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and we are required to render perfect service. Says Paul: “I beseech
you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your
bodies a living [not dying] sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which
is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but
be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove
what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” What a
privilege is thus allowed us, to prove for ourselves, experimentally,
the mind of the Lord and His will toward us. Praise His dear name
for this precious gift! I have been shown that Sister B’s grasp must
be broken from this world before she can have a true, safe hold of the
better world.
Brother B, you should move carefully and keep self under; be
patient, meek, and lowly. A meek and quiet spirit is in the sight of God
of great price. You should cherish that which God esteems of worth.
A work must be accomplished for you both before you can meet the
measurement of God. Work while the day lasts, for the night cometh
in which no man can work. Stand in the clear light yourselves, then
can you let your light so shine that others by seeing your good works
will be led to glorify your heavenly Father.
Greenville, Michigan,
January 23, 1868.
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