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prominence which, for your life's sake, you
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recipes coming. To obtain them, and also
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being one's health, this heaven-sent' agentis,
therefore, the "entering' wedge" for. Bible
and colporteur work, and it will, if rightly
Author I used, not only open doors and' hearts to the
.' 'j gospel of all time, but also to Its "meat in
V. T. HOUTEFF ! due season" (Matt. 24:45), the message of
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that they are now living in a new, unnatur~_ . (;~.\e waters, and he that hath no money;
and upset world; but unless they reform adll L ~ome ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine
line up their habits of life with the world an d m ilk without money and without
that used to be, they, too, will gravitate price." Isa. 55:1.
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deeper into the ocean of disease and misery, If it were to be sold on a strictly commer-
and thus into an untimely and, perhaps, cial. basis, the price of this health service . '
hopeless grave. would be, we perceive, as inestimable as is
In a natural world books on this subject the worth of one's health and happiness.
would not be so essential to one's daily re- Hence, the publishers, operating a strictly
gimen, but in a world like the one we are gospel press, have made it possible for the
now living in, the necessity for such a book distributors to send this health booklet free
as this becomes as serious as if death and of charge to all who care to have it. The
misery were about to conquer the last of u ,• regular advertising coupon, our forerunner,
1 That the world today is in just such a pre . however, must accompany each order. The
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i increasingly sick and dying from all manner help cover cost of handling, advertising, and
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of diseases, and unless there is something
'done quickly to save it, it will forever pass ,
postage. No coupon, no book.
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into oblivion. the recipient of this ,free offer will receive
Su~? a health-wasting and degenerating: our coming publication of food .reclpes.
condition as the one which now prevails 1 . Then, too, we offer, free of charge, a
throughout so-called civilized lands is'~ question-and-answer service; that is, only'
doubtless due to the fact that heretofore all . !', .. within the scope of the subject matter herein
of us health reformers have been teaching !~ brought to view. All such letters must carry
only the theoretical side of right living. BU~ ".' return postage for the answers.
now the long-looked-for, the practical.·" ...· - ".
health companion (the only kind that can '
help anybody correct his erroneous habits
that can enlighten his path, and rescue him
from the current of destruction), having fi-
nally come, we, as Christian workers for the
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WHY BE SICK? AT LAST AT LAST H'ERE IS HEALTH:: ~ "'::, . .' .".::'

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THERE IS HEALTH I F WANTED I F WANTED .. ,.'_,.,.: ,

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GOD'S THOUGHTS AND MAN'S
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HEALTH REFORM CONFUSES ..... 10 . come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine
ONLY ELIJAH RESTORES and milk without money and withou(price.
HEALTH REFORM 11 Wherefore do ye spend money"'fp~,"th~t
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which satisfieth not? hearken, diligently unto
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subject of health as much as he has confused
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the Enemy has confused the subject of unconsciously try to make God their ser-
health as much as he has confused the vant, rather than they serving Him. They
,, , subject on salvation. So it is, that aSide,~ presumptiously tell Him what to do and
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the selection of foods that are to be used GOD'S THOUGHTS

and foods that are to be discarded; to Use NOT MAN'S THOUGHTS.
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and diet, and what makes one sick, are still a what blind and ignorant sinners command
question mark. All talk about health but no Him to do. Christians should remember that
one has it. Notwithstanding their constant an infant does "not tell his parents what they
study and discussion on diet, health and should do for him, he cries and his wise
healing, heal th reformers are still as sick and parents give him what he needs. "And Jesus
dying prematurely as those who never eve. ',. I~led a little child unto Him, and set him in ,.'
ii ,\ e midst of them. And said, Verily I say II
give a thought to any of these. The lack 0 ~ ~ ,

results though proves not that the study of nto you, Except ye be converted, and
diet and health are not essential, but that become as little children, ye shall not enter
there is something radically wrong with the into the kingdom of heaven." Matt. 18:2,3.-
system of health reform and with the system "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the
, of healing and prayer as is with those who unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him
advocate all these. Besides this unpleasant return unto the Lord, and He will, have
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situation there is also a constant uprising of mercy upon him: .and to our God, for He will
fanaticism that adds more confusion and
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ignorance on the food question, on the I

question of healing, and on how and what to ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are
pray for. Then, too, fanatics presume to higher than the earth, so are My ways higher ~i,r.

persuade God by prayer to do for them what r~~than your ways, and My thoughts, than your
they themselves can and ought to do. They ~oughts. For as the rain cometh down, and
do not realize that God helps where there is i the snow from heaven, and returneth not
no human help available, and that that is I thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh
why Christ commended the good Samaritan it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed
for his charitable deed. (Luke 10:30-37.) By to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall

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mouth: it shall not return unto Me void, but into his stomach. Inspiration, though, de-
it shall accomplish that which I please, and it
shall p~osper in the thing whereto I sent.,'
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OF HEALTH REFORM CONFUSES reform a blessing to themselves and' others,
, they have made it a curse-bringing health to
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been ignorantly and boastfully, besides com- Christ, fanaticism, self-interest, presumption, '
mercially, agitated to such proportions that ignorance and poor health are causing multi-
it has become one of the greatest sore spots tudes to turn away with disgust from both
.among Christians, doing more· harm than health reform and Christ. The result is a
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go~d to .both established and prospective general scattering with the Devil rather than
believers In Christ and His Truth for toda lJ.nited gathering with Christ while disease 'is
This wide-spread confusion has thus creat.~ \,J._ing the heart of life., If there is, theref~re, ' .'
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two opposing groups of so-called "healt1~ ~y need for reformation on anyone thing>
minded" Christians-fanatics and reaction- there is on the subject of the so-called. .., n}il! .
aries-along with those who are moderats.. "heal th reform,"
~he fanatics have therefore found a fertile
'fIeld for accusing of indifference those who ONLY ELIJAH RESTORES
do not go with them all the way on the
subject. There are, moreover two kinds of HEALTH REFORM . ~:-'

fanatics-one practices with all his might, . '

what. he ~eaches, and the other teaches with ,j _ After years of unsuccessful experiments
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IS therefore wide-spread suspicion which as a 'l after year in digging for health and In <

result has ~aused them watching one a.,. '~,{ r<,.adcasting their finding of finding some-.
oth~r, blessmg the one and accusing , ~ i '~ng, but no one knows what, the perplex-
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eyes of the public that one eats himself to ! that if health reform is to be restored to its ' Ii
hell and the other starves himself to Heaven proper place, then no one but the, prornised, .
leading the uninformed minds to conclude ,Elijah the prophet, who is to appear, just " , ':I~
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17:11; 2 T.G. No.7 p 11:3) is obviously the with certain stomach and bowel ailmentmay
only one, if any, that can possibly do it, not be able to use whole wheat bread and
•. : t*rse raw vegetables, etc. Other physical
For this very reason is this boo~J ditions make impossible eating a full
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published and scattered far and wide free of meal at one time and such a one may have to
charge, with the hope and prayer that it, eat several times during the day, etc. Of
brings unification, health and blessings " course, no one knows this but the indivi-
among God's people everywhere, that all _ I, duals.themselves.
may see eye to eye, never again to let the
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" accuse and condemn one another, but to live
in peace, one respecting the knowledge and No Christian can, therefore, innocently,
sincerity of the other, each being capable to take upon himself the burden of searching
rightly conduct his own faith in God's light' for a speck in the eye of another Christian
and responsible to Him alone. "f~,"~( d yet be able to detect .even a beam inhis
'~n eye. "Judge not, that ye be not judged,
We implore you, Brethren, to not ove" : For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall
look and neglect what the Word says on the be judged: and with what measure ye mete,
subject: "For one believeth that he may eat it shall be measured to you again. And why,'
all things: another, who is weak, eateth ,1
beholdest thou the mote that is in thy
herbs. Let not him that eateth despise him
that eateth not; and let not him which
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eateth not judge him that eateth: for God

