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faith.
5 Many of them therefore repented, and they had their habitation within the tower.
6 But others at the last living with the Gentiles, and being corrupted ly the vain opinions of the Gentiles,
departed from God, and worked the works of the Gentiles.
7 These therefore were numbered with the Gentiles.
8 But others of them were doubtful-minded, not hoping to be saved by reason of the deeds that they had
done;
9 and others were double-minded and made divisions among themselves.
10 For these then that were double-minded by reason of their doings there is still repentance;
11 but their repentance ought to be speedy, that their dwelling may be within the tower;
12 but for those who repent not, but continue in their pleasures, death is nigh.
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1 But they that gave up their rods green, yet with the extreme ends withered and with cracks;
2 these were found at all times good and faithful and glorious in the sight of God,
3 but they sinned to a very slight degree by reason of little desires and because they had somewhat
against one another.
4 But, when they heard my words, the greater part quickly repented, and their dwelling was assigned
within the tower.
5 But some of them were double-minded, and some being double-minded made a greater dissension.
6 In these then there is still a hope of repentance, because they were found always good;
7 and hardly shall one of them die.
8 But they that gave up their rods withered, yet with a very small part green, these are they that believed,
but practised the works of lawlessness.
9 Still they never separated from God, but bore the Name gladly, and gladly received into their houses
the servants of God.
10 So hearing of this repentance they repented without wavering, and they practise all excellence and
righteousness.
11 And some of them even suffer persecution willingly, knowing the deeds that they did.
12 All these then shall have their dwelling within the tower.
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1 And after he had completed the interpretations of all the rods, he saith unto me;
2 Go, and tell all men to repent, and they shall live unto God;
3 for the Lord in His compassion sent me to give repentance to all, though some of them do not deserve
it for their deeds;
4 but being long-suffering the Lord willeth them that were called through His Son to be saved.
5 I say to him;
6 Sir, I hope that all when they hear these words will repent;
7 for I am persuaded that each one, when he fully knows his own deeds and fears God, will repent.
8 He answered and said unto me;
9 As many, [saith he,] as [shall repent] from their whole heart [and] shall cleanse themselves from all the
evil deeds afore-mentioned,
10 and shall add nothing further to their sins,
11 shall receive healing from the Lord for their former sins, unless they be double-minded concerning
these commandments, and they shall live unto God.
12 [But as many, saith he, as shall add to their sins and walk in the lusts of this world, shall condemn
themselves to death.]
13 But do thou walk in my commandments, and live [unto God;
14 yea, and as many as shall walk in them and shall do rightly, shall live unto God.]
15 Having shown me all these things [and told me them] he saith to me;
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1 [PARABLE THE NINTH].
2 After I had written down the commandments and parables of the shepherd, the angel of repentance, he
came to me and saith with thee in the form of the Church, showed unto thee.
3 For that Spirit is the Son of God.
4 For when thou wast weaker in the flesh, it was not declared unto thee through an angel;
5 but when thou wast enabled through the Spirit, and didst grow mighty in thy strength so that thou
couldest even see an angel,
6 then at length was manifested unto thee, through the Church, the building of the tower.
7 In fair and seemly manner hast thou seen all things, (instructed) as it were by a virgin;
8 but now thou seest (being instructed by an angel, though by the same Spirit;
9 yet must thou learn everything more accurately from me.
10 For to this end also was I appointed by the glorious angel to dwell in thy house, that thou mightest
see all things mightily, in nothing terrified, even as before.
11 And he took me away into Arcadia, to a certain rounded mountain, and set me on the top of the
mountain, and showed me a great plain, and round the plain twelve mountains, the mountains having
each a different appearance.
12 The first was black as soot;
13 the second was bare, without vegetation;
14 the third was thorny and full of briars;
15 the fourth had the vegetation half-withered, the upper part of the grass green, but the part by the roots
withered, and some of the grass became withered, whenever the sun had scorched it;
16 the fifth mountain had green grass and was rugged;
17 the sixth mountain was full with clefts throughout, some small and some great, and the clefts had
vegetation,
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