1a
Whensoever the Lord thy God manifests Himself unto thee in majesty and might, or walketh with thee, and revealeth unto thee wisdom and knowledge, thou shalt erect unto Him pillars, tablets and enduring monuments, and make inscriptions upon them;
1b
And shalt write and inscribe thereon His dealings with thee, His blessings and mercies, and His great power and glory, which He hath revealed unto thee;
1c
That it may remain a witness to the generations to come; and that they may know that thy God is God, and there is none else.
2
¶ Thou shalt preserve the memory of the chosen of God, who have been faithful in their ministry, and in the calling whereunto the Lord thy God hath called them, fresh with thy children, and thy children's children.
3a
¶ Thou shalt build monuments to their memory, and erect pillars and tablets, and inscribe their praises, their works, their faith and their sufferings thereon;
3b
And when thou beholdest their monuments, thou shalt remember them, and talk of their righteousness, and teach thy children to walk in their righteous ways.
4
¶ When God giveth thee a victory over thy enemies, thou shalt commemorate it with monuments and inscriptions.
5
¶ But over the graves of persecutors and blasphemers, and they who shed the blood of the innocent, and at the places of their abominations shalt thou pile rough stones, with muttered curses, against the day of the resurrection of damnation.
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¶ And thou shalt teach thy children to add a stone to the pile as they pass by, and to curse him that removes the stones, and cleaves unto their wickedness.