of the living but not of dead works. Let us be very careful how we whet our knife, lest that we have covered, cloaked or hid anything, and that the soul is separated from the body, and Satan claims the body; but let the Spirit claim the body, that it put on immortality by man and woman not suffering their own imaginations to keep them from vomiting up all their deeds. No man can live in the mortal life, and not having the Spirit of God without bearing the iniquity of his father; yet it is written : a son shall not bear the iniquity of his father," but remember that this has reference to the end of days, or the present time; for if a man puts on immortality he does not bear the iniquity of his father, but all former generations have, for they have all died save three, one in each dispensation.-Our own evil contends with us, but if God gives us strength and power to overcome all trials, are we not greater than if we had not been tempted?—for if we were not tried, how could it be proved that we overcame the evil? yet it is not of ourselves, but God who overcomes in us through faith; then if this be so: does not God work a greater work in us than He did in Jesus; for He had no evil within to contend against ;-but we have, within, as well as without.Though thousands upon thousands have perished, yet if the seed receive understanding hearts, they will not bear the first curse, but obtain the Kingdom, for they overcome that which overcame their fathers, and they will not bear their father's iniquity For every man shall bear his own burden." Then what did their fathers bear for their iniquity? did they not bear death?-for death is that burden. But now the time is come in these end of days that the children of the kingdom shall no more bear their father's iniquity, for their agreement with hell shall not stand, but shall be broken to those who ask aright, who ask not amiss.-Are those that say: Lord prosper me, asking aright? is this an understanding heart? What does Jesus say: "Verily I say unto you, there is no man that hath left house (being the evil) or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for My sake and the Gospel's, but he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and

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children, and lands, WITH PERSECUTIONS; and in the world to come, eternal life."-The father they must leave, is the devil. The mother, is the mother of harlots: Jezebel. The receiving of their brethren, sisters and mothers is: when they shall come as the incorruptible,-as the angels ministering to them, for one thousand years, or during the Millennium.-Let no man blame another man, for one member cannot do anything for another member. When mortal has put on immortality, the transgressor will then be known. The brother cannot do anything for the sister, nor the sister for the brother; and when either brother or sister have the two immortal Spirits they are united with the threefold cord :---Christ, Jerusalem and the man or woman.—They become three in the covenant of Israel. Man cannot blame the woman, nor the mother the daughter, nor the son bear the father's iniquity. Woe, unto those who seek advice of another, or who blames another, for he who seeks not to another is not deceived, and deceives no one, but judges himself and not another.-Those who are in the Spirit need not the advice of any man, because they are in the Spirit to do the will of the Almighty.—The children of Israel will not render evil for evil, but will overcome evil with good, this is a way which neither Jew nor Gentile will walk in. Rendering evil for evil is as the uncleanness of woman, strength is needed to overcome both, for they are both very strong, and though the woman has power of purifying her seed, yet her body partakes of the evil, so that woman and man are not equal,—because man has no power to purify his seed.-Hear O house of Israel,-Israel will do good against evil, and that evil which they touch not in another, shall totally consume those in whom it is on fire; for that Israel (falsely so called) which renders evil for evil, though they be called Israel are but false children and of the synagogue of Satan; though they may have been in love, they are as a base-begot child, which cannot be an heir to a mortal father's estate. The immortal Spirit is an estate which none can heir but those who do good against evil.-It is an estate which neither men nor the devil with all his legions can ever deprive them of, or root from them, these are the true heirs of

the inheritance.-Jesus Christ died for the evil in man and His death is a type or figure that the evil shall die in man, and when the evil is dead in man, then he is free, free of the law of the country, free of the law of God.-Then if we be free of the law of God, we are under no transgression of man wherever we go, and man has no power over us.—If a man has Christ grafted into his heart, then the evil will be as dead.How is man to know this?-He will not seek revenge upon another; then if he does that while mortal, it proves that he is seeking for immortality,-for life unto life, and eye unto eye. -If Satan rules over us, we are in the night, but if we have the Spirit of God, we are in the day, we see the light and stumble not. Satan is chained to our hearts by the power of evil that is in them. If we suffer only for the deeds which we have committed, we do no more than others do; but if we bear blame falsely, and suffer false charges, then we take up the cross of Christ. This is the royal law above the third heavens. The bride and bridegroom have alike the devil to contend with in high places. If we be obedient to this royal law, our spirits shall enter our bodies, (the garden, from whence they were driven to the outside) with another spirit:-the Spirit of the Lord; for our spirits cannot enter our bodies until our bodies be cleansed to receive them, which are the earthly houses, for the Spirit of God cannot dwell in an unclean vessel, -it must be tried and come forth as gold.-As Jesus was free from evil, it was impossible for His body to see corruption.It is impossible for a man to suffer unless he overcomes or conquers evil-and man must suffer before he can bear evil ;we cannot come forth as gold unless we overcome that which overcame us, then the bitter thing is sweet. We cannot ask aright unless we be in the Spirit; but remember O Israel that a man may be clothed with the Spirit and yet not dwell in the Spirit.-A man may lease a farm, but still lose it. The body of man is built, but it is not finished in the image and likeness of God.-The Israel of God are commanded to rest, and try it by weight and measure, then they will be safe.-If a man rest not and try not his thoughts by weight and measure, he stands in evil; the man that rests has studied, if