that is in thine own eye?" Matt. 7:1-3. There it
is no one living who has not sinned at one
hath received him. Who art thou that judgest time or another, and there is no one living
another man's servant? to his own master he who is absolutely free from sinning. One
standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden may sin in one thing and another in another.
up: for God is able to make him stand." g. No one, therefore, can accuse another III
Rom. 14:2-4. out condemning himself. Inspiration .
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It should also be understood and remem- rags, but thanks be to God that He can make
bered that no one diet can be prescribed for us clean. "And the Lord' said unto Satan,
all, that everyone is somewhat differently The Lord rebuke thee, 0, Satan; even the
constituted, and that ones condition de- Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke
mands one thing and anothers demands thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the
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 fire? Now Joshua was clothed with filthy therefore used to win the hearts and favor of '
garments, and stood before the angel. And their audiences, in spite of what is under it. :
he 'answered 'and spake unto those that stood "Bu t all their works they do for to be seen
before .him, saying, Take away the filth ,/5.I:~'~;'- en: they make' broad their ~hylacteries,
garments from him. And unto him he ;,~\ enlarge the borders of their garments.
Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to '1· " "nd love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and '
from thee, and I will clothe thee with change- the chief seats in the synagogues. And
of rainment. And I said, Let them set a fair , " greetings in the markets, and to be called :of
mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre men, Rabbi, Rabbi," Matt. 23: 5-7. The fact .,
upon his head, and clothed him with gar- that they deem it necessary to incessantly
ments. And the angel of the Lord stood by," repeat words which connote good Christian
Zech. 3: 2-5. The power that fires one with attributes, is in itself revealing that the act is'
zeal to spy and judge another, setting up intended to cover up something so as' to '
himself for an example, and demanding that remove the possibility of anyone suspecting ,
others do as he does, is not the power of anything, Spirit led Christians who are .in
God, No, no more than is the power which contact with Heaven know that all such are
inspires another typ~ of fanatics ,w~thbo~st .;, ,il~er vain glory, self-interest and self-imp or-' ,', '
ful 'and proudful .dlsplay of religion, with ~ce. They are, therefore, to be shunned ,: <,

uncalled for prayers, amens, and hallelujahs. regardless how loud their' prayers, amens,'
Ever praying to God but never listening to and hallelujahs be, The greater the shout, the'
Him, 'not mindful of what the Word says, more are they to be feared, "Not everyone'
but' ever boasting of his spiritual attainment, that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter . ..ii

and of so-called miracles performed through into the. kingdom of heaven, but he' that" on:' .v

him or for him: "And when thou prayest," doeth the will of My Father which is in heav-"
says the Lord, "thou shalt not be as the I en,"Matt,7:21. '
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hypocrites are:' for they love to pray stand-
ing in the synagogues and in the corners of , Christiandom, who stand ready to' criticize';
the streets, that they may be seen of men. everything in which they themselves have no t,

Verily' I' say unto you, They have their From all such turn away. '
reward. But when ye pray, use not r"";l

'repetitions, 'as the 'heathen do: for they COMMERCIALISM , v s ~t. ,.•• ~l
think that they shall be heard for their much BRINGS HEALTH DEF'ORM . ,
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strationists are simply a cloak under which Now at the outset of our study let' us ,
lies something 'questionable. The cloak is note what the Testimonies to the Chu~ch say"
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 on the su bject of health reform. Here are the These are not health authorities at all, and
1 statements, "Our workers should use their most of them are in the field to sell either

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knowledge of the laws of life and health. their profession or their so-called health
They should study from cause to effect. Aroduct. Then, too, these professionally
Read the best authors on these subjects, ",f. ewd, studiously downing all popular pro-
obey religiously that which your reason te ' -~cts and professions, for they well know
you is truth." - Councils on Health, p. 566, that their only opportunity to sell something
and here are the conditions upon which they to the public depends on making people
j i prejudiced against and fearful of the pro-
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tion to health seekers that Sister White's know that in no other way their so-called
knowledge of food values and their effect health and cure stands a chance at all. So,
upon the human machine did not originate they spend years in studying how to frighten
with her and not with Heaven, but with the the public from the well known markets and
best health authorities in her day. Since we professional places, and how to drive them
therefore take the part of her writings that to their own so-called health shops and
originated with her as inspired, we ar.l~ 'L:.IIIilaces of professional services. And as there
definitely charged by Heaven Itself to it. -..re multitudes of people who are ever,
quire from the "best health authorities" in looking for something new and better, many
our day as she did in her day if' we care for thoughtlessly flock to these unapproved
our health. And what ever their findings be !
places where they in time discover that they
that is what we must believe, and their
j have swallowed a quack's bait, sinker, hook>'
recommendations we must accept and obey and line. At last they find themselves hang.j? ,
in preference to their recommendations of ing on a fish pole as it were with empty~~_'
her day, for in her day knowledge on the pockets and with inflamed stomach.
subject had just begun. Anything short of
this, therefore, is direct violation against
Inspiration's appeal as it is against the
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individuals health interest. The great ques- After hearing that flesh food was not
tion that now arises is not so much what sh -_ 's original diet, the thought logically'
teaches on diet as it is to know who the be dawned upon some health authorities of a .
health authorities are and what they teach. hundred years ago that animal products such
as milk, butter, and eggs' must also' be
Who are they? Certainly not those who label
their products, writing and professional prac-
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compelled to so state in her writings. But talk us out of it, '.~' i,
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meat as injurious, something less objection- Behold, I have given you every herb bearing
able may be used, and this is found in eggs, seed, which is upon the fac~ of all the earth,
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Do' not remove milk from the table or forbid and every tree, in the which is the fruit' ofa 11lJl
its being used in the cooking of food, The tree yielding seed; to you it shall" be .'for 'Ill
milk used should be procured from healthy " til""
meat." Gen. 1:29. '.
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"But I wish to say that when the time
comes that it is no longer safe to use milk,
was not of every animal of th.~ field, }).';l:~ :' :~11!
rather of every herb and of 'every .tr~_~,
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cream, butter, and eggs, Go<!.J¥jIlf£iyeaLthi!i, bearing seed. Very obviously, the~, s:e,edles~
No ..extremes in health reform aret'o be trees and seedless plants such as ~ushr?oT~' - !t
advocated, The question of using milk an ess of their. tempting and "luscious ;11
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butter and eggs will work out its own fruit is a food condemned by the -.,One '"Wh,Q 11~
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\ this, line. Let your moderation be known made to ta~e and ~hat he ~as I?ade, to l!:,~,y.~,'~;' !1~1"
I, . unto, all men." Counsels on Diet and Foods, alone. Besides this command,' the ,qr;at;~r '. j~
p.367. has . endowed man~ind' with sense~',,~~li~- ,,' ~~J

cretion, and good Judgmen~ by w,~~~~"~~~, '. ~,:

