d beneath the oceans of ancient and everlasting holiness, or
when they soared to the loftiest summits of divine mysteries, they claimed
their utterance to be the Voice of divinity, the Call of God Himself. Were
the eye of discernment to be opened, it would recognize that in this very
state, they have considered themselves utterly effaced and non-existent in
the face of Him Who is the All-Pervading, the Incorruptible. Methinks,
they have regarded themselves as utter nothingness, and deemed their
mention in that Court an act of blasphemy. For the slightest whispering of
self, within such a Court, is an evidence of self-assertion and
independent existence. In the eyes of them that have attained unto that
Court, such a suggestion is itself a grievous transgression. How much more
grievous would it be, were aught else to be mentioned in that Presence,
were man's heart, his tongue, his mind, or his soul, to be busied with
anyone but the Well-Beloved, were his eyes to behold any countenance other
than His beauty, were his ear to be inclined to any melody but His voice,
and were his feet to tread any way but His way.

In this day the breeze of God is wafted, and His Spirit hath pervaded all
things. Such is the outpouring of His grace that the pen is stilled and
the tongue is speechless.

By virtue of this station, they have claimed for themselves the Voice of
Divinity and the like, whilst by virtue of their station of Messengership,
they have declared themselves the Messengers of God. In every instance
they have voiced an utterance that would conform to the requirements of
the occasion, and have ascribed all these declarations to Themselves,
declarations ranging from the realm of divine Revelation to the realm of
creation, and from the domain of Divinity even unto the domain of earthly
existence. Thus it is that whatsoever be their utterance, whether it
pertain to the realm of Divinity, Lordship, Prophethood, Messengership,
Guardianship, Apostleship or Servitude, all is true, beyond the shadow of
a doubt. Therefore, these sayings which We have quoted in support of Our
argument must be attentively considered, that the divergent utterances of
the Manifestations of the Unseen and Daysprings of Holiness may cease to
agitate the soul and perplex the mind.

Those words uttered by the Luminaries of Truth must needs be pondered, and
should their significance be not grasped, enlightenment should be sought
from the Trustees of the deposi