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thee." Certain of the Jews, standing by, protested
saying: "Who can forgive sins, but God alone?"
And immediately He perceived their thoughts,
Jesus answering said unto them: "Whether is it
easier to say to the sick of the palsy, arise, and take
up thy bed, and walk; or to say, thy sins are forgiven
thee? that ye may know that the Son of Man
hath power on earth to forgive sins." (1) This is the
real sovereignty, and such is the power of God's
chosen Ones! All these things which We have repeatedly
mentioned, and the details which We have
cited from divers sources, have no other purpose
but to enable thee to grasp the meaning of the allusions
in the utterances of the chosen Ones of God,
lest certain of these utterances cause thy feet to
falter and thy heart to be dismayed.
Thus with steadfast steps we may tread the Path
of certitude, that perchance the breeze that bloweth
from the meads of the good-pleasure of God
may waft upon us the sweet savours of divine acceptance,
and cause us, vanishing mortals that we
are, to attain unto the Kingdom of everlasting
glory. Then wilt thou comprehend the inner meaning
of sovereignty and the like, spoken of in the traditions
