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the immortal future. It is the adorning of a meek and lowly spirit. God has bidden us wear the richest dress upon the soul. By every look into the mirror, the worshipers of fashion should be reminded of the neglected soul. Every hour squandered over the toilet should reprove them for leaving the intellect to lie waste. Then there might be a reformation that would elevate and ennoble all the aims and purposes of life. Instead of seeking golden ornaments for the exterior, an earnest effort would be put forth to secure that wisdom which is of more value than fine gold, yea, which is more precious than rubies. Those who worship at fashion's altar have but little force of character and but little physical energy. They live for no great purpose, and their lives accomplish no worthy end. We meet everywhere women whose whole mind and heart are absorbed in their love of dress and display. The soul of womanhood is dwarfed and belittled, and her thoughts are centered upon her poor, despicable self. As a fashionably dressed young lady was passing several gentlemen on the street, one of them made some inquiries in regard to her. The answer was: "She makes a pretty ornament in her father's house, but otherwise she is of no use." It is deplorable that those who profess to be Christ's disciples should think it a fine thing to imitate the dress and manners of these useless ornaments. Peter gives valuable instruction concerning the dress of Christian women: "Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves." 1 Peter 3:3-5. All that we urge is compliance with the injunctions of God's word. Are we Bible readers and followers of Bible teachings? Will we obey God, or conform to the customs of the world? Will we serve God or mammon? Can we expect to enjoy peace of mind and the 571
approval of God while walking directly contrary to the teachings of His word? The apostle Paul exhorts Christians not to be conformed to the world, but to be transformed by the renewing of the mind, "that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." Romans 12:2. But many who profess to be children of God feel no scruples against conforming to the customs of the world in the wearing of gold and pearls and costly array. Those who are too conscientious to wear these things are regarded as narrow-minded, superstitious, and even fanatical. But it is God who condescends to give us these instructions; they are the declarations of Infinite Wisdom, and those who disregard them do so at their own peril and loss. Those who cling to the ornaments forbidden in God's word cherish pride and vanity in the heart. They desire to attract attention. Their dress says: Look at me; admire me. Thus the vanity inherent in human nature is steadily increasing by indulgence. When the mind is fixed upon pleasing God alone, all the needless embellishments of the person disappear. The apostle places the outward adorning in direct contrast with a meek and quiet spirit and then testifies of the comparative value of the latter: "In the sight of God of great price." There is a decided contradiction between the love of outward adorning and the grace of meekness, the quiet spirit. It is only when we seek in all things to conform to the will of God that peace and joy will reign in the soul. The love of dress endangers the morals and makes woman the opposite of the Christian lady characterized by modesty and sobriety. ... Christ is ashamed of His professed followers. Wherein do we bear any resemblance to Him? Wherein does our dress conform to the Bible requirements? I do not want the sins of the people upon me, and I will give the trumpet a certain sound. For years I have borne a plain and decided 572
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TESTIMONY TREASURES VOLUME 1 Ellen
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The full nine volumes of the Testim
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chapter title, if [8] a change in t
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In August, 1846, Ellen Harmon was u
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For several decades articles from h
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the predominating traits. Her perso
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Chapter 2 Faith in God When at Batt
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Chapter 3 Prepare to Meet the Lord
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The young, as well as those who are
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Chapter 4 Parental Responsibility I
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Chapter 5 Thy Brother's Keeper Nove
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the taste, and the eye, when the ca
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faster. Oh, how dreadful this looke
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think their trials great. I saw tha
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will should be swallowed up in the
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from God's altar. They love the wor
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some who profess the truth, and he
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Lord. Those only who zealously repe
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the house of God, we should pray fo
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Chapter 9 Young Sabbathkeepers Augu
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Parents United in Discipline Parent
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Genuine Conversion Needed I saw tha
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Jesus Demands All Has this great ch
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and will come up no higher. They ar
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Chapter 10 Treasure in Heaven A str
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Chapter 11 The Shaking November 20,
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their numbers were immediately made
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Chapter 12 God's Proving God will p
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Chapter 13 Houses of Worship I saw
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Chapter 14 Lessons From the Parable
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sense of the fact that the property
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Chapter 16 Oath Taking I saw that s
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opportunity to oppress them and tak
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Even after they are of age, childre
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learn when they profess to be Chris
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papacy. The name Seventh-day Advent
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shade. Behold Him in the garden, sw
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development of character and weighi
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Chapter 20 Great Distress Coming I
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that many of them are not converted
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Chapter 21 Duty to the Poor Inquiri
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The more able should ever act a nob
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They rely upon their own merits, ex
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God, as for hid treasure. The subje
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of the earth were filling up the me
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unceasing prayer shall we be able t
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with cold reserve from the husband.
