C — You must Begin at the Bottom

C — You must Begin at the Bottom

a. When you climb up a ladder,    
 b. you must begin at the bottom [rung*].
  c. [You have got to find the beginning of the history*] and [go on*] 
   d. [Ellipsis]
    e. ascend step by step, until you arrive
     f. at the top; 

a. and so it is with the principles of the Gospel ­­    
 b. you must begin with the first, 
  c. and go on    
   d. [Ellipsis]
    e. until you learn
     f. all the principles of exaltation. 

a. But it will be a great while after you have passed through the veil
 b. before you will have learned them [to understand the last*].    
  c. It is not all to be comprehended in this world;    
   d. it will be a great work [thing*]    
    e. to learn
     f. our salvation and exaltation even beyond the grave. 

a. I suppose I am not allowed to go into an investigation
 b. of anything that is not contained in the Bible. 
  c. If I do [should*], I think there are so many [learned and*] over­-wise men here, that they would cry “treason”    
   d. and put me to death [for treason]. 
    e. So I will [then*] go to the old Bible
     f. and turn commentator today.