The book of wonders

the Lamb. So this prophecy was then sent to him, foretelling what he would do if, like Adam, he fell back. And let men discern how he tried to bribe the keepers of the knowledge of the truth—not with money, but with words—trying every way to work upon your feelings and the feelings of ****** as well, to gain his end, thinking the truth should not be known. But now discern: the keepers here could not be bribed because the truths known to you, known to ******, and to others, I ordered to be brought forward and made public while the witnesses were still living.

"Now I ask you: could these things be brought forward to be clearly pointed out to men after his death if they had not been brought forward and proved during his life? Therefore, let no one marvel that I called for your trial to have the witnesses appear while he was living, and ordered you not to wait until your trial was called for by your enemies. Let men discern how your trial stands between him and you; so that, in the end, men of wisdom will clearly discern how the light shined in darkness when his eyes were dazzled so that he could not see the light.

"But here let men observe how I placed ******* with you at first as a single man, a helper with you to bring the work to light. Know what I told you the likeness would be in the end: for as Adam and Eve were placed together physically, so, in a spiritual sense, I placed ******* and you together. And know that my promises were made great to the man if he stood steadfast until every truth was tried and proved—to stand with you and by you. But had you understood the meaning of these words:

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