Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

professing to keep God’s holy law, and ministering
in sacred things, takes advantage of the confidence
his position gives him and seeks to indulge his base
passions, this fact should of itself be sufficient to
enable a woman professing godliness to see that,
although his profession was as exalted as the
heavens, an impure proposal coming from him was
from Satan disguised as an angel of light. I cannot
believe that the word of God is abiding in the
hearts of those who so readily yield up their
innocency and virtue upon the altar of lustful
passions.
My sisters, avoid even the appearance of evil.
In this fast age, reeking with corruption, you are
not safe unless you stand guarded. Virtue and
modesty are rare. I appeal to you as followers of
Christ, making an exalted profession, to cherish the
precious, priceless gem of modesty. This will guard
virtue. If you have any hope of being finally
exalted to join the company of the pure, sinless
angels and to live in an atmosphere where there is
not the least taint of sin, cherish modesty and
virtue. Nothing but purity, sacred purity, will stand
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