By the Ancient Beauty! This wronged one hath in no wise
borne nor doth he bear a grudge against any one; towards none
doth he entertain any ill-feeling and uttereth no word save for the
good of the world. My supreme obligation, however, of necessity,
prompteth me to guard and preserve the Cause of God. Thus, with
the greatest regret, I counsel you saying:—“Guard ye the Cause
of God, protect His law and have the utmost fear of discord. This
is the foundation of the belief of the people of Bahá (may my
life be offered up for them). “His Holiness, the Exalted One,
(the Báb) is the Manifestation of the Unity and Oneness of God
and the Forerunner of the Ancient Beauty. His Holiness the
Abhá Beauty, (may my life be a sacrifice for His steadfast friends)
is the Supreme Manifestation of God and the Dayspring of His
Most Divine Essence. All others are servants unto Him and do
His bidding.” Unto the Most Holy Book every one must turn and
all that is not expressly recorded therein must be referred to the
Universal House of Justice. That which this body, whether unanimously
or by a majority doth carry, that is verily the Truth and
the Purpose of God himself. Whoso doth deviate therefrom is
verily of them that love discord, hath shown forth malice and
turned away from the Lord of the Covenant. By this House is
meant that Universal House of Justice which is to be elected from
all countries, that is, from those parts in the East and West where
the loved ones are to be found, after the manner of the customary
elections in Western countries such as those of England.
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