en
once He hath appeared in the plenitude of His sovereign might and majesty.
He, verily, is the True One, and all else besides Him is as naught before
a single one of His servants, and paleth into nothingness when brought
face to face with the revelation of His splendours. Hasten, then, to
attain the living waters of His grace, and be not of the negligent. As to
him who hesitateth, though it be for less than a moment, God shall verily
bring his works to naught and return him to the seat of wrath; wretched
indeed is the abode of them that tarry!

Pope Pius IX

102 O Pope! Rend the veils asunder. He Who is the Lord of Lords is come
overshadowed with clouds, and the decree hath been fulfilled by God, the
Almighty, the Unrestrained. Dispel the mists through the power of thy
Lord, and ascend unto the Kingdom of His names and attributes. Thus hath
the Pen of the Most High commanded thee at the behest of thy Lord, the
Almighty, the All-Compelling. He, verily, hath again come down from Heaven
even as He came down from it the first time. Beware that thou dispute not
with Him even as the Pharisees disputed with Him without a clear token or
proof. On His right hand flow the living waters of grace, and on His left
the choice Wine of justice, whilst before Him march the angels of
Paradise, bearing the banners of His signs. Beware lest any name debar
thee from God, the Creator of earth and heaven. Leave thou the world
behind thee, and turn towards thy Lord, through Whom the whole earth hath
been illumined.

103 We have adorned the Kingdom with the ornament of Our name, the
All-Glorious. Thus hath it been decreed by God, the Fashioner of all
things. Take heed lest thy vain imaginings withhold thee, when once the
Sun of Certitude hath shone forth above the horizon of the Utterance of
thy Lord, the Mighty, the Beneficent. Dwellest thou in palaces whilst He
Who is the King of Revelation liveth in the most desolate of abodes? Leave
them unto such as desire them, and set thy face with joy and delight
towards the Kingdom.

104 Say: O peoples of the earth! Destroy the abodes of negligence with the
hands of power and assurance, and raise up the mansions of true knowledge
within your hearts, that the All-Merciful may shed the radiance of His
light upon them. Better is this for you than all whereon the sun shineth,
and unto this beareth witness He Who holdeth within His grasp the ultimate
decree. The Breeze of God hath been wafted