Since Inspiration has from that day to
this said nothing more on the subject, then
should be able to sel~ct his d~et"fJ'o~, ~m~p'~ ,. i'
~nd trees. beannfl se~d. MankIn,d,.~~t~ 1.-.
these, so-called health' authorities who pro- God given ability, therefore, should have'no i
test aginst the' use of animal products, are
not at all heal th au thoritiss but imposters,
trouble of determining what isgood 'fo,r,food , i
and what is not. No, no more 'trouble than "~.
endeavoring to take God's place. Moreover ave the animals. Take for, example the c~~, : '.~
, since 'the very best health authority is th the sheep, the horse. These do not eat every {i
~ible, ~~ had better inquire there first. Tjte~, plant that their nose,' tongue ~nd c()~~ lips ~~'.
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haL IS not answered there we may for It to, but select the ~Ind that IS go~~,' cl;e~!l l'
~' ,in est eart ly heal th and edible. And although they' 'do 'not
~ au on les 0 our ay_;_T ~+ .. - ---:::: _u --- ---- commune the thing one' to' another:'; the yet: ·~w. j

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 name Immanuel. Butter and honey shall he
rejected by all cows, Civilized man should
, eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and'
not be more ignorant than the dumb ani-
choose the good." Isa. 7: 14-15. Besides,
mals.
.<)~ iration with its prophetic eye looking
~ 'Ii n to our day, again chose to symbolize
In addition to this Heaven ordained di ~
"'", e Word of God by butter and honey. So
for mankind: we read that Abel was by trade. we read: "And it shall come to pass in that
a keeper of sheep and Cain a tiller of the day [our day], that a man shall nourish a
ground. Since it is plainly seen that Abel young cow, [the Spirit of Prophecy in our
made a living keeping sheep, and since meat day] and two sheep [the Old and New
was introduced for food after the flood, he Testaments] ; And it shall come to pass, for
could not have kept them only for the wool. the abundance of milk that they shall give he
The subject then becomes understandable shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall
that he kept them more for milk than wool everyone eat that is left in the land." Isa.
because there were no winters at that time 7: 21,22. If butter is not fit to eat, then why
and could not, therefore, have utilized very 'did the all-knowing God prefer to choose
much wool. What, sheep milk! Well, eve tter by which to illustrate the most
now in that part of the world they portant, the most' pure and wholesome
dairy' sheep and still manufacture sheep life sustaining food, "meat in due season','
cheese and butter. Milk and butter, there- (Isa. 7:15-16) of which the Lord' plainly
fore, has been used for food from the time said: " .. , Man shall not live by bread alone,
of Abel to this time. Moreover, Inspiration but by every word that proceedeth out of
chose to symbolize by milk, butter, and the mouth of God." Matt. 4: 4. co ,
honey the spiritual bread (the Word of God,
the Bible) with which the prophets fed the SPICES AND CONDIMENTS
people in the holy land, and which they
stored in the Bible for fu ture generations. So
Again Inspiration wrote: "Can that which
the Giver of this spiritual bread declared:
is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is
" ... I will bring you up unto ... a land
ere anytaste in the white of an egg?" Job,
flowing with milk and honey." Ex, 4:17
:6. Jesus also said: "Salt is good: but if the
And again the bread of Heaven, "butter and
salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it
honey," enabled the Saviour "to refuse the
be seasoned?" Luke 14:34.
evil and to choose the good." Declares
"Food should be prepared in such a way.
Inspiration: "Therefore the Lord Himself
that it will be appetizing as well as nourish-
shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall
ing. It should not be robbed of that .which
conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his
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 the system needs. I use some salt, and always Obviously milk, butter, salt and eggs 'were
have, because salt, instead of being delete- not only used by holy men of God from
rious, is actually essential for the blood," Abel's time to this day, but even in our day
-Testimonies, Vol. 9, p. 162. the Word of God highly recommends these
es of food by the simple fact that the
"On my frequent journeys across ord of God even in our day is still
continent, I do not patronize restaurants, symbolized by this article of food. Is not the
dining cars, or hotels, for the simple reason Word of God the highest authority both in
that I cannot eat the food there provided. Heaven and earth?
The dishes are highly seasoned with salt and
pepper, creating an almost intolerable There is, of course, the cont~ntio~ that
thirst ... Thev would irritate and inflame these foods were good in those days but
the delicate coating of the stomach ... Such since cattle are so badly diseased in this day
is the food that is commonly served upon and age their flesh and their milk and eggs
fashionable tables, and given to the children. are not now safe to use. For light on this
,Its effect is to cause nervousness and to l question I shall refer you to one of the most
create thirst which water does no)
quench ... Food should be prepared in
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pular books among Vegetarians. In it we
ad: (Quote) by Gilbert White.
simple a manner as possible, free from
condiments and spices, and even from an
undue amount of salt," Counsels on Diet
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Pu blishers note: Reference not furnished
with manuscript.
and Foods, p. 340.
Here is to be noted that the diseases
which are liable to be transmitted from
"Do not eat largely of salt, avoid the use i cattle to men, the book declares, are: (enu-
of pickles and spiced foods, eat an abun- \

dance of fruit, and the irritation that calls '1 merate them). -':
for so much drink at meal time will largely
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disappear." +Ministry of Healing, p. 305. 1 Pu blishers note: Reference not furnished
vith manuscript.
"We bear positive testimony agai
tobacco, spirituous liquors, snuff, tea,
coffee, flesh-meats, butter, spices, rich cakes,
mince pies, a large amount of sait, and all ~'
If '
exciting substances used as articles of food. " ~,
+-Teetimoniee, Vol. 3, p. 21. f,
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 not the cattle, Yet in spite of this undeniable
ANIMAL KINGDOM SUFFERING
fact, cattle-fearing men never give it even a
FROM MAN'S SIN thought that living in the cities like a
multitude of fowl in a pen right in the midst
Since the world is not suffering and dyin isease, is the thing to be feared, not only
from these supposedly transmitable dise ' contacting disease but also of falling into
and since animal products are still the their sins. Knowing this, the all-wise God
world's main diet, the claim that animal gave to His people not only health reform,
products are unsafe for human consumption (v~.g~,~arian ism) u.:_:_t
_a~l:.:::s..:o_:.d:_r...:.e..:.ss:,......r..:.e..:::
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proves absolutely false. Of course animals '~, amusement refw:m:::H-e gave these for no
may get so badly diseased as to exterminate otfi"ef'-re;;~ut to keep His people apart
all livestock from the face of the earth. But from the people of the world. For if one
if it happens, then there will be even less fear does not eat flesh food of any kind, he is
of any contamination between man and forced to keep away from the table of all
animal, for all animal products will then flesh eaters. And if he does not dress as
disappear. So we are again reminded: "The fashion would have him dress, does not
question of using milk and butter and eggs e and drink, he is thereby entirely
will work out its own problem," Counsels on ed away from the world's society. And
Diet and Foods, p. 367. when one does not go to shows and to other
questionable places of amusement, then he
Let us now look into the situation even arrives to the place where he has nothing in
more realistically by our own God-given common with the world anywhere. This is
wisdom and good sound judgment: No one God's chief and primary reason for any of
needs to guess the fact that where there is these reforms. And this is exactly what God
one specific disease from which cattle are commanded that His ancient people were to
suffering, there are a dozen or more from do, saying: "But thou shalt utterly destroy i1

