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

kind manner, remind him that God has the first and
highest claim upon her entire being, and that she
cannot disregard this claim, for she will be held
accountable in the great day of God. "What? know
ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy
Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and
ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a
price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in
your spirit, which are God's." "Ye are bought with
a price; be not ye the servants of men."
If she will elevate her affections, and in
sanctification and honor preserve her refined,
womanly dignity, woman can do much by her
judicious influence to sanctify her husband, and
thus fulfill her high mission. In so doing, she can
save both her husband and herself, thus performing
a double work. In this matter, so delicate and so
difficult to manage, much wisdom and patience are
necessary, as well as moral courage and fortitude.
Strength and grace can be found in prayer. Sincere
love is to be the ruling principle of the heart. Love
to God and love to the husband can alone be the
right ground of action.
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