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Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

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oppressed. Righteousness is the foundati<strong>on</strong> of His<br />

thr<strong>on</strong>e.<br />

There is danger in departing in the least from<br />

the Lord’s instructi<strong>on</strong>. When we deviate from the<br />

plain path of duty, a train of circumstances will<br />

arise that seems irresistibly to draw us farther and<br />

farther from the right. Needless intimacies with<br />

those who have no respect for God will seduce us<br />

ere we are aware. The fear of offending worldly<br />

friends will deter us from expressing our gratitude<br />

to God or acknowledging our dependence up<strong>on</strong><br />

Him.<br />

We must keep close to the word of God. We<br />

need its warnings and encouragement, its<br />

threatenings and promises. We need the perfect<br />

example given <strong>on</strong>ly in the life and character of our<br />

Saviour. Angels of God will preserve His people<br />

while they walk in the path of duty, but there is no<br />

assurance of such protecti<strong>on</strong> for those who<br />

deliberately venture up<strong>on</strong> Satan’s ground. An agent<br />

of the great deceiver will say and do anything to<br />

gain his object. It matters little whether he calls<br />

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