which human beings are suffering and dying. them; namely, the Hittites, and the
And where there is one sick cow, there are Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, I
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thousands of men, women and children that I

the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the Lord
are not only sick but also dying. So, if there y God hath commanded thee: That they
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,
you not to do after all their abomina-
other, it is not the cattle but man contam- tions, which they have done unto their gods;
inating the cattle. Cattle are suffering for the so should ye sin against the Lord your God."
sins of man, not man for the sins of cattle. If Deut. 20: 17,18. "Be ye not unequally yoked
there is, therefore, any reason to fear anyone together with unbelievers.: for what fellow- \t!,
of the two (man, or cattle) it is to fear man, .. l
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ship hath righteousness with unrighteous-
ness? and what communion hath light with
Since the purpose of the judgment is to
separate the saints from the sinners, how will
darkness? And what concord hath Christ
one judge the world if he himself is yoked
with Belial? or what part hath he that
believeth with an infidel? And what agr!,~,. TWTlth it?
ment hath the temple of God with idols? \~. THE HIGHEST
ye are the temple of the living God; as God
hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in HEALTH AUTHORITY
them; and I will be their God, and they shall Also there is the contention that spices,

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be my people. Wherefore come out from
among them, and be ye separate, saith the
Lord, and touch not the unclean thing: and I
condiments, all sorts of pastries, white sugar,
the combination of sugar and milk, vinegar,
salt, coffee, tea, tobacco, that all these
~
! will receive you, and will be a Father unto should be forever and completely discarded
•
you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, from one's menu. If all these or any part of
saith the Lord Almighty." 2 Cor. 6:14-18. them are really harmful, then wisdom itself
"And be not conformed to this world: but dictates that they should be left alone. We
be ye transformed by the renewing of your. , _ would therefore do well to inquire for these"
mind, that ye may prove what is that go ,!'~'3:iM'\ ufi&>o, or for as many of them as possible,
and acceptable, and perfect will of God. rom the hizhest H
Rom. 12: 2. "Love not the world, neither the ~Jble, -The use of spices were very
things that are in the world. If any man love extensively used even as far back as in
the world, the love of the Father is not in Moses' time. So was vinegar and salt. And
him." I John 2: 15. Sister White herself says since the Lord very carefully instructed His
practically the same in the following state- people in the line of health reform even as,
ment: "It is time for our people to take their far back as during their emancipation from
families from the cities into more retired Egyptian bondage, we should therefore
localities, else many of the youth, and many make a careful note of what they were told,
also of those older in years, will be ensnared to discard from their diet. Here it is:
and taken by the enemy." Testimonies, Vol.
8, p. 101. This precisely what He comm :~t FLESH FOODS PROHIBITED
His people today. "Do ye not know that th
'lAND VEGETARIANISM REQUIRED
saints shall judge the world? and if the world
shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and
judge the smallest matters?" 1 Cor. 6: 2.
to Aaron,·saying unto them,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, say-
26 ing, These are the beasts which ye shall eat
27,
 among all the beasts that are on the earth. 13 And these are they which ye shall
3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is have in abomination among the fowls; they
cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among shall not be eaten, they are an abomination:
the beasts, that shall ye eat, the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat 14 And the vulture, and the kite after his
them that chew the cud, or of them d',
divide the hoof: as the camel, because he 15 Every raven after his kind;
cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; 16 And the owl, 'and the nighthawk, and
.he is unclean unto you, the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
5 And the coney, because he cheweth the 17 And the little owl, and the cormorant,
.cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean and the great owl,
unto you, 18 And the swan, and the pelican, and
6 And the hare, because he cheweth the the gier-eagle,
cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean 19 And the stork, the heron after her
unto you, kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
7 And the swine, though he divide the 20 All fowls that creep, going upon all
hoof, and be cloven-footed, yet he chewe our, shall be an abomination unto you,
not the cud; he is unclean to you, 21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying
8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their creeping thing that goeth upon all four,
carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean which have legs above their feet, to leap
to you, withal upon the earth;
9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the 22 Even these of them ye may eat; the
waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in locust after his kind, and the bald locust af-
the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, ter his kind, and the beetle after his kind,
them shall ye eat, and the grasshopper after his kind.
10 And all that have not fins and scales in 23 But all other flying creeping things,
the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in which have four feet, shall be an abomina-
the waters, and of any living thing which is tion unto you,
in the waters, they shall be an abomination 24 And for these ye shall be unclean:
unto you: whosoever toucheth the carcass of them
11 They shall be even an abomination un- shall be unclean until the even,
to you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye 25 And whosoever beareth aught of the
shall have their carcases in abomination. carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and
12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in be unclean until the even.
the waters, that shall be an abomination un- 26 The carcasses of every beast which
to you. divideth the hoof, and is not cloven-footed,
28 29
 nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: 35 And every thing whereupon any part
everyone that toucheth them shall be un- of their carcass falleth shall be unclean;
clean, whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they
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27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paw! '",

among all manner of beasts that go on Q shall be broken down: for they are unclean,
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'~~d shall be unclean unto you.

four, those are unclean unto you; who / 36 Nevertheless a' fountain or pit, where-
\ toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until in there is plenty of water, shall be Clean:
the even,
but that which toucheth their carcass shall
28 And he that beareth the carcass of be unclean,
them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean 37 And if any part of their carcass fall
until the even: they are unclean unto you, upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it . il.

29 These also shall be unclean unto you shall be clean.

among the creeping things that creep upon 38 Bu t if any water be put upon the seed,
the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and and any part of their carcass fall thereon, it
the tortoise after his kind, shall be unclean unto you,
30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, 39 And if any beast, of which ye may
and the' lizard, and the snail, and the mole '1at, die; he that toucheth the carcass thereof
31 These are unclean to you among 'hall be unclean until the even,
that creep: whosoever doth touch them, 40 'And he that eateth of the carcass of it
when they be dead, shall be unclean until shall wash his clothes, and be unclean' until
the even, the even: he also that beareth the carcass of
32 And upon whatsoever any of them, it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until
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when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be the even, a- 'j

unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, 41 And every creeping -thing that creep- q
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or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever ves- eth upon the earth shall be an abomination;
sel it be wherein any work is done, it must it shall not be eaten.
be put into water, and it shall be unclean 42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and
until the even; so it shall be cleansed, whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatso-
33 And every earthen vessel, wherein to ever hath more feet among all creeping
any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall , gs that creep upon the earth, them ye
be unclean; and ye shall break it, shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
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34 Of all meat which may be eaten, that 43 Ye shall not make yourselves abomi-
on which such water cometh shall be un- nable with any creeping thing that creepeth,
clean: and all drink that may be drunk in neither shall ye make yourselves unclean
every such vessef shall be unclean. with them, that ye should be defiled there-
by.
30 31
 44 For I am the LORD your God: ye the slain of the Lord shall be many. They
shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye that sanctify themselves, and purify them-
shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye selves in the gardens behind one tree in the
defile yourselves with any manner of m·oon_ idst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomina-
ing thing that creepeth upon the earth. on, and the mouse, shall be consumed
45 For I am the LORD that bringeth y(J'~ ,'\ er, saith the Lord," lsa. 66:15-17,
up out of the land of Egypt, to be your
Since health reform is not something new
God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am
with Inspiration, and since there is not a
h~y. . word said to God's ancient people, nor tous
,46 This is the law of the beasts, and of .,.
in prophecy against those articles of foods'
the' fowl, and of every living creature that
which His people rightly used in the days of
moveth in the waters, and of every creature
the prophets, save of prohibiting through
that creepeth upon the earth: type and prophecy the use of all flesh foods
47 To make a difference between the un-
in the last generation, then who else has the
clean and the clean, and between the beast authority to prohibit anything other?
that may be eaten and the beast that may
not be eaten. Lev. 11 That God's church at the time just before ,.~~I

the kingdom is set up is commanded to j.

