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The following I applied for and obtained, at the request of Martin Harris.
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¶ Behold, I say unto you, that my servant Martin has desired a witness from my hand, that my servant Joseph has got the things of which he has testified and borne record that he has received of me.
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¶ And now, behold, this shall you say unto him: I the Lord am God, and I have given these things unto my servant Joseph,
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And I have commanded him that he should stand as a witness of these things;
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Nevertheless I have caused him that he should enter into a covenant with me, that he should not show them except I command him;
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And he has no power over them except I grant it unto him.
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And he has a gift to translate the book, and I have commanded him that he shall pretend to no other gift, for I will grant him no other gift.
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¶ And verily I say unto you, that wo shall come unto the inhabitants of the earth, if they will not hearken unto my words;
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For, behold, if they will not believe my words, they would not believe my servant Joseph, if it were possible that he could show them all things.
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O ye unbelieving, ye stiffnecked generation, mine anger is kindled against you!
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¶ Behold, verily I say, I have reserved the things of which I have spoken, which I have entrusted to my servant, for a wise purpose in me,
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And it shall be made known unto future generations.
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But this generation shall have my words, yea and the testimony of three of my servants shall go forth with my words unto this generation.
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Yea, three shall know of a surety that these things are true, for I will give them power, that they may behold and view these things as they are,
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And to none else will I grant this power, to receive this same testimony among this generation.
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And the testimony of three witnesses will I send forth and my Word,
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And behold, whosoever believeth in my Word, them will I visit with the manifestation of my Spirit, and they shall be born of me, and their testimony shall also go forth.
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¶ And thus, if the people of this generation harden not their hearts, I will work a reformation among them,
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And I will put down all lying, and deceiving, and priestcraft, and envying, and strife, and idolatries, and sorceries,
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And I will establish my Church, like unto the Church which was taught by my disciples in the days of old.
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¶ And now, if this generation do harden their hearts against my Word, behold I will deliver them up unto Satan,
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For he reigneth, and hath much power at this time,
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For he hath got great hold upon the hearts of the people of this generation.
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And not far from the iniquities of Sodom and Gomorrah do they come at this time.
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And behold, the sword of justice hangeth over their heads,
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And if they persist in the hardness of their hearts, the time cometh that it must fall upon them.
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Behold I tell you these things even as I also told the people of the destruction of Jerusalem,
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And my Word shall be verified at this time as it hath hitherto been verified.
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¶ And now, I command my servant Joseph to repent, and walk more uprightly before me, and yield to the persuasions of men no more;
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And that he be firm in keeping the commandments wherewith I have commanded him;
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And if he doeth this, behold I grant unto him eternal life, even if he should be slain.
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¶ And now I speak again concerning the man that desireth a witness:
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Behold I say unto him, he exalteth himself and doth not humble himself sufficiently before me,
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But if he will go out and bow down before me, and humble himself in mighty prayer and faith, in the sincerity of his heart, then will I grant unto him a view of the things which he desireth to know.
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And then he shall say unto the people of this generation:
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Behold, I have seen the things and I know of a surety that they are true, for I have seen them, and they have been shown unto me by the power of God and not of man.
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And I command him that he shall say no more unto them concerning these things, except he shall say,
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I have seen them, and they have been shown unto me by the power of God.
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¶ And these are the words which he shall say;
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But if he deny this, he will break the covenant which he has before covenanted with me, and behold he is condemned.
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And now except he humble himself and acknowledge unto me the things that he has done, which are wrong,
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And covenant with me that he will keep my commandments, and exercise faith in me,
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Behold, I say unto him, he shall have no such views, for I will grant unto him no views of the things of which I have spoken.
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And if this be the case, I command him that he shall do no more, nor trouble me any more concerning this matter.
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¶ And if this be the case, behold I say unto you, Joseph, when thou hast translated a few more pages, thou shalt stop for a season, even until I command thee again; then thou mayest translate again.
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And except thou do this, behold thou shalt have no more gift, and I will take away the things which I have entrusted thee with.
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¶ And now, because I foresee them lying in wait to destroy thee;
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Yea, I foresee that if my servant humbleth not himself, and receive a witness from my hand, that he will fall into transgression;
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And there are many that lie in wait to destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
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And for this cause, that thy days may be prolonged, I have given unto thee these commandments;
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Yea, for this cause I have said: ‘Stop and stand still until I command thee, and I will provide means whereby thou mayest accomplish the thing which I have commanded thee.
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And if thou art faithful in keeping my commandments, thou shalt be lifted up at the last day; Amen.