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Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

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not by human reasoning underst<strong>and</strong> his lessons.<br />

Man's wisdom can not originate the science which<br />

is divine.<br />

The Great Teacher came from heaven to plant<br />

in this world trees of light. He calls on nature to<br />

reflect to human minds the light that floods the<br />

threshold of heaven, that men <strong>and</strong> women may<br />

obey his word. And nature does the bidding of the<br />

Creator. To the heart softened by the grace of God,<br />

the sun, the moon, the stars, the lofty trees, the<br />

flowers of the field, utter their words of counsel<br />

<strong>and</strong> advice. The sowing of the seed carries the<br />

mind to spiritual seed-sowing. The tree st<strong>and</strong>s forth<br />

declaring that a good tree can not bear evil fruit,<br />

neither can an evil tree bear good fruit. "Ye shall<br />

know them by their fruits." Even the tares have a<br />

lesson to teach. They are of Satan's sowing, <strong>and</strong> if<br />

left unchecked, spoil the wheat by their rank<br />

growth.<br />

When man is reconciled to God, nature speaks<br />

to him in words of heavenly wisdom, bearing<br />

testimony to the eternal truth of God's Word. As<br />

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