teach and practice vegetarianism, is, seen
The subject was obviously of such impor- through nature, type and condition: as we
tance that this command Inspiration reiterat- have already seen that man was commanded
ed forty years later. Read Deut. 14. The to select his food from every tree and plant
prophets also that followed thereafter made oeaflng seed, His organism and features alSo .
mention of these prohibited flesh foods and ~e was created to be vegetarian.
so warned not only the generations in which For example, man's teeth resemble those of
they lived, but lay even greater emphasis the cow, the horse, etc.: the proportional
against the use of such foods. In one of the length of his intestines also, bear witness that
prophecies which touch our day, the day in
which Christ is to return, we read: f):
Spices,
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rather than
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his nature is p:,!-relyvefletari~p;, ~ IV
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eing prohibited,
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"For, behold, the Lord will come with :(c though, the Lord commanded through
fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, Moses that they should be used in connec-
to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke tion with the sacrifices in the Sanctuary
with flames of, fire. For by fire and by his service, and pastry likewise (Ex. 30:23-24,
sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and Ex. 37: 29), Vinegar though then being ex-
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 What is really objectionable in ice cre~~'f ~,
tensively ,used not only in food but for is the added gelatin in it, (because gelatin is " c" ;~

beverage also (Num. 6: 3, Ruth 2: 14), the mainly manuf~ctured ~r~m the remnant of ;,'.'f~'
Word never forbade it. As for salt, the Lord
hogs), and a dally use of It. f",j
Himself declared that . it is "good." (L '~')
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2:13, Matt. 5:13),
IMPORTANCE
C\ \~ OF QUALITY IN FOODS
~ '>There is not a word in the Scriptures
About sugar, coffee, tobacco, and tea, and as
rar-as we know none of these were tl.len True that white sugar is devitalized and
, ased, So for light on these we should iLto therefore brown and raw sugars are prefer-.
~st neaft1i au onties. " And they all able, Bu t since there, is a very small market
agree ttiat white sugar, 601 tec)' and bleached for these commodities, the manufacturers of
flour are denaturalized and devitalized, They them, as a result, pack for market the scrap
also agree that coffee and tea are stimulants that is left on the bottom of their vats. Some
and that smoking is harmful. Moreover, it is
also unbecoming for a human being, crea
in the image of God, to push a lighted stick
:la:
~,
of these sugars are therefore often not fit for
uman consumption because of the large
mount of impurities that is in some of
in his mouth, to inhale its smoke though he them. Moreover, reformers ought not to use
has no chimney on his top through which to , sugar of any kind...___ ",_,
so excessively as it is used
in the United States, One or two teaspoons-
expel it.
ful of white sugar, matters not how devital-
We should not, however, take all these as ized it be, is not going to kill anyone. As to
abominable as is swine's flesh and the flesh the use of some pastries, the solid facts are"
of other unclean beasts, Coffee and tea can' these: Take fruit pie for example; if the
be taken for medicine. White sugar, white crust of it is made from good whole wheat
flour, and polished rice can be eaten when flour, then there is no difference between
other is not obtainable, although one should , '. ' pie and a fruit sandwich. A slice of such a '
ever ~emember that the deficiency should be a\ ",' ~ pie, therefore, eaten for dessert, not for a
:~meal, cannot be bad food.
supplied in some other way. And try yq_u ~/i '
find out that sugar added to milk is less aQ_t ,,
to ferment than milk without sugar. Why? ',' ' Spices were used very extensively in the
Be-C~Hrse sligar is a preservative. Sweetened Old Testament period, and there was a
command to use them in the preparation of

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mil-k-win-norTerment as quick as fresh f!Uit
juice.
the sacrifices. The Bible, therefore, rather
35
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JPan prohibiting the use of spices, It recom- "If thou .wilt not observe t? do ?llth,e ~ ~
,i '$::~ends them. words of th is law that are wrIt~en In .thiS "\4:
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book, that thou mayest fear this glorious ""'~~'

Most unpolished rice, though; is unfit to
~~l'.' and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD; '~~'
t ftli eat, Due to the fac~ that there IS ~ut ..~~.I~ ,Jf~'en the Lord will make thy plagues won-
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f :. small demand for It, hence the rice comx ,~~rful, and the plagues of th~ seed, even ~)l'
I Jl panies, a~e putting ~ut on the market only great plagues, and of long contmuance, and [:1
~::'; the. siftings, the Imm,atur~d kernels-that sore sicknesses, and of long continuance. ~'I
[ 1!:' which IS unfit for white rrce, the lowest Morever he will bring upon thee all the H
l j~ grade there is. So unless one somehow diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; ~j~
~J~; obtains first g~ade u~polis~ed rice, he is and they shall cleave unto thee. Also every N
f !l!~ better off by USIngpohshed rice. sic~ness" and every plagu.e, which is n?t ~~
written m the book of this law, them will t!
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So there is much said and done about the Lord bring upon thee, until thou be N: ,
"ij il: keeping free from disease, but disease is still destroyed." Deut. 28:58-61. ~lJ!'
"I
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f r. i; from the Word of God: what It says on the •

subject is this: "Beloved, I wish above all ' "And he humbled thee,and suffered thee
\!I ~11~
,t:
,J i things that thou mayest prosper and be in hunger, and fed thee with manna" which
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health, even as thy soul prospereth." III thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers
ljJ\ John 2. know; that he might make thee know that
man doth not live by bread only, but by
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every word that proceedeth out of the
WHAT SHOULD ONE DO
t {II
, mouth of the Lord doth man live. Thou shalt
TO BE IN GOOD HEALTH? also consider in thine heart, that, as a man
1III chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God
iI chasteneth thee. Therefore thou- shalt keep
t I I, What shall we do to be in good health?
and what shall we do to prosper? Inspiration ... the commandments of the Lord thy God, to
f 1t walk in his ways, and to fear him." Deut.
ll:, , has the answer: 1)'!~.l~:3,5,6.

"And the Lord will take away from thee ,i .

all sickness, and will put none of the evil "Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy
t diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, God, and keep his charge, and his statutes,
, I and his judgments, and his commandments,
upon thee; but will lay them upon all them
III
r ,:, I that hate thee, " Deut. 7: 15. alway." Deut. 11:1.
l"i\l~I I: 36 37
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cO, "What thing soever I command you, ments: thou shalt therefore keep and do
",..observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, them with all thine heart, and with all thy'
nor diminish from it," Deut. 12:32, soul. And the Lord hath avouched thee' this
day to be his peculiar people, as he hath
"And now, Israel, what doth the . ~romised thee, and that thou shouldest keep
thy God require of thee, but to fear -all his commandments." Deut. 26: 1(),18.,
Lord thy God, to walk in all His ways, and
to love Him, and to serve the Lord thy God "The Lord shall smite' thee in the knees,
with all thy heart and with all thy soul. To ,~ I
and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot
keep the commandments of the Lord, and I
'be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the
His statutes, which I command thee this day top of thy head, Moreover all ,these curses
for thy good?" Deut. 10:12,13. shall come upon thee, and shall pursue 'thee,
and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed;
"Behold, I set before you this day a because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice
blessing and a curse; A blessing, if ye obey of the Lord thy God, to keep his command-
the commandments of the Lord your God, ments and his statutes which he commanded
which I command you this day: and a cu thee. And it shall come to pass, that as the
if ye will not obey the commandments Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and
the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the to multiply' you; so the Lord will, rejoice
way which I command you this day, to go over you to destroy you, and bring you to
after other gods, which ye have not known." nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the
Deut. 11: 26-28, land whither thou goest to possess it. ":Deut'.
28: 35,45,63.
"Observe and hear all these words which I
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command thee, that it may go well with STUBBORN MEN "

thee, and with thy children after thee for
AND SILLY WOMEN
ever, when thou doest that which is good \ . , ; ,

and right in the sight of the Lord thy God." ,L, : ..

