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And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel.
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And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true.
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I say unto you, wo be unto that man, for his substance shall perish with him; and now, I say these things unto those who are rich as pertaining to the things of this world.
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And again, I say unto the poor, ye who have not and yet have sufficient, that ye remain from day to day; I mean all you who deny the beggar, because ye have not; I would that ye say in your hearts that: I give not because I have not, but if I had I would give.
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And behold, I say unto you, they were delivered out of the hands of the people of king Noah, by the mercy and power of God.
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And again I ask, were the bands of death broken, and the chains of hell which encircled them about, were they loosed? I say unto you, Yea, they were loosed, and their souls did expand, and they did sing redeeming love. And I say unto you that they are saved.
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And again I say unto you, is there one among you that doth make a mock of his brother, or that heapeth upon him persecutions?
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And moreover, I say
unto you that it has thus been revealed unto me, that the words which
have been spoken by our fathers are true, even so according to the
spirit of prophecy which is in me, which is also by the manifestation of
the Spirit of God.
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I say unto you, that I know of myself that whatsoever I shall say unto you, concerning that which is to come, is true; and I say unto you, that I know that Jesus Christ shall come, yea, the Son, the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace, and mercy, and truth. And
behold, it is he that cometh to take away the sins of the world, yea,
the sins of every man who steadfastly believeth on his name.
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And now I say unto you that this is the order after which I am called, yea, to preach unto my beloved brethren, yea, and every one that dwelleth in the land; yea, to preach unto all, both old and young, both bond and free; yea, I say unto you the aged, and also the middle aged, and the rising generation; yea, to cry unto them that they must repent and be born again.
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And again I say
unto you, the Spirit saith: Behold, the ax is laid at the root of the
tree; therefore every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be
hewn down and cast into the fire, yea, a fire which cannot be consumed, even an unquenchable fire. Behold, and remember, the Holy One hath spoken it.
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And now I say unto you, all you that are desirous to follow the voice of the good shepherd, come ye out from the wicked, and be ye separate, and touch not their unclean things; and
behold, their names shall be blotted out, that the names of the wicked
shall not be numbered among the names of the righteous, that the word of
God may be fulfilled, which saith: The names of the wicked shall not be
mingled with the names of my people;
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And now I say unto you that the good shepherd doth call after you; and if you will hearken unto his voice he will bring you into his fold, and ye are his sheep; and he commandeth you that ye suffer no ravenous wolf to enter among you, that ye may not be destroyed.
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I am the same which have taken the Zion of Enoch into mine own bosom; and verily, I say, even as many as have believed in my name, for I am Christ, and in mine own name, by the virtue of the blood which I have spilt, have I pleaded before the Father for them.
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And again I say unto you, let every man esteem his brother as himself.
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And again, I say unto you that the enemy in the secret chambers seeketh your lives.
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And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a commandment, that every man, both elder, priest, teacher, and also member, go to with his might, with the labor of his hands, to prepare and accomplish the things which I have commanded.
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And again, I say
unto you that it is my will that my servant Lyman Wight should continue
in preaching for Zion, in the spirit of meekness, confessing me before
the world; and I will bear him up as on eagles’ wings; and he shall beget glory and honor to himself and unto my name.
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And verily I say unto you, let this house be built unto my name, that I may reveal mine ordinances therein unto my people;
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And now I say unto you, as pertaining to my boarding house which I have commanded you to build for the boarding of strangers, let it be built unto my name, and let my name be named upon it, and let my servant Joseph and his house have place therein, from generation to generation.
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And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a high council, for the corner-stone of Zion—
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Namely, Samuel Bent, Henry G. Sherwood, George W. Harris, Charles C.
Rich, Thomas Grover, Newel Knight, David Dort, Dunbar Wilson—Seymour
Brunson I have taken unto myself; no man taketh his priesthood, but another may be appointed unto the same priesthood in his stead; and verily I say
unto you, let my servant Aaron Johnson be ordained unto this calling in
his stead—David Fullmer, Alpheus Cutler, William Huntington.
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And again, I say unto you, I give unto you John A. Hicks, Samuel Williams, and
Jesse Baker, which priesthood is to preside over the quorum of elders,
which quorum is instituted for standing ministers; nevertheless they may
travel, yet they are ordained to be standing ministers to my church,
saith the Lord.
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And again, I say unto you, I give unto you Vinson Knight, Samuel H. Smith, and
Shadrach Roundy, if he will receive it, to preside over the bishopric; a
knowledge of said bishopric is given unto you in the book of Doctrine and Covenants.
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And again, I say unto you, Samuel Rolfe and his counselors for priests, and the president of the teachers and his counselors, and also the president of the deacons and his counselors, and also the president of the stake and his counselors.
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And verily I say
unto you, that the conditions of this law are these: All covenants,
contracts, bonds, obligations, oaths, vows, performances, connections,
associations, or expectations, that are not made and entered into and sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise, of him who is anointed, both as well for time and for all eternity, and that too most holy, by revelation and commandment through the medium of mine anointed, whom I have appointed on the earth to hold this power (and I have appointed unto my servant Joseph to hold this power in the last days, and there is never but one on the earth at a time on whom this power and the keys of this priesthood are conferred), are of no efficacy, virtue, or force in and after the resurrection from the dead; for all contracts that are not made unto this end have an end when men are dead.
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And again, I say, let not my servant Joseph put his property out of his hands, lest an enemy come and destroy him; for Satan seeketh to destroy; for I am the Lord thy God, and he is my servant; and behold, and lo, I am with him, as I was with Abraham, thy father, even unto his exaltation and glory.
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