night says:

"Thus saith the Lord, he that believeth and endureth to the end
shall overcome, and I will cause his iniquities to pass from him,
and he shall dwell in my presence forever and ever. Take away his
filthy garments from him, and clothe him with a change of raiment.
For he that overcometh the same shall be clothed in white raiment,
and his name shall be written in the Book of Life, and I will
confess his name before my Father and his holy angels. He that
hath an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
true believer. Set ye a fair mitre upon his head, place a palm in
his hand, for he shall go in and out and minister before me, saith
the Lord of hosts; and he shall be a disciple of that rod taken
from a branch of the stem of Jesse. For a branch has grown out of
his root, and the spirit of the Lord hath rested upon it; the
spirit of his wisdom, and might, and righteousness is the girdle
of his loins and faithfulness the girdle of his vine, and he
stands as an insignia to the people, and him shall the Gentiles
seek, and his rest shall be glorious. Cause them that have charge
over the city to draw near, every one with the destroying weapon
in his hand."

The six Grand Ministers came forward from the north with swords and
shields. The first is clothed in white, and has an ink-horn by his
side, and stands before the Invincible Knight, who says:

"Go through the city: run in the midst thereof and smite: let not
thine eye spare, neither have pity; for they have not executed my
judgments with clean hands, saith the Lord or Hosts."

The candidate is instructed to exclaim:

"Woe is me, for I am a man of unclean lips, and my dwelling has
been In the tents of Kedar, and among the children of Meshec."

Then he that has the ink-horn by his side, takes a live branch with
the tongs from the altar, and touches the lips of the candidate, and
says:

"If ye believe, thine iniquities shall be taken away, thy sins
shall be purged. I will that these be clean with the branch that
shall be given up before me. All thy sins are removed, and thine
iniquities blotted out. For I have trodden the wine-press alone,
and with me was none of my people. For behold, I come with dyed
garments from Bozrah, mighty to save. Refuse not, therefore, to
hearken; draw not away thy shoulders; shut not thine ear, that
thou shouldest not hear."

The six Ministers now pro