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man offend not in word, the same is
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God. We are too quickly discouraged
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and darker, and going further and f
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Many go directly contrary to the ab
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Here is Bible sanctification. It is
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Chapter 25 The Power of Satan Falle
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ministers preach it, sing it, and p
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God is plain. It is a straight chai
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had sought in various ways to destr
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and aged, they sought to press thei
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True and False Riches "If therefore
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madly on, disregarding the miserabl
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solemn whisperings they say to one
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follow out all your directions, whi
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infirmities and cloud their young,
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Do not repel them by lack of sympat
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of their children and know the infl
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uinous to them, and are also planti
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their muscles will gain tone and st
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We are living in an unfortunate age
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utter to your children. Every failu
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see that their parents are interest
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The prevailing influence in the wor
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with such an influence around them
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the pillar of fire by night, as tok
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perfection, and our only safe cours
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The work of God will not progress u
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thou the things which become sound
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position described by the words of
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the Sabbath! They would not then st
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clear, distinct line of separation
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youth: and hitherto have I declared
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have robbed Me, ... even this whole
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cause, to advance His work. But few
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Such dishonor God, and bring the re
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Chapter 36 Christian Temperance "Kn
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need to engage in it at once, heart
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humble, self-denying life of our di
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Eating to Excess Many who have adop
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There are some who go to extremes.
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vice which they may otherwise be te
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We want to be just right every time
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health reform did not agree with th
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Tea and coffee do not nourish the s
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have not confidence in you. Satan o
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to your appetites and passions, giv
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all that is needed to convince them
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The Blight of Selfishness The sin w
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Chapter 40 True Love True love is n
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eigns. Love cannot live without act
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Chapter 41 Prayer for the Sick In t
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offering up of prayer for the sick,
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doing while they were violating the
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Satan is a master workman. His infe
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are heard the words: "Think not tha
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will make everyone who obtains it m
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sleeping church, when the day of Go
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Incomprehensible Love Who can compr
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forced from His pale and quivering
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ocks. The mocking and jeering of th
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Considering at what an immense cost
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insignificance. But how have the co
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Chapter 45 Responsibilities of the
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Chapter 46 A Birthday Letter My Dea
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and becoming less and less suscepti
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heavenly things. They will never be
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Such a time is coming. Those who ha
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change places with them. Yet you de
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Then the Lord said: "I will scatter
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Opportunity to Return To you, my si
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A Personal Appeal I beg of you, my
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Chapter 49 Moral Pollution I have b
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Depart From Iniquity Some will ackn
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were unacquainted with his life, th
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Meat should not be placed before ou
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love to God, and apparently have mu
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a practical use in their married li
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ecome slaves to lustful passion; th
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of action. Let the wife decide that
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Chapter 52 Social Meetings I Recent
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"Ye are the light of the world," sa
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of, before ye ask Him. After this m
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Chapter 53 How Shall We Keep the Sa
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delight, holy and honorable. They c
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jesting and joking were indulged in
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Those who love the world, and whose
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faithful and obedient, God will del
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Chapter 56 Sacredness of the Sabbat
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sanctified day. They should, upon t
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and not properly balanced. All mind
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constant use. Men who cultivate one
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God just as surely as was Gabriel w
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Chapter 59 Vain Thoughts All your a
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Chapter 60 Consideration for the Er
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cherished. A lack of this love and
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help because of their straying from
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sin had resulted in his separating
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ut is alive again; he has come to h
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set them in order. The work done in
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indulging a spirit of sharp critici
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e directed to control all their pow
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and youth have the future result of
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Chapter 64 The Health Reform Decemb
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Chapter 66 Labor for the Erring Chr
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Chapter 67 Love and Duty Love has a
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Chapter 68 The Laodicean Church The
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to all God's requirements. It is no
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exercise that it can increase. In t
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whom He loves He rebukes. "As many
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pointed to many instances where the
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Joshua then began a diligent search
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Chapter 70 Confessing or Denying Ch
