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And Jared taught Enoch in all the ways of God; and this is the genealogy of the Sons of God which was the sons of Adam with whom God himself conversed;
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And they were preachers of righteousness and spake and prophesied and called upon all men everywhere to repent, and faith was taught unto the children of men.
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And it came to pass that all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years and he died and Enoch lived sixty and five years and begat Methuselah.
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And it came to pass that Enoch journeyed in the land among the people;
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And as he journeyed the Spirit of God descended out of heaven and abode upon him;
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And he heard a voice from heaven saying: Enoch, my son, prophecy unto this people and say unto them: Repent!
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For thus saith the Lord: I am angry with this people, and my fierce anger is kindled against them;
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For their hearts have waxed hard, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes cannot see a far off;
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And for these many generations even since the day I that I created them have they gone astray, and have denied me, and have sought their own councils in the dark;
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And in their own abominations have they devised murder, and have not kept the commandment which I gave unto their father, Adam;
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Wherefore they have foresworn themselves, and by their oaths they have eaten unto themselves death and an hell I have prepared for them if they repent not.
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And this is a decree which I have sent forth in the beginning of the world, from mine own mouth from the foundation thereof;
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And by the mouths of my servants, thy fathers, have I decreed it; even as it shall be sent forth in the world unto the end thereof.
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And when Enoch had heard these words he bowed himself to the earth before the Lord and spake before the Lord saying: Why is it that I have found favour in thy sight?
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And I am but a lad, and all the people hate me, for I am slow of speech; wherefore am I thy servant?
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And the Lord said unto Enoch: Go forth and do as I have commanded thee and no man shall pierce thee,
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Open thy mouth and it shall be filled, I will give thee utterance, for all flesh is in my hands, and I will do as seemeth me good.
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Aay unto this people: Choose ye this day a God who made you!
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Behold, my spirit is upon you, wherefore all thy words will I justify.
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And the mountains shall flee before you, and the rivers shall turn from their course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore, walk with me.
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And the Lord spake unto Enoch and said unto him: Anoint thine eyes with clay and wash them and thou shalt see.
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And he did so, and he beheld the spirits that God had created, and he beheld also things which were not visible;
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And from thenceforth came the saying abroad in the land a seer hath the Lord raised up unto his people.
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And it came to pass that Enoch went forth in the land among the people standing upon the hills and the high places and cried with a loud voice testifying against their works.
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And all men were offended because of him, and they came forth to hear him upon the high places saying unto the tent keepers:
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Tarry thou here and keep the tents while we go yonder to behold the seer, for he prophesieth; and there is a strange thing in the land, a wild man hath come among us.