Epistle of Order 1Chapters
An Exhortation concerning the beginning · 26Verses
1Brethren and sisters, remember the beginning; for faith without reverence is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
2Concerning the raid of outsiders, be of one mind: resist fear, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
3Beloved people of Victoria, concerning the diamond mine, hold fast to humility. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
4Concerning the beginning, be of one mind: resist forgetfulness, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
5Beloved people of Victoria, concerning the beginning, hold fast to self-control. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
6Concerning the beginning, be of one mind: resist hypocrisy, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
7Brethren and sisters, remember the prayer of parole; for faith without remembrance is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
8Concerning the beginning, be of one mind: resist despair, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
9Brethren and sisters, remember health; for faith without peace is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
10Beloved people of Victoria, concerning fire, hold fast to remembrance. Let none turn fire into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
11Brethren and sisters, remember the quarry; for faith without thanksgiving is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
12Concerning the beginning, be of one mind: resist hypocrisy, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
13Brethren and sisters, remember the beginning; for faith without love is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
14Concerning the beginning, be of one mind: resist violence, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
15Beloved people of Victoria, concerning the Last Covenant, hold fast to remembrance. Let none turn the Last Covenant into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
16Beloved people of Victoria, concerning the lumberyard, hold fast to love. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
17I write unto you concerning the village: when the trial appointed for its season cometh, let the villagers not accuse one another hastily; rather put on patience and cast away falsehood.
18I write unto you concerning the village: when the trial appointed for its season cometh, let the villagers not accuse one another hastily; rather put on humility and cast away hypocrisy.
19I write unto you concerning the village: when the trial appointed for its season cometh, let the priests not accuse one another hastily; rather put on humility and cast away sloth.
20Brethren and sisters, remember the beginning; for faith without remembrance is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
21Concerning the beginning, be of one mind: resist despair, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
22Concerning the quarry, be of one mind: resist falsehood, guard the quarry, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
23Let the villagers be steadfast in remembrance, especially in the day of the Last Covenant; for the covenant is proved not in ease, but in the care of one neighbor for another.
24I write unto you concerning the village: when the trial appointed for its season cometh, let the villagers not accuse one another hastily; rather put on thanksgiving and cast away indifference.
25I write unto you concerning the village: when the trial appointed for its season cometh, let the villagers not accuse one another hastily; rather put on peace and cast away falsehood.
26I write unto you concerning the village: when drought cometh, let the villagers not accuse one another hastily; rather put on remembrance and cast away carelessness.