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view. The green fields, the lofty t
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There will be men and women who des
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class will ever be at war with the
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has given you. This light and these
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devotion to Him. You now have a sho
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and a levity in conduct that have g
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tested, the angel of God stays the
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whom you can encourage and bless by
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The only safety for the young is in
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Chapter 74 Tithes and Offerings The
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acting a part in the great work in
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The Galling Yoke of Selfishness The
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with usury." Matthew 25:24-27. This
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Me, because He hath anointed Me to
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We shall have a debt to settle with
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enevolence which will keep in const
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the good of man, who is inclined to
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purposes. Whenever God's people, in
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prosperity of Christ's kingdom shou
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God's servants follow His opening p
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in advancing the cause of God. If t
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expenditures pressed close upon the
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those who carry it out to the end o
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complaints then reach the ear of th
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God calls for talents of influence
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union of purpose. God hears the pra
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darkness of mind in regard to what
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acknowledged church, where He has a
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Chapter 76 The State of the World I
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cannot cease watchfulness and praye
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Chapter 77 The State of the Church
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sinful. The senses of many are benu
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will hate the one, and love the oth
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wilderness of temptation, for he is
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Prince of life. Any sacrifice that
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transforms himself into an angel of
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A Warning to Ministers Satan uses m
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Chapter 80 Power of Appetite One of
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conditions are established, and the
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Notwithstanding the example that Ch
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only hope of regaining Eden is thro
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cleanse from the system than those
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satisfied to pass on without the di
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communicative. The psalmist says: "
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discouraged. Our strength is in Jes
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with the heritage of Jacob thy fath
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engaged in ministering to the child
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simple, naked truth. How many biogr
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The pen of inspiration, true to its
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pure and perfect religious liberty.
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conquered gloriously. Thus may we t
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for our brethren, who are as frail
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The observance of external forms wi
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toward another. Mind not high thing
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Chapter 85 Go Forward The history o
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There is great similarity between o
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children of this world are in their
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Work for the Children Some efforts
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they can work carelessly for eterni
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Chapter 87 Sensational Revivals The
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Those who do little for the Saviour
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Chapter 88 Withholding Means The bl
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should be able to offer so willingl
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We should be zealous workers in thi
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inquired after salvation: "Take hee
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Chapter 89 The Testing Process Our
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divine love. Jesus Led the Way God
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to His taste. They are neither unco
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Let these look back a few months to
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Chapter 90 The Efficacy of Christ's
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has not lost its application to the
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fulfilled if Isaac were slain. He d
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efused to see and confess his sin.
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Chapter 92 Criticizing Burden Beare
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emarks of their parents in referenc
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souls and make us fretful and impat
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Brother K, you acknowledge the requ
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It is the grossest presumption for
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Jesus, our great Exemplar, in His l
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The faith of Abraham should be our
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Chapter 94 Preparation for Christ's
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meaning. These errors have brought
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will not be idle, but diligent in b
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The Bible condemns in the strongest
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Parents, you are in a great degree
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off the surplus tendrils of the vin
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Chapter 96 A Lesson in Humility Jes
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acksliding, like the nominal church
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crimes, such as lasciviousness, adu
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trust made it necessary that you sh
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Chapter 98 Christ's Ambassadors Amb
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After the theory of truth has been
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utters and unable to repress his fe
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ought from error and darkness to tr
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Living Representatives of Christ Mi
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near to God. And how can we expect
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Chapter 99 Duty of Parents to the C
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Chapter 100 College Students Those
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Chapter 101 Sacredness of Vows The
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Institutions that are God's instrum
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pillows, and set it up for a pillar
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Page 543 and 544: Chapter 104 Mental Dyspeptics Love
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Page 547 and 548: Chapter 105 Unscriptural Marriages
Page 549 and 550: vow is made at the altar; religious
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Page 553 and 554: Chapter 106 Faithful Workers The pe
Page 555 and 556: great for good or for evil. The min
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Page 559 and 560: Chapter 108 The Influence of Associ
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Page 563 and 564: institution is dependent upon them.
Page 565 and 566: the ranks of Christ, for Satan wish
Page 567 and 568: As we see our sisters departing fro
Page 569 and 570: Pride, ignorance, and folly are con
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Page 575 and 576: Chapter 111 The Wedding Ring Some h
Page 577 and 578: mass of contraries. Their possessor
Page 579: character. And it is the only sure
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