"So that the generation to come, o(your
'..: .: . "·r,' ....
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Deut.12:28, ,f ", children that shall rise up after you, and' tli'~

. "T~ou shalt .not eat of any abominablel) [-:"

stranger that shall come from af~,':Jand"
shall say, when they see the plagues of'.that
thing. Deut. 14,3, :' land, and the sicknesses which the Lord' hath
laid upon it." Deu t. 29: 22~ Already, many,
"This day the Lord thy God hath com- sick and' wounded have .suffered iintold
manded thee to do these statutes and judg- miseries and death because fanaticism, igno-
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jl. ranee and presumption have deprived them
p. wise and understanding people. Take ye
i;
from well balanced food and from the therefore good heed unto yourselves; forye
i
services of a competent physician, (Evan. saw no manner of similitude on the day that
606:2), have instead disposed themselves a~ , ~e Lord spake unto in Horeb out of the
others to ignorant stubborn men and si dst of the fire: Lest ye corrupt yourselves
women who perhaps do not know as mu and make you a graven image, the similitude
as how to bandage a scratch on a finger, and of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
who would q_uote Matt. 23:4, The likeness of any beast that is on the
earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that
WHAT ARE HIS COMMANDMENTS, flieth in the air; The likeness of any thing
STATUTES AND JUDGMENTS? that creepeth on the gound, the likeness of
any fish that is in the waters beneath the
The sins: earth: And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto
heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and
"Ye shall not respect persons in judg- the moon, and the stars, even all the host of
ment; but ye shall hear the small as well aS~\i heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them
the great; ye shall not be afraid of the fac_ nd serve them, which the Lord thy God
of man; for the judgment is God's: and the hath, divided unto all nations under the
cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto whole heaven." Deut. 4:2,5,6,15-19. :
Me, and I will hear it. And I commanded "Thou shalt not make thee any graven
you at that time all the things which ye image, or any likeness of anything that is in
should do." Deut. 1: 17,18. heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath,
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or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
"Ye shall not add unto the word which I b- Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto
command you, neither shall ye diminish them, nor serve them: for I the Lord' thy
ought from it, that ye may keep the com- God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity
mandments of the Lord your God which I of the fathers upon the children unto' the
command you, Behold, I have taught you third and fourth generation of them that
statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my te me, And shewing mercy unto thousands
God commanded me, that ye should do so in of them that love me and keep my com-,
the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep mandments. Thou shalt not take the name
therefore and do them; for this is your of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord
wisdom and your understanding in the sight will not hold him guiltless that taketh his
of the nations, which shall hear all these name in vain. Keep the sabbath day to
statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a sanctify it, as the Lord thy God 'hath
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 commanded thee, Six days thou shalt of them when thou sit test in' thine house , ,

labour, and 'do all thy work: But the seventh i and when thou walkest by the way,' and
day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it
thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor
son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manserv
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And thou shalt bind them for a sign
n thine hand, and they shall be as
nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thi e' !~ ~tlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt
ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger I write them upon the posts of thy house, and
that is within thy gates; that thy manservant lion thy gates. " Deut. 6: 5-9.
and thy maidservant may rest as well as ,.. ,
thou, And remember that thou wast a I '''Y e shall not eat of any thing that dieth
servant in the land of Egypt, and that the " of its,elf,: thou shalt give it unto the stranger
Lord thy God brought thee out thence i that IS In thy gates, that he may eat it; or
through a mighty hand and by a stretched ! thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou
out arm: therefore the Lord thy God com- I art an holy people unto the Lord thy God.
manded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the
: . Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's
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milk, Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase

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Lord thy God hath commanded the~: th~\:\"

thy days may be prolonged, and that It ma.,
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ear by year," Deut. 14:21,22. ', "
go well with thee; in the land which the! "At th' d f " ,', th '
, e en 0 every seven years ou
Lord thy God giveth thee, Thou shalt not shalt make a I A d thi . th '
. . , re ease. n 18 IS, e manner
kill. Neither shalt thou co~mIt adultery., ' of the release: Every creditor that lendeth
Neither shalt .thou stea~. Neither sh,alt thou I~ ought unto his neighbour shall release it;' he'
bear, false WItness against .., thy neighbour, shall not exac t lOIS it f hi neig ishb our, ' or 0 f h"IS'
N~Ither ~halt thou desire thy neIghbo~r S I brother; because it is called the Lord's'
WIfe" neither S?al~ thou c.ovet thy neigh- 0 release, Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it,
b~ur S ~ouse, hIS fI~ld, or hIS ~anservant, or again: but that which is thine' with thy'
hIS maidservant, hIS ox, or hIStass, or any brother thine hand hall I ' S' her ..:'
,thIng. . t h Y neig
that IS . hb our 'D
s. eu.t 5'. 8 -.21
,~ . there shall b s re ease , ave ' f w'h'"
en
, , , ,I 'T e no poor among ~ou; ort e',
.. '\ l .'. ' .ord shall greatly bless thee In the land'
, "And thou shalt love the Lord thy Go~¥r ' ' . q.hic~ the Lord thy God giveth thee for an
with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, .~: inheritance to possess it, If there be among
and' with all thy might. And these words, '~you a poor man of one of' thy brethren
which I command thee this day, shall be in within any of thy gates in thy land which'
thine heart: And thou shalt teach them the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not:
diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from'
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 thy poor brother: But thou shalt open thine "And the officers shall speak unto the
hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend people, saying, What man is there that hath
him sufficient for his need, in that which he built a new house, and hath not dedicated
wanteth. Beware that there be nota thought. it? let him go and return to his house, lest he
in thy wicked heart, saying, The '\e in the battle, and another man dedicate
'~
." Deut. 20: 5.
year, the year of release, is at hand;
thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, "The woman shall not wear that which
and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man
the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto put on a woman's garment: for all that do so
thee. Thou shalt surely give him, and thine , are abomination unto the Lord thy God. If
heart shall not be grieved when thou givest a bird's nest chance to be before thee in 'the
unto him: because that for this thing the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether
Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy they be young ones, or eggs and the dam
works, and in all that thou puttest thine sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs,
hand unto, For the poor shall never cease thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
out of the land: therefore I command thee, But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go,
saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide I:.l::..~'llld take the young to thee; that it may be
unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to th.! ell with thee, and that thou mayest pro-
needy, In thy land." Deut. 15:1-4,7-11. _/
long thy days. When thou buildest a new
house, then thou' shalt make a battlement'
"When thou art come into the land which for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon
the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not thine house, if any man fall from thence.'
learn to do after the abominations of those Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers
nations, There shall not be found among you seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou
anyone that maketh his son or his daughter has sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be
to pass through the fire, or that useth defiled. Thou shalt not plow with an ox and
divination, or an observer of times, or an an ass together. Thou shalt not wear a
enchanter, or a witch. Or a charmer, or a ,t ' garmen t of divers sorts, as of woollen' and
consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizarda~~ l linen together. Thou shalt make thee fringes
pon the four quarters of thy vesture,
or a necromancer. For all that do thes.·'j--

