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men in tbeirambition
their ambition have ever sought lie will and when held byman
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for power to rule and to exercise a con his approbation is superior to every other
froling influence over their fellow men
trohng
troling ower and therefore cannot virtually
power virtu
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virtually
all
and generally but little regard has been ee
be called in question by any other thiss M
had to the way and means oy by which they right of government is so secured that
have come into possession of such power no man can take the honour or power
neither when obtained has it been always thereof unto himself for god calls whom
used with an eye single to the benefit or he
lie will and confers it upon him in his
salvation of mankind the desire we own appointed way hence no man can
admit is a very natural one from the obtain it without believing and confessing
fact that man is designed by god and that there is a medium of immediate com-
capacitated in his organization to bo
capacitated be a muni cation between him and his god
munication
ruler
ru r in a greater or less degree in the and all men who are called as was aaron
haying rule
many grades that exist from having by direct revelation and ordained unto
over his own passions propensities and 1i 01 y priesthood are ordained for
the holy
noly
ai
persontothat
person afmily
af mily tribe community
to that of afamily men iin things pertaining to god that
or society a state or nation
nation an empire or reconciliation
recon c ii i atlon maybe
may be brought to passbass
a kingdom and even his ambition may by ththis is we earn that the priesthood
learn
lre to rule the world or like god pc
ire
aspire
as perr
per administers in a perfect organization or
M enture
adventure
advent urc to sway the sceptre
ure
denture sceptry of unnum-
sccptro government because it is the governmentgovernment
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overnment
bered worlds ordained and upheld by a perfect peril
perie ct being
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all power is not immediately derived it is a holy and just authority because it
from the same source but all legitimate administers in things penta inin to a
pertainin
pertaining
perta godd
ht of government is in the priesthood
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of god tyrants and usurpers usurp ers under tributes it is reasonable then for us to
the titles of emperors kings and pro conclude that god would require obedience
stloats have dominion upon tho the earth and respect to bo be paid to his government
which has been obtained and is main- wherever found and that those who hold
tained pyby the
tho sword and by blood ali
which is a usurpation of power gained
a il of
aall the priesthood
Priesthood
his messengers
bood should be recognized as
by might and not b y right g bt the very upon a point so self evident we have no
sound of tho shod to every
ries&od
the word priesthood need to reason further to authorize us to
man who has a correct idea of the govern- remark that in the administration of a
ment of god imparts a sensation that perfect law there must be perfect obedi-
either elevates his soul with joy or if he be ence to that law on the part of the sub-
seals its influence is not within his reach
toels
soals jects who are governed bby iit lt otherwise
it abandons him to despair it implies there is a violation of we the law which
a divine right to govern and control ex- must be atoned for by the transgressor
god and imparted to whom
ercised by gody if it were not so the honour of the law hw
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59 priesthood
would not be maintained but the law of wbieh they seem adapted and after-
for which
god being perfect not only provides for wards they are suffered to disho nour that
dis honour
disbo
the salvation of all through mercy but it priesthood by using the influence which
is also armed with justice that its su- they have gained to lead others astray
premacy may be maintained by meting and thereby dis honour and reproach have
dishonour
out a just recompense to the transgressor at times been brought upon those who
this priesthood i is now among men considered it a duty to listen to their
upon the earth ana intuccetsful
and is insucces&ful
insuccessful opera- a coung
boung
counsel el by being enabled thus to ac-
tion for their salvation the king him- com plish their covetous lustful and un-
complish
self who holds all power in this priest- lawful ends they have brought disgrace disgrace
hood was upon the earth more than and suffering upon others incurre incurred the
incurred
eighteen hundred years ago and desired wrath ok or god and the disapprobation of
to reign by virtue of it but mankind his people upon themselves and the
would not suffer him he
lie was holy but
ile power of the priesthood has altogether
men were so wicked they could not ap-
man departed from them for its virtue will
preci ate his good
preciate nees nor his power
goodness not abide with those who violate its laws
therefore they destroyed him and would because of these facts and the apparent
not suffer him to live upon the earth foottono or
impotootlona
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and what was the result that same confers authority the question is some-
holy power and saving influence which times asked to what extent is obedience
be possessed he
he be conferred upon men to those who hold boid the priesthood required
hoid
bold
who were not so perfect as himself and this is a very important question and one
ordained them to be the medium of his which should be understood by all saints
power that peradventure their labours laboure in attempting to answer this question
and ministrations might be more adapted we would repeat in short what we have
gro velling and degraded con-
to the low grovelling already written that willing obedience to
dition of those who were to receive them the laws of god administered by the
and because of it bo be better appreciated priesthood is indispensable to salvation
his labours
than hislaboursand
laboure and motives were but we would further add that a proper
the minds of men generally are not conservative to this power exists for the
rye
lye the ministi
lre thei
receive
capacitated to recel miniati ations of
ministrations
actions bcneft6f all and none are zrequired
benehtof equiredi& to
perfect helice each grade of intel-
beings hence
herice tamely and blindly submit to a man be-
re
ig eltcs is administered unto by the next
ligences
ligen ces
cos cause he be has a portion of the priesthood
above in capacity power and glory like we have heardbeard men who hold hoid the priest-
bold
unto the way of life toato a saint which is from
ton they would do any thing
hood remark that theywould
grace to grace and from faith to faith they were told to do by those who pre-
living by that which is in part until that sided over them if they knew it was
trey
ifjihey
f
which is perfect shall come when the such owdfence
wrong but sucllobdi ence as this is worse
government of god is thoroughly estab- than folly adustdus it is slavery in the ex-
lished upon the earth through the imme- treme and the man who would thus wil-
diate agency of men and angels arigels under lingly degrade himself should not claim
gods own supervision and has so far a rank among intelligent beings untilhe until he
gained the su macy over contending
supremacy
teremacy turns from his folly A man of god who
powers that tire
tEre
thec kings person can be seeks for the red m tion of his fellows
redemption
safe among men and be duly honour honoured ed would despise the idt ide
idea of seeing another
hem then will he again come to reign
bYy them become his slave who had bad an equal right r