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Art 7. 96.
Beauty 96.
Blasphemy 21.
Brevets & Missions 5. 8. 11. 18. 22. 88. 105. 116. 130. 142. 207. 257.
Celestial Administration 12. 19. 60. 69. 79. 91. 92. 137. 138. 165. 198. 209.
Change 41. 45.
Children 37. 63. 196.
Circumspection 212.
Communion 1. 62. 178. 200. 200. 201. 206.
Comportment 40. 44. 97. 129. 134. 142. 241. 244. 249. 251.
Divine Instruction 23. 25. 35. 78. 95. 97. 122. 140. 194.
Dogma 25. 91. 163.
Etheric Vacuum 66.
Evil & Ignorance 5. 11. 23. 36. 47. 89. 97. 98. 144. 159. 215. 222. 236. 237. 238. 249.
Experience 8. 9. 27. 86. 152. 186. 193. 253.
Faith 78. 210. 211.
Fear 27. 31. 111. 241.
Force : Physical 128, 169. Cosmic 151. Moral 80.
Giving 70.
Growth 148.
Humility 155.
Impatience 226.
Justice 231.
Knowledge & Wisdom 37. 86. 122. 163. 189. 232. 256.
Leadership 81. 133. 215.
Light 25. 30. 109.
Love 43. 46. 50. 57. 58. 147. 148. 217. 218.
Matter 109. 152.
Mediums 75. 76.
Numerology 85.
Omens, Symbols & Miracles 35. 55. 73. 74. 96. 126. 146. 168. 195. 203.
Pact, Plan & Program 14. 17. 78. 142. 178. 180. 215. 233. 257.
Parables: Figs 104, Five Sons 156, Gardener 163, Mustard Seed 156, Ravens 160, Roses 101, Small Mishiefs 175, Two Bounties 182.
Pattern 149.
Patience 9. 22. 84.
Patriotism 15.
Peace 230. 234. 246.
Personal Choice 14. 16. 29. 93. 153. 157. 168. 246. 253.
Prayer 32. 131. 241.
Promise 10. 16. 24. 28. 42. 117. 166. 192. 205. 248.
Prophets & Prophecy 65. 66. 67. 83. 172.
Reincarnation 6. 12. 25. 31. 72. 76. 81. 152.
Rewards, Recompense & Money 39. 40. 82. 87. 143. 144. 201. 247. 250.
Sacrifice 34.
Self Command 93. 147.
Science & Inovation 14. 166.
Second Coming 25. 26. 29. 36. 72. 81. 106. 114. 120. 146. 181. 219.
Service 2. 33. 69. 107. 114. 156. 177.
Space 65.
Spirit 20.
Suffering 13. 176.
Thought 57. 66. 148.
Time 41. 45.
Tolerence 27.
Tranquility 38.
Vibration 67.
Victory 223.
War 18. 47. 230.
Others 3. 4. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 56. 59. 61. 64. 68. 71. 77. 90. 92. 94. 99. 100. 102. 103. 108. 110. 112. 113. 115. 118. 119. 121. 123. 124. 125. 127. 132. 135. 136. 139. 141. 145. 150. 154. 158. 161. 162. 164. 167. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 179. 183. 184. 185. 187. 188. 190. 191. 197. 198. 202. 204. 208. 209. 213. 214. 216. 220. 221. 224. 225. 227. 228. 229. 235. 239. 240. 242. 243. 245. 252. 254. 255.

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Chapter 239:

Only to the Valiant

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1. AGAIN IT cometh unto me that there are those who say, Let us bow down and do the Beast reverence, for in that he destroyeth us if we make him not obeisance, we preserve ourselves to give a goodly accounting unto those who come blessing us with knowledge; or, behold if we perish by the Beast, how then do we favor unto our offspring, or have life in our throats to do good things to the nations?

2. A foul utterance; all of it! . . . I tell you they perish not, beloved, by giving challenge unto the Beast. . . . . . verily the perishment cometh in that they bow down and the Beast treadeth on them.

3. I say they perish not, beloved, save that perishing is chosen of them for the purpose of life's lessons in their passing into Knowledge.

4. These are not they who do mighty works for nations. No nations are guided by those who seek to do circumspectly unto themselves first and all others second, or that grief may come upon them or the age of silly teachings.

