,380 ON THE ROSHENiAH SECT 



Haroi therefore no being, and cut not down the tender shoots of existence ; 

 form a true notion of the divinity, and regard the eighteen thousand races 

 of beings, as your own body„ These positions differ httie from those of the 

 S^ujis, but the most remarkable thing is the inference, which he deduc- 

 ed from the doctrine of the sole existence of the divine nature. " Since 

 nothing exists but God, what meaning can be assigned to such words as 

 right and wrong, good and bad, excepting that every ;man should impli- 

 citly obey his Pir, or religious instructor?" - "Beholds D.ow,".-added he, " I 

 am both your God, and your prophet. There' is,' therefore, nothing which 

 you can do, so meritorious as to obey my commands. If you fulfil my 

 commands, I will, after death, restore you in the form of man ; and, if not, 

 you shall be reproduced in the forms of hogs and bears : but those who 

 obstinately disobey' my commands shall be utterly annihilated." Thus it 

 appears that he maintained the doctrine of transmigration. 



BAYEziD, in consequence of the double character of deity and prophet 

 which hejiad rassumed, now caused two signets to be formed, which he 

 employed, in this two-fold capacity. On the first 5?^/2f^, which he em- 

 plijyed in his divine capacity, was the following inscription ; 



Sallianaca al male il hdri 



Juda card dlcm-i-nuri az ndri 



BJ'YEZfD AnSa'rI* 



Glory to thee, the King, the creator. 



Who bast distinguislied the world of .light, from that of lire, ' 

 ■ ■ ■ Ba'yezi'd Amsa'ri. - ' , 