I things are an abomination unto the Lord:

and because of these abominations the Lord
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 of them die, both the man that lay with the of the Lord thy God for any vow: for, even
woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put both these are abomination unto the Lord
away evil from Israel. If a damsel that is a thy God, Thou shalt not lend upon usury to
virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and thy brother; usury of money, usury of
man find her in the city, and lie with h :')1\tuals, usury of any thing that is lentupon
Then ye shall bring them both out unto th I;~ ury : Unto a stranger thou mayest ,lend:
gate of that city, and ye shall stone them upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt >

with stones that they die; the damsel, not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God
because she cried not, being in the city: and may bless thee in all that thou settest thine
the man, because he hath humbled his hand to in the land whither thou goest to •
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neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil possess it. When thou shalt vow a vow unto,
from among you, But if a man find a the Lord thy God, thou shalt not slack to ,
betrothed damsel in the field, and the man pay it: for the Lord thy God will surely
force her, and lie with her: then the man require it of thee; and it would be sin in
i only that lay with her shall die: But unto the thee. But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it,'.
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t, damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the shall be no sin in thee. That which is gone,
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of thy lips thou shalt keep and, perform;
a man riseth against hIS neighbour, and ;' , I ven a freewill offering, according as thou
'slayeth him, even so is this matter: For he hast vowed unto the Lord thy God, which
found her in the field, and the betrothed thou hast promised with thy mouth. When"
damsel cried, and there was none to save thou comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, '
her: If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, then thou may est eat grapes thy fill at thine "
which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in:
and lie with .her, and they be found; Then thy vessel. When thou comest Intoi.the' ~
the man that lay with her shall give unto the standing corn of thy neighbour, then .thou.:
damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but;";,
she shall be his wife; because he hath thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy:'
humbled her, he may not put her away all neighbour's standing corn." Deut. 23:17-25. '
his days. A man shall not take his father's
wife, nor discover his father's skirt." Deut.
22: 22-30,
"When a 'man hath 'taken a new wife, h~; ,
"There shall be no whore of the daugh- shall not go out to war, neither shall he, be '
ters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of charged with any business: but he .shall be
Israel. Thou shalt not bring the hire of a free at home one year, andshall, cheer up his
whore, or the price of a dog, into the house wife which he hath taken,:,:,'.){~4.~.'
24: 5.
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 "When thou dost lend thy brother any the grapes of the vineyard, thou shalt not
thing, thou shalt not go into his house to glean it afterward: it shall be for the
fetch his pledge. Thou shalt stand abroad stranger, for the fatherless, and for the
and the man to whom thou dost lend sh ,(1",\~idow, And thou s?alt remember that thou
bring out the pledge abroad unto thee. A ~as a bondman m the land of Egypt:
if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with therefore I command thee to do this thing."
his pledge: In any case thou shalt deliver him Deut. 24:17-22,
the pledge again when the sun goeth down,
that he may sleep in his own raiment, and "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he
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bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto
thee before the Lord thy God. Thou shalt
not oppress an hired servant that is poor and "Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers
needy, whether he be of thy brethren or of weights, a great and a small. Thou shalt not'
thy strangers that are in thy land within thy have in thine house divers measures, a great. 'f
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gates: At his day thou shalt give him his hire, and a small. But thou shalt have a perfect rl
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neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he and just weight, a perfect and just measure
shalt thou have: that thy days may, be
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t lengthened in the land which the Lord thy I',
I cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin
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al unto thee." Deut. 24:!O-15. God giveth thee. For all that do such things,
and all that do unrighteously, are an abomi-
"Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of nation unto the Lord thy God." Deut.,
the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a 25:13-16. '
widow's raiment to pledge: But thou shalt
remember that thou was a' bondman in "Neither shalt thou make marriages with
Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto
thence: therefore I command thee to do this his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take
thing. When thou cuttest down thine harvest unto thy son. For they will turn away thy,
in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the son from following me, that they may serve'
field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be
shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, kindled against you, and destroy thee sud- '
and for the widow: that the Lord thy God denly, For thou art an holy people unto the
. Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath
may bless thee in all the work of thine ,~

hands. When thou beatest thine olive tree, chosen thee to be a special people unto
thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it himself, above all people that are upon the
shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, face of the earth. Thou shalt be blessed
and for the widow. When thou gatherest above all people: there shall not be male! or
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female barren among you, or among your
"If thou wilt not observe' to do all the
cattle. And the Lord will take away from
thee all sickness, and will put none of the
words of this law that are written in this t
evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, '
book, that thou may est fear this' glorious
and fearful name, THE LORD THY qOD;
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upon thee; but ~illlay them upon all them,)
."Then the Lord will make thy plagues .won- i
that hate thee. Deut 7: 3,4,6,14,15.
derful, and the plagues of thy seed,,'even
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manded thee to do these statutes and judg- sore sicknesses, and of long continuance. ,i
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ments: thou shalt therefore keep and do Moreover he will bring upon thee all the
them with all thine heart, and with all thy diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; ,
soul. Thou hast avouched the Lord this day
to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and
the they shall cleave unto thee. Also every
sickness, and every plagues, which, is not
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to keep his statutes, and his commandments, written in the book of this law, them will
and his judgments, and to hearken unto his the Lord bring .upon thee, until thou be i ~' ,

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voice: And the Lord hath avouched thee this destroyed," Deut. 28: 58-61. ii,
day' to ,be his peculiar people, as he hath
promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep "Ant it come to pass, when he heareth
all his commandments;" Deut. 26:16-18. the words of this curse, that he bless himself

"And now, Israel, what doth the Lord

in his heart, saying, I shall have, peace,
though I walk in the imagination, of mine r
thy God require of thee, but to fear the
Lord, thy God, to walk in all His ways, and
to, love him, and to serve the Lord thy God '
heart, to add drunkenness to thirst~" Deut.
29:19,

"And it shall come to pass, if'thou shalt'

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keep the commandments of the Lord, and
hearken diligently unto the voice, of" the r
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his statutes, which I command thee this day

Lord thy, God, to observe and to' do all his
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for thy good? Circumcise therefore the commandments which I command thee this
day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on
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foreskin of your heart, and be no more
stiffnecked. He doth execute the judgment
of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the'
high above all nations of the earth: And all
these blessings shall come on .thee, and
overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the
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r' Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt voice of the Lord thy God. Blessed" shalt
1 thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou ,be
swear by his name." Deut. in the field. Blessed shall be 'the fruit of thy
10: 12,13,16,18,20. body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the
fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine,
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 and the flocks of thy sheep. Blessed shall be
thy basket and thy store. Blessed shalt thou hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to
be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt serve them, But it shall come to pass, if thou
thou be when thou goest out. The Lord shall wilt not hearken unto' the voice of the Lord
cause thin~ enemies that rise up against the,j, ,,,,tpy God, to observe to do all his command-
to be smitten before thy face: they shah, ,,' ents and his statutes which I command
come out against thee one way, and flee J~, 'Jlfhee this day; that all these curses shall
before the seven ways. The Lord shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: Cursed
command thee blessing upon thee in t h y shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt
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storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine I~

thou be in the field, Cursed shall be, thy ;

hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land basket and thy store, Cursed shall be the I
which the Lord thy God giveth thee. The fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land,
Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of
himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou thy sheep. Cursed shalt thou be when thou
shalt keep the commandments of the Lord comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when

