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THE BOOK OF MANTI
Chapter 7
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Manti continues his counsel to the Nem, urging them to record carefully how they live the Law of Consecration, because their descendants will inherit a confused world of mixed blood and lost understanding. He prophesies of a future society in which men claim ownership of land, employers withhold from laborers, and the poor are bound to the rich for subsistence — a system even church leaders will defend from the pulpit, teaching that thrift and upward mobility, rather than consecration, are the remedy for poverty. Manti contrasts this with Nem practice: fishers, potters, and craftsmen take what their families need and place the surplus in common, regions trade what they cannot produce, and none want.
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The earth belongs to the Lord; men are only stewards. He foretells that descendants of Hagoth will rediscover this law, be persecuted by their own church, and establish Zion communities. The tithe is good, but cannot replace consecration.
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When peace is proclaimed, destruction follows.
