not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God”
[69]—that is, those who have been made manifest through the power of God? Wherefore it becometh evident that one may well be manifested in the world of creation who is truly of God, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. How is it then that when word reached you of Our Cause, ye failed to inquire from Our own lips, that ye might distinguish truth from falsehood, discover Our aim and purpose, and learn of the afflictions which We have suffered at the hands of an evil and wayward generation?
17O Minister of the King of Paris!
[70] Hast thou forgotten the pronouncement recorded in the
Gospel according to John concerning the Word and those who are its Manifestations? And hast thou ignored the counsels of the Spirit
2 concerning the
Manifestations of the Word, and been numbered with the heedless? If not, wherefore then didst thou conspire with the Minister of
Persia[71] to inflict upon Us that which hath caused the hearts of men of insight and understanding to melt, the tears of the denizens of the Realm of eternity to flow, and the souls of them who are nigh unto God to mourn? And all this thou didst commit without seeking to examine Our Cause or to discern its truth. For is it not thy clear duty to investigate this Cause, to inform thyself of the things that have befallen Us, to judge with equity, and to cleave unto justice?