as those who will in no
wise relinquish one jot or one tittle of their temporal authority for the
sake of God's holy Faith, how much less their life, their substance, and
the like.

XCII: THE BOOK OF GOD IS WIDE OPEN, AND HIS...

The Book of God is wide open, and His Word is summoning mankind unto Him.
No more than a mere handful, however, hath been found willing to cleave to
His Cause, or to become the instruments for its promotion. These few have
been endued with the Divine Elixir that can, alone, transmute into purest
gold the dross of the world, and have been empowered to administer the
infallible remedy for all the ills that afflict the children of men. No
man can obtain everlasting life, unless he embraceth the truth of this
inestimable, this wondrous, and sublime Revelation.

Incline your ears, O friends of God, to the voice of Him Whom the world
hath wronged, and hold fast unto whatsoever will exalt His Cause. He,
verily, guideth whomsoever He pleaseth unto His straight Path. This is a
Revelation that infuseth strength into the feeble, and crowneth with
wealth the destitute.

With the utmost friendliness and in a spirit of perfect fellowship take ye
counsel together, and dedicate the precious days of your lives to the
betterment of the world and the promotion of the Cause of Him Who is the
Ancient and Sovereign Lord of all. He, verily, enjoineth upon all men what
is right, and forbiddeth whatsoever degradeth their station.

XCIII: KNOW THOU THAT EVERY CREATED THING IS A...

Know thou that every created thing is a sign of the revelation of God.
Each, according to its capacity, is, and will ever remain, a token of the
Almighty. Inasmuch as He, the sovereign Lord of all, hath willed to reveal
His sovereignty in the kingdom of names and attributes, each and every
created thing hath, through the act of the Divine Will, been made a sign
of His glory. So pervasive and general is this revelation that nothing
whatsoever in the whole universe can be discovered that doth not reflect
His splendor. Under such conditions every consideration of proximity and
remoteness is obliterated.... Were the Hand of Divine power to divest of
this high endowment all created things, the entire universe would become
desolate and void.

Behold, how immeasurably exalted is the Lord your God above all created
things! Witness the majesty of His sovereignty, His ascendancy, and
supreme power. If the things which have be