we do this; passion ceases, because ye [have patience to rest. When a man rails upon you wrongfully;-by resting, patience crowns you with the truth which no light can exceed. He that judges his thoughts, rests,-he abides in law and gospel, he is fed and seeks that helper, by which he seeks that which was lost through the tempter. It is impossible but that the tempter will come and cause the offence, but "Woe unto him, through whom the offence cometh." He that suffers evil rightly, divides truth from error; he has divided the truth from the letter, by the power of the Almighty.-Be that man whom he will, law and gospel is with him, and his evil thoughts are divided, they are perished from him, and are as the waters which the earth receiveth, which cannot be gathered up again. A man that is found in one thought, and abides in that, he is blessed, he will abide in His tabernacle and dwell in His holy hill. Man has borne the burden of the reproach of falsehood for three generations, it meets every one that can bear it; when they come to maturity it continues in types and shadows till he get the substance.-Christendom is trying to patch the new piece of cloth on to the old garment, but the Lord spake to Moses concerning this mixed raiment and said: "neither shall a garment mingled with linen and woollen come upon thee" for it is figurative of mixing evil with good, and good with evil.— They would hold up a "Moral law" before us,—but we have never yet read of a moral law in the Scriptures, but we have read of the "law of Christ."-They may mix the raiment, but we cannot, nay, we would follow the example of blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, who sat begging by the road-side and heard that the Son of David was passing by: "and he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus."-We will cast away the evil covering, which is of Satan, with which he was clothed, which none can be clothed with, but those whose blood is not cleansed.-Jesus did not the things laid to His charge, and those who have not done the things laid to their charge will be bolder than a lion, fiercer than a tiger, yet withal, meek as a lamb. Jesus railed not against the tempter but overcame temptation. Enter not into temptation, lest the evil spirit overcome you, as the waves

of the sea, for Satan is sent to try all such, the same as with death;-if a man be afraid of death, then the tempter is sent to try and prove him, to see whether he gives way, or whether he will seek a living inheritance.--Then one who is seeking for immortal life will be able to bear the fiery reproach, and though the tempter come, he will not be overcome, because he will be in the Spirit of God.-He that is tempted and overcomes, is greater than he that is not tempted. It is impossible but that offences will always come, but if we are always in the Spirit, we have the strong man armed, ready to overcome all evil thoughts.-We must be tempted to prove that we have overcome. Sufferings teaches us to overcome all temptations, and if we be tried and overcome, we are more than conquerors through Christ and higher than those not similarly tried.-Look at the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican;-he thanked God that he was not like the Publican, that he had not done the things the Publican had; but the Publican humbly acknowledged to his crimes, and he went tc his house more justified than the other.-Zaccheus said: if I have wronged any man, I will restore him fourfold; and Jesus said: "this day salvation is come to this house," to his soul. The six churches have not been tried, but God says, He will have a tried people; and for all the rebellion that has been in the former house of Israel, it was all to try them, and for ensamples to us, their seed.-There is not one who has died in the faith of the Kingdom, but a seed of them shall come forth, for the promise is to the children of those who have been murdered for the testimony, that shall inherit.-Jesus says, that it is not possible that the least grain fall to the earth of the house of Israel. In the law, a Moabite shall not enter into the congregation, unto the tenth generation. It was just ten generations from Nehemiah to Jesus, and the seed that has been mixed among the Gentiles shall now come forth, that seed unto whom the promise was made, and cannot God make the worst among us as Jesus, who knew no evil?-O! house of Israel, we exhort ye-not to murmur at your trials, but rather rejoice in them, knowing assuredly that it is those who are tempted most, and overcome who are the