Jacob 5:57–59

And the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant:

“Pluck not the wild branches from the trees, save it be those which are most bitter; and in them ye shall graft according to that which I have said. And we will nourish again the trees of the vineyard, and we will trim up the branches thereof; and we will pluck from the trees those branches which are ripened, that must perish, and cast them into the fire.

“And this I do that, perhaps, the roots thereof may take strength because of their goodness; and because of the change of the branches, that the good may overcome the evil.”

From section: Treating the Further Decay by Grafting and Burning

From page: The Olive Tree Allegory

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