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thy God, and walk in his ways. And all thou goest out, The Lord shall send upon
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people of the earth shall see that thou art .~'" thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all
called by the name of the Lord; and they Jlj! ,~that thou settest thine hand unto for to do,
shall be afraid of thee. And the Lord shall j' euntil thou be destroyed, and until thou
make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of perish quickly; because of the wickedness of i
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thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.
in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which The Lord shall make the pestilence cleave , II
'the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
The Lord shall, open unto thee his good
treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy
T unto thee, until he have consumed thee from
off the land, whither thou goest to possess
it. The Lord shall smite thee with a con-
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land in his season, and to bless all the work I" sumption, and with a fever, and with an
-of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto inflammation, and with an extreme burning,
many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
And the Lord shall make thee the head, and
not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, 1 ~
+'. and with the sword, and with blasting,
and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee
until thou perish." Deut. 28:1-22,
and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou
r '\~ "Cursed be the mall that maketh any
hearken unto the commandments of the
,~ . graven or molten image, an abomination
Lord thy God, which I command thee this
, unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the,
day, to observe and to do them: and thou
craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place.
shalt not go aside from any of the words
And all the people shall answer and say,
which I command thee this day, to the right
Amen. Cursed be he that setteth light by his
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f father or his mother. And all the people shall evermore, and no man shall save thee. Thou
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say, Amen. Cursed be he that removeth his shalt betroth a WIfe, and another .man shall
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i r,[ neighbour's landmark. And all the people lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and
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shall say, Amen. Cursed be he that maket(r ~~pu shalt not dwell therin: thou shalt plant;

I the blind to wander out of the way. Andlj,:

the people shall say, Amen. Cursed be hC'"
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LJ jineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes
Tereof. Thine ox shall be slain before thine,
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that perverteth the judgment of the stranger,
fatherless, and widow. And all the people
eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine
ass shall be violen tly taken away from before
shall say, Amen. Cursed be he that lieth with thy face, and shall not be restored to, thee:
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his father's wife; because he uncovereth his
father's skirt, and all the people shall say,
thy sheep "shall be given unto thine enemies,
and thou shalt have none to rescue: them.
f Amen. Cursed be he that lieth with any Thy sons and thy daughters shall, be given
manner of beast. And all the people shall unto another people, and thine eyes shall
say, Amen. Cursed be he that lieth with his look, and fail with longing for them all the
sister, the daughter of his father, or the day long: and there shall be no, might in
daughter of his mother. And all the people thine hand." Deut. 28:27-32.
s~all say, A~en. Cursed be he that lieth witl)j\
hIS mother In law. And all the people shill~,./ .U "The Lord shall smite thee in the knees,
say, Amen. Cursed be, he that smiteth his and in the legs, with a sore botch that
neighbour secretly. And all the people shall cannot be healed" from the sole of thy' foot
say, Amen. Cursed be he that taketh reward unto the top of thy head." Deut. 28:35.' ,,: ,
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to slay an innocent person. And all the

"And thou shalt become an, .astonish-
,people shall say, Amen. Cursed be he that
ment, a proverb, and a byword" among .all
confirmeth not all the words of this law to
nations whither the Lord shall lead thee,
do them. And all the people shall say " Thou shalt carry much seed out into the
Amen." Deut. 27: 15-26. field, and shalt gather but little in; for the
"The Lord will smite thee with the botch , 'locust shall consume, it. Thou, shalt+plant
of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with 'r" vineyards, and dress them, but shalt .neither
the scab, and with the itch, whereof tho ,,',' .drink of the wine, nor gather the grap,es;.for
canst not be healed. The Lord shall smi I " he worms shall eat them.' Thou shalt have
thee with madness, and blindness, and olive trees throughout all, .thy coasts, but
astonishment of heart: And thou shalt grope thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil;
at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, .for thine olive shall cast his fruit. Thou shalt
and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not
thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
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All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the fetch thee: And the Lord thy God will bring
locust consume. The stranger that is within thee 'into the land which thy fathers possess-
thee shall get up above thee very high; and ed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do
thou shalt come down very low. He sh~~"\ "t~ee good, and multiply thee above thy
lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to hi.)j., , ~~hers. And the Lord thy God will
he shall be the head, and thou shalt be t~ ,-;'l~ rcumcise thine heart, and the heart. of thy
tail. Moreover all these curses shall come seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine
upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and over- heart, and with all thy soul, that thou
take thee, till thou be destroyed; because mayest live." Deut. 30:1-6.
thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the "And thou shalt return and obey the
Lord thy God, to keep his commandments voice of the Lord, and do all his command-
and his statutes which he commanded thee: ments which I command thee this day. And
And they shall be upon thee for a sign and the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous
for a 'wonder, and upon thy seed for ever. in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of
Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and
with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the r
""-~~..Jordwill again rejoice over thee for good, as j
for the abundance of all things." Deu~\;\,.,
28:37-47. .,:; , .•c1 e rejoiced over thy fathers: If thou shalt j
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"And it shall come to pass, when all these heaken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, !i,
things are come upon thee, the blessing and to keep his commandments and his statutes I
the curse, which I have set before thee, and which are written in this book of the law
thou shalt call .them to mind among all the and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with
,
nations, whither the Lord thy God hath all thine heart, and with all thy soul, For this I '

driven thee, And shalt return unto the Lord commandment which I command thee this
thy God, and shalt obey his voice according day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it
to all that I command thee this day, thou far off. It is not in heaven, that thou
and thy children, with all thine heart, and should est say, Who shall go up for us to
with all thy soul; That then the Lord thy heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may
God. will turn thy captivity, ,and have com~,~\ , hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the
passion upon thee, and will return anOW) 1;1.~sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go
gather thee from all the nations, whither the over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that
Lord thy God hath scattered thee. If any of we may hear it, and do it? But the word is
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thine be driven out unto the outmost parts t, very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in
of heaven, from thence will the Lord thy thy heart, that thou mayest do it. See, I have
God gather thee, and from thence will he set before thee this day life and good, and
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day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his
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his statutes and his judgments, that thou ' , I
mayest live and multiply: and the Lord '~b'/I ' !
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: away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt
be drawn away, and worsh~p other gods, and
, serve them; I denounce unto you this day,
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within me, bless His holy name, Bless the
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not ,prolong your days, upon the land, Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not all His bene-
whither thou passest over Jordan to go to fits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who 1
possess it. I call heaven and earth to record healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy )

.' this, day against you, that I have set before life from, destruction; Who crowneth thee i
'y~u ,life and death, blessing and cursing; with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who I'
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,seedmay live." Deut. 30:8-19, that even t J)IIv \.Jhat thy youth is renewed like the eagle's." f..~.,~
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it a thought. ' ' are ye if ye do them." John 13:17,
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