Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

indulge the appetite to the injury of the physical
and moral powers? God requires that we present
our bodies a living sacrifice. Then the duty is
enjoined on us to preserve that body in the very
best condition of health, that we may comply with
His requirements. "Whether therefore ye eat, or
drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of
God."
You have a work to do to set your house in
order. Cleanse yourselves from all filthiness of the
flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of
God. You should make earnest efforts to discover
your errors, and in the fear of God, relying upon
His strength, put them away. Dear brother and
sister, you need to reform in the matter of order.
You should cultivate a love for neatness and strict
cleanliness. God is a God of order. He will not
sanction slack and disorderly habits in any of His
people. In your dress, in your house, in all things,
manifest taste and order. We are looked upon as a
peculiar people. The dress reform is a striking
contrast to the fashion of the world. Those who
adopt this dress should manifest good taste and
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