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concerning the Prophets and the Apostles and the otherOld Testament and New Testament Saints, and still otherbranches concerning the graces of the spirit and the exceedinggreat and precious promises of God. Besides thesethere are many more I including, lower down, branchesof knowledge concerning the wiles of the devil, and alsothe various temptations (troubles and allurements) whichcome to us from the world and from our flesh. We mustsee to it that we can say with the Apostle Paul : "Weare not ignorant of Satan's devices." If you think it isunnecessary to know about the wiles of the devil you willfail to be forewarned, and not being forewarned you willnot be forearmed, with the probable result that sooner orlater you will be overthrown by the adversary.Still lower down, and tending to grow earthwards aremany branches of secular knowledge which are not soimportant as the others. Yet they are necessary in somedegree to the proper understanding of the Bible. Forinstance, we ought to know something about grammarand the meaning of words. It is helpful also to know alittle of the Greek, and possibly also of the Hebrew language,at least a few words for the better understanding of thetruth, a knowledge of geography, history, botany, etc., isoften helpful in grasping the meaning of many of theillustrations and historical and geographical allusions sofrequently met with in the Scriptures.But while adding to our fortitude knowledge, it isessential that we should attend also to the next of theApostle's in junctions :Add to your Knowledge, Temperance(Self -Control).If there were no branches on a tree, there would be nofruit, and small branches would bear little fruit. So it iswith the New Creature in Christ Jesus. Without knowledgeof God and his glorious plan of redemption he will