory, and the nations fear.

7 For he shall wax so strong that none can stand. And he shall spread great terror through the land, For he shall make the sky and earth to shake, And he the strongest fortress soon shall take.

8 Then shall the saints into the desert flee. That they from war and earthquakes may be free, Therefore be ready and go forth again, To dwell upon the shore of western main.

[Arise ye that desire safety and peace, and that desire serve God, and prepare to depart to a land of safety, which lieth beyond the everlasting hills of the west, in the conntry cf Calafornia.]

THE SONG OF NATHAN THE PROPHET, WRITTF.N FOR THK LAST DAYS.

' 1 The day is at hand, prepare ye; prepare, For death and destruction is now on the way, Escape from the wicked, least their judgements you sharp. For night is approsctiing escape in the day.

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2 Destruction shall haste and deatlr not remain,

But will spread all their terrors throughout this fair land. For kings seek for riches- and for wide domain, But they shall soon perish and fall by deaths hand.

3 The isles of the nations which are in the sea, Shall fear and shall tremble at the sound of war, When the glory of Israel all nations shall see. And when they return from the countries afar.

4 For division shall rend and the sword shall divide, The strength of the people whose glory is war, For the end is now come to their glory and pride, Their destruction shall haste for it comes from afar.

5 The people that dwell in the land called Gaul, Shall soon be divided their rulers shall fight, Till they in the north with perplexity fall, And they in the south shall soon be put to flight.

G Tijl Tempinions, comes the king of the south. Whose terrible engines shall blaze on the Rhine, For thousands shall wait their command from his mouth To fight with their might in the battles dread line.

7 J^^ext the kings of the east shall their banners display, Their march shall begin through destruction and woe, For blood fire and sword shall still guard them by day. As they on their course to the westward shall go.

8 Then a star in the north shall with glory appear, And they in tlie south shall tremble and flee,

And through all the land shall be bloodshed and fear, For death is on the land and destruction at sea.

9 For Bethsula shall fear when these evils increase. When their cities are burnt and their armies are slain, Wlien war is undone and they can find no peace. But bloodshed and slaughter shall have their domain.

10 When the land of the South call'd the foirest of all. Shall war with the west, with the north and the east. The strong hold shall perish and thousands shall fall, And -wild beasts of prey on their bodies shall feast,

1 1 Then shall eartluiuakes in countries much people destroy- In the south of Bethsula the ground they shall rend,

And they shall destroy many thousands a day.

And streams of bright fire from the earth shall ascend.

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12 Then Ephraim his bows and his darts shall prepare, To fight with their enemies and slay all their foes, Their eyes shall not pity, their hands shall not spare, , Because their destruction is terrible woes.

13 For God will destroy all the wicked on earth,

He will no longer spare them, but will them destroy, By sword and earthquakes, by tempests and dearth, And these all their glory and power shall annoy.

And the words of Alciba shall be fulfilled which he spake saying: Strong is the God of the Heavens, whose power i.s over the earth and the sea, and all things that is therein at whose frown the Sun is darkened and the Moon shall be turned to blood; before whom Babylon is as stubble, and the idle city us chaff, to be consumed or driven away by the whirlwind, yet will the transgressors transgress, will the wicked continue to do wickedly, will they seek after wickedness, before him who created both the heavens an(| the earth, these shall be smitten with the rod of Jehovah, who in his fierce anger shall cast theiu away who oppress the poor, and lay up unto themselves, and regard not the needy, that clothe themselves with rich gar- ments but spare l^hose that are in want. /

THE SONG OF ALCIBA. '

1 For thefe is judgments deep in store. Which on their guilty land shall pour, A torrent strong not turned aside. To quench in blood their lofty pride.

2 AVhat power shall quench the burning flames, . That in the stubble still remains,

Or turrt-tl^ whirlwinds wrath aside, Which scatters chaff and lofty pride.

3 Or stop the arrow strongly shot, Their name from off the earth to blot, Or drive the Lion from liis prey. For now is God's avenging day.

4 Or who shall stop the torrents course, _ • Or stop the sword with all its force,

And drive again the hated power, Who come against them in an hour?

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For these shall surely ♦ver turn, That proud ungodly JXienmay learc, God is not in their secret ways, But is the king and prince of days. Lord save the righteous from all ill, And ail thy promises fulfill, Smite the ungodly with thy rod, 'Till all repent and turn to God.

THE WORnS OF GaD THE SEtR.

Wo to the rich ones of earth whose glory and trust is in rif'hes, their pride shall be brought low, they shall be as stubble before the flames, and as dew before the heat of the sun. Surely their pnde is as music in the house of mourning. As the north wind in time of harvest, so is their mirth and pride xinto the saints. For their trust is in riches, and their glory :n the mammon of unrighteousntss; therefore, shall their glory and pride be consumed, and their strength be brought down; therefore put not your trust in riches, for they are of no avail* neither can they save you from t!ie sword, or the pestilence by which the ungodly shall perish. They who seek for riche? TOall not find rest, neither shall they find that for which they seek, but shall be cut off, driven and scattered, behind therii shall be the sword, and before .them darkness and desolation; therefore, seek not after riches, for the riches of the wicked shall perish with them, and they who live by the sword shall die by the sword, they shall fall and not rise again, they shall be smitten with utter destruction, and they shall perish from ofl' the earth, they shall be consumed, and shall be broken, and their end shall be darkness and destruction. Their cities shall be burnt with fire, and their strength be brought low, their pride shall be ashes, and their glory dust; their ships shall be broken in the sea, and their 'strength shall be buried m the depth cf the set:.