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that knowledge to a practical use in their married<br />
life. If they followed out the exhortation of the<br />
apostle, and lived upon the plan of addition, they<br />
would not be unfruitful in the knowledge of our<br />
Lord Jesus Christ. Many do not understand the<br />
work of sanctification. It is a progressive work. It is<br />
not attained to in an hour or a day, and then<br />
maintained without any special effort on their part.<br />
Many seem to think they have attained to it when<br />
they have only learned the first lessons in addition.<br />
Many parents do not obtain the knowledge that<br />
they should respecting the married life. They are<br />
not guarded lest Satan take advantage of them, and<br />
control their minds and their lives. They do not see<br />
that God requires them to control their married<br />
lives from any excesses. But very few feel it to be a<br />
religious duty to govern their passions. They have<br />
united themselves in marriage to the object of their<br />
choice, and therefore reason that marriage<br />
sanctifies the indulgence of the baser passions.<br />
Even men and women professing godliness give<br />
loose rein to their lustful passions, and have no<br />
thought that God holds them accountable for the<br />
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