History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volume 1Smith, Joseph, Jr.
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History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volume 1
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
14. Verily, I say unto you, that I will not suffer that Satan shall
accomplish his evil design in this thing.
15. For, behold, he has put it into their hearts to get thee to
tempt the Lord thy God in asking to translate it over again;
16. And then, behold, they say and think in their hearts, We will
see if God has given him power to translate; if so, he will also
give him power again;
17. And if God giveth him power again, or if he translates again,
or, in other words, if he bringeth forth the same words, behold, we
have the same with us, and we have altered them:
18. Therefore, they will not agree, and we will say that he has
lied in his words, and that he has no gift, and that he has no
power:
{25} 19. Therefore we will destroy him, and also the work, and we
will do this that we may not be ashamed in the end, and that we may
get glory of the world.
20. Verily, verily, I say unto you, that Satan has great hold upon
their hearts; he stirreth them up to iniquity against that which is
good,
21. And their hearts are corrupt, and full of wickedness and
abominations, and they love darkness rather than light, because
their deeds are evil: therefore they will not ask of me.
22. Satan stirreth them up, that he may lead their souls to
destruction.
23. And thus he has laid a cunning plan, thinking to destroy the
work of God; but I will require this at their hands, and it shall
turn to their shame and condemnation in the day of judgment.
24. Yea, he stirreth up their hearts to anger against this work;
25. Yea, he saith unto them, Deceive and lie in wait to catch, that
ye may destroy--behold, this is no harm; And thus he flattereth
them, and telleth them that it is no sin to lie, that they may
catch a man in a lie, that they may destroy him;
26. And thus he flattereth them, and leadeth them along until he
draggeth their souls down to hell; and thus he causeth them to
catch themselves in their own snare;
27. And thus he goeth up and down, to and fro in the earth, seeking
to destroy the souls of men.
28. Verily, verily, I say unto you, woe be unto him that lieth to
deceive, because he supposeth that another lieth to deceive, for
such are not exempt from the justice of God.
29. Now, behold, they have altered these words, because Satan saith
unto them, He hath deceived you, and thus he flattereth them away
to do iniquity, to get thee to tempt the Lord thy God.
30. Behold, I say unto you, that you shall not translate again
those words which have gone forth out of your hands;
31. For, behold, they shall not accomplish their evil designs in
lying against those words. For, behold, if you should bring forth
the same words, they will say that you have lied, and that you have
pretended to translate, but that you have contradicted yourself:
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