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13. And again, to another that he may prophesy concerning all things;

14. And again, to another, the beholding of angels and ministering spirits;

15. And again, to another, all kinds of tongues;

16. And again, to another, the interpretation of languages and of divers kinds of tongues.

17. And all these gifts come by the Spirit of Christ; and they come unto every man severally, according as he will.

18. And I would exhort you, my beloved brethren, that ye remember that every good gift cometh of Christ.

19. And I would exhort you, my beloved brethren, that ye remember that he is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever, and that all these gifts of which I have spoken, which are spiritual, 'never will be done away, even as long as the world shall stand, only according to the unbelief of the children of men.

20. Wherefore, there must be faith; and if there must be faith, there must also be hope; and if there must be hope, there must also be charity;

21. And except ye have charity, ye can in no wise be saved in the kingdom of God; neither can ye be saved in the kingdom of God, if ye have not faith; neither can ye if ye have no hope;

22. And if ye have no hope, ye must needs be in despair; and despair cometh because of iniquity.

23. And Christ truly said unto our fathers, "If ye have faith, ye can do all things which is expedient unto me.

24. And now I speak unto all the ends of the earth, "That if the day cometh that the power and gifts of God shall be done away among you, it shall be because of unbelief.

25. And wo be unto the children of men, if this be the case; for there shall be none that doeth good among you, no not one. For if there be one among you that doeth good, he shall work by the power and gifts of God.

26. And wo unto them who shall do these things away and die, for they die in their sins, and they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God; and I speak it according to the words of Christ, and I lie not.

27. And I exhort you to remember these things; for the time speedily cometh that ye shall know that I lie not, for ye shall see me at the bar of God, and the Lord God will say unto you, did I not declare my words unto you, which were written by this man, like as one crying from the dead? yea, even as one speaking out of the dust?

28. I declare these things unto the fulfilling of the prophecies. And behold, they shall proceed forth out of the

1, see 2 d, Moro. 7.

m, see,

P, see g, II. Nep. 33.

j, see o, Ether 4. k, see d, Mor. 9.
n, Moro. 7: 33. o, see 2 d, Moro. 7.

Moro. 7.

9, see s, Mor. 5.

mouth of the everlasting God; and his word shall "hiss forth from generation to generation.

29. And God shall 'shew unto you, that that which I have written is true.

30. And again I would exhort you, that ye would come unto Christ, and lay hold upon every good gift, and "touch not the evil gift, nor the unclean thing.

31. And awake, and "arise from the dust, O Jerusalem; yea, and put on thy beautiful garments, O daughter of Zion, and strengthen thy stakes and enlarge thy borders for ever, that thou mayest "no more be confounded, that the "covenants of the eternal Father which he hath made unto thee, O house of Israel, may be fulfilled.

32. Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in no wise deny the power of God.

33. And again, if ye by the grace of God are perfect in Christ, and deny not his power, then are ye sanctified in Christ by the grace of God, through the shedding_of_the blood of Christ, which is in the covenant of the Father, unto the remission of your sins, that ye become holy without spot.

34. And now I bid unto all, farewell. I soon go to rest in the 2 aparadise of God, until my spirit and body shall again 2 re-unite, and I am brought forth triumphant through the air, to meet you before the 2 pleasing bar of the great Jehovah, the eternal Judge of both quick and dead. Amen.

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