The Book of Mormon

Alma 13:4

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and thus they having been called to this holy calling on account of their faith, while others would reject the spirit of God on account of the hardness of their hearts and blindness of their minds, while, if it had not been for this, they might had as great privilege as their brethren.

Influences

Mark 3:5 (KJV)
And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

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aAnd thus they havinge been called to this holy calling on account of their faith, while others would reject the sSpirit of God on account of the hardness of their hearts and blindness of their minds, while, if it had not been for this, they might have had as great privilege as their brethren.

Simple English

They were called to this holy calling because of their faith. Other people rejected God’s Spirit because their hearts were hard and their minds were blind. If not for this, they could have had the same chance as their brothers.

Paraphrase

So they received this holy calling because of their faith, while others rejected God’s Spirit because their hearts were hard and their minds blind. If it weren’t for that, they could have had the same privilege as their brothers.