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hallow the Sabbath, Jerusalem should remain for ever, and that if they did not hearken unto him to hallow the Sabbath day, Jerusalem should be destroyed. Ex. xvi; Jer. xvii, 24- 27. It is evident that the Sabbath is inseparably connected with the rest of the law, and that we cannot insist too much on the necessity of observing it. It is the key to the law of God. It is the golden link that unites man to his Creator, and the obligations which we owe to God, with those that we owe to our fellow man. p. 140, Para. 1, [HOLINESS]. 4. We shall be blessed of God, and have an everlasting name that will not be cut off. "Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. . . . Even unto them will I give in mine house a place and a name better than of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off." Isa. 1vi, 2-5. p. 140, Para. 2, [HOLINESS]. By reading the connection, we learn that this Scripture is prophetic, and applies when God's salvation is near to come, and his righteousness to be revealed. See verses 1, 8, 9, and chap. lv. It is a source of consolation to those who are reproached and reviled for keeping the Sabbath. If God blesses them they shall be blessed and honored. God's blessing and approbation is better than life and all the applause of men; and a name that is better than of sons and daughters and that will never be cut off, should be more highly prized than all the high sounding titles of this earth, and is good enough for any of God's humble children. p. 141, Para. 1, [HOLINESS]. 5. We shall have the seal of God in our foreheads, or minds, and escape the wrath that is threatened by the third angel. Rev. vii, 2, 3; xiv, 9-12. The seal of an earthly monarch is that which makes valid those laws or decrees which he promulgates. It shows his title of royalty, the extent of his dominion, and his right to reign. Now the Sabbath makes valid the law of God. It is the only part of the law that shows who the law-giver is, and that distinguishes him from other gods. It shows him to be the Lord thy God, the Creator of heaven and earth and all that in them is, and thus furnishes us with his title of royalty, the extent of his dominion, and his right to reign. Therefore the Sabbath may with propriety be called
the seal of God. Again, the words seal and sign are used interchangeably in the Bible (Rom. iv, 12), and we have seen that the Sabbath is a sign between God and his people. p. 141, Para. 2, [HOLINESS]. The sealing work as brought to view in Rev. vii, has respect to God's servants, and is accomplished this side of the leading signs of Christ's coming (Rev. vi, 12, etc.; Matt. xxiv, 29, 30), and while the nations are getting angry, preparatory to the battle of the great day. It must therefore synchronize with the work of the third angel of Rev. xiv, which is now going on. The message of the third angel will divide men into two classes. One class will worship the beast and receive his mark, while the other class will keep God's commandments, and consequently have the seal, mark, or name of God in their foreheads. One class will drink the unmixed wrath of God, which can not be inflicted until mercy closes, and which is the same as the seven last plagues (compare Rev. xiv, 9, 10; xv, 1; xvi, 1, 2), while the other class will escape the awful wrath of God and stand on Mount Zion. Rev. xiv, 1-3; Isa. lvi, 7. p. 141, Para. 3, [HOLINESS]. 6. We shall delight ourselves in the Lord, and feed on the heritage of Jacob. "If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord: and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee on the heritage of Jacob, thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it." Isa. lviii, 13, 14. p. 142, Para. 1, [HOLINESS]. From the previous verse we see that the Lord is speaking for the benefit of the repairers of the breach, the restorers of paths to dwell in -- those who will raise up the foundations of many generations. They will understand the nature and design of the Sabbath, call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable, and take great pleasure in observing it. As a consequence they will delight themselves in the Lord. They will see his glorious character in his law and in his dealings with mankind, and will rejoice in all his ways, and try to imitate his imitable perfections. The law of their God will be in their hearts, and none of their steps shall slide. Ps. xxxvii,
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into subjection to the will of God,
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Christ, let us go on to perfection;
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as holy, sanctified, perfect, and s
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When John the Baptist was preaching
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worship of the beast (papacy). By t
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Again, those parts which should be
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By it we appropriate to ourselves t
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can feast, and of which they can in
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future state given by Mahomet; also
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on just and reasonable motives, on
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in God's word? Consistent persons a
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doctrine. This was the case with an
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e dearer to us than life, and we sh
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works cannot be wrought and brought
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the senses; and Christians cannot k
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But we are to cleanse ourselves fro
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As God does nothing in vain, it is
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Para. 3, [HOLINESS]. The great apos
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the summer, and gathereth her food
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And first, the tongue is rightly us
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the world. p. 57, Para. 2, [HOLINES
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for this sin, and of the necessity
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employed in telling the truth. The
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present too many new ideas at once,
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praise and honor of men, to receive
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