Discourse, 23 July 1843, as Reported by James Burgess
Source Note
JS, Discourse, [, Hancock Co., IL, 23 July 1843]. Featured version copied [between 23 July 1843 and ca. 1848] in James Burgess, Journal and Notebook, Oct. 1841–Dec. 1848, verso, pp. [12]–[14]; handwriting of ; James Burgess, Journals, 1841–1848, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Discourse, 6 Apr. 1843–B, as Reported by James Burgess.
in his day and the Jews knew it well for they always acknowledged the . and Zachariah having no children, knew that the promise of God must fail, consequently he went into the Temple to wrestle with God according to the order of the preisthood to obtain a promise of a son, and when the Angel told him that his promise was granted he because of unbelief was struck dumb. And when the set time was come John came forth and when he took up his preisthood, he came bounding out of the wilderness saying repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand, he having received the holy anointing was the only lawful administrator and the jews all knew it— for the law and the prophets was untill John since then the kingdom of heaven is preached and all men press into it! Why! Why John because John was the only lawful administrator and they the Jews well knew it. consequently the only alternative was for them to yeild obedience to mandates of this wild man [p. [13]]