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Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

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God is beholding the deplorable state of society.<br />

He requires those who believe His gospel to come<br />

out from the world. "Be ye separate, saith the Lord,<br />

<strong>and</strong> touch not the unclean thing."<br />

Human, kingly power among God's people in<br />

any branch of His cause, is represented by the<br />

documents prepared for men to sign, is not<br />

ordained of God. Let those who believe the Bible<br />

study the principles that are to govern them in<br />

dealing with human minds. God is not the author of<br />

confusion, but of peace. The selfishness that exalts<br />

one man to rule the minds of his fellow men is not<br />

inspired of God; for the Lord works in <strong>and</strong> through<br />

those who will be worked by Him, <strong>and</strong> who in<br />

every line of Christian service will act in<br />

accordance with divine enlightenment.<br />

God is the author of all that is good. He blesses<br />

the children of men with prosperity, <strong>and</strong> gives<br />

abundantly to them by causing the earth to yield<br />

her treasures. But what does He behold among the<br />

few educated <strong>and</strong> trained men of talent? - Not<br />

many are working after the divine order. Yielding<br />

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