5. Verily these do mock themselves, I tell you, by the penury of their intellects; they do save that which hath no worth of saving, even of themselves, who put forth no hand to arrest the destroyer saying: It is meet that we arrest him not, for what have we to do with him if mayhap he pass us by?

6. I tell you the Destroyer passeth them not! . . . only to the brave is protection afforded.

7. Only to the valiant are given the arms to proceed against the Juggernaut, only to those who stride fiercely, driving the Evil One down before them, cometh the rejoicing when that which was fought for is known of the husbandmen who pursued not their furrows when vigilance was asked of them.

8. A goodly blessing cometh unto those who have the sign of Courage on their foreheads, for unto such as these the Juggernaut bestoweth all which it hath, that it may have more and the weak become the weaker.

9. I say that I protect mine own when they ask of me assistance; but is it meet that I should fly to the protection of those who come unto me saying: Protect us first, O Lord, then do we do Thy bidding?

10. How know they protection except first they know danger? how know they the evil man's thoughts against their persons unless they accost him and see his black visage?

11. My beloved, be wise! . . . it is every man's birthright to say unto himself: Here do I stand with my cohorts about me! here do I plant my staff, verily as a banner! here do I perform the Noble Deed and speak the Word Courageous!

12. What manner of honorable man among you would say: The toil of my loins fetcheth me no surcease in the labor of which I am afflicted; I will withdraw and rest awhile and mayhap whilst I rest, another cometh and ploweth the furrow?

13. Which think ye, beloved, cometh to know the heralding of the Lord of the Harvest: he who hath toughened his biceps and put share into his furrow, or he who hath said, Let the stalking evil pursue another, for I do take mine ease and presently the sun goeth down on the one slain and the vigilant unto self are made to see the sunset?

14. Whenever have I told you that the love which suffereth long and is kind hath no essence of its effort, or showeth no motive that is splendorful with action?

15. Have I not said, rather, that he who persisteth hath a kingly crown to gain, whilst he who dwelleth in the shade of the fig tree hath only his huskings when those who have been valiant are called to eat the victory?

16. Hear me say it loudly: The times call for courage! . . . .the night hath its murmur of an evil inkling, the wise man maketh his bed in a garret that those who may roam the highways to rob find him not in a bed of silver linings, saying amongst themselves, Doth he not slumber in the peace of an undeserved luxury? therefore let us take him and divide his bed among us.

17. Thus cometh it, beloved. The times have an augury, yea verily the world hath an augury that transcendeth the passng circumstance; there come upon men great cleansing pestilences that they know whereof they do vomit their loathings of that which hath putridity, of that which hath defiled them.

18. They do make no preferences unto themselves saying: This we embrace and that we disdain.

19. I tell you every man taketh his staff and marketh his earnings, he taketh his weapons and maketh his defendings of that which is propitious according to his godliness.

20. He shall mark his own goings by the rod of his effort expended in luxuries not of his devising.

21. As it was with the prophets, so shall it be with those who wear the prophets' mantles.

22. For if it cometh to man that the choosings and excitings of conquest be not his own, and his experience be his accolade unto eternal splendor, how then knoweth he that he hath an errand unto himself and that the times are his testing, whether he be worthy to execute his brevet?

23. Mark ye well my words, and stand forth as those who have a goodly seed to sow, fearing no fowler's gun that felleth from the highroad.

24. For I tell you it is Written that only he falleth who hath given hostages to folly; he who would conquer knoweth his destiny, he pursueth it diligently; he perceiveth that evil hath no mark for those who seek not carnage in a boastfulness but who give of their dexterity when the fell hour stalketh and saints in a pit do call on them for succor.

25. Go your ways and be wise; but in your wisdom remember always: To him who hath born the heat of the battle goeth the cooling beverage and the loud hosanna; to him who hath skulked in the footsteps of cowardice goeth only the carrion spurned at the feasting.

26. Arise and execute your brevets, each man to his weapon, each one into his chariot.

27. I tell you the manna of heaven falleth on him who hath heard the world's augury and made no pretense of dwelling in stout havens when evil stalked broadly, unchecked by any challenge!

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