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JOSEPH SMITH—HISTORY
EXTRACTS FROM THE HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH, THE PROPHET
  19 I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all awrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those bprofessors were all ccorrupt; that: “they ddraw near to me with their lips, but their ehearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the fcommandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the gpower thereof.”

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Jude 1: 4.
  4 For there are certain amen crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, bungodly men, turning the grace of our God into clasciviousness, and ddenying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Isa. 29: 13.
  13 ¶ Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people adraw near me with their bmouth, and with their lips do chonour me, but have dremoved their eheart far from me, and their ffear toward me is taught by the gprecept of men:
Ezek. 33: 31 (30-33).
  31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they ahear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their bmouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their ccovetousness.
Luke 6: 46.
  46 ¶ And why acall ye me, bLord, Lord, and cdo not the things which I say?
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Jer. 3: 10.
  10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but afeignedly, saith the Lord.
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Col. 2: 22 (18-22).
  22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the acommandments and bdoctrines of men?
Titus 1: 14.
  14 Not giving heed to Jewish afables, and bcommandments of men, cthat turn from the truth.
D&C 3: 6 (6-7).
  6 And behold, how aoft you have btransgressed the commandments and the laws of God, and have gone on in the cpersuasions of men.
D&C 45: 29.
  29 But they areceive it not; for they perceive not the light, and they turn their bhearts from me because of the cprecepts of men.
D&C 46: 7.
  7 But ye are commanded in all things to aask of God, who giveth liberally; and that which the Spirit testifies unto you even so I would that ye should do in all bholiness of heart, walking uprightly before me, cconsidering the end of your salvation, doing all things with prayer and dthanksgiving, that ye may not be eseduced by evil fspirits, or doctrines of devils, or the gcommandments of men; for some are of men, and others of devils.
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2 Tim. 3: 5.
  5 Having a aform of godliness, but bdenying the power thereof: from such turn away.