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new continually, who arise, some in one place and some in another,
all doing a special work for the enemy, yet claim to have the truth.
They stand separate from the people whom God is leading out and
prospering, and through whom he is to do his great work. They are
continually expressing their fears that the body of Sabbath-keepers are
becoming like the world; but there are scarcely two of these whose
views are in harmony. They are scattered and confused, and yet deceive
themselves so much as to think that God is especially with them. Some
of these profess to have the gifts among them; but the influence and
teachings of these gifts are to hold in doubt those upon whom God
has laid the special burden of his work, and to lead off a class from
the body. The people who are putting forth every effort in accordance
with God’s word to be one, who are established in the message of the
third angel, they look upon with suspicion, for the reason that they are
extending their labor, and are gathering souls into the truth. They look
upon them as being worldly, because they have influence in the world,
and their acts testify that they expect God to do a special and great
work yet upon the earth, to bring out a people, and fit them for Christ’s
appearing. This class do not know what they really believe. They are
ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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One man arises, claiming to be led of God, who advocates the
heresy of the non-resurrection of the wicked, which is one of Satan’s
great master-pieces of error. Another cherishes erroneous views in re-
gard to the future age. Another zealously urges the American costume.
They all want full religious liberty, and each one goes independent
of the others, and yet claims that God is especially at work among
them. Some rejoice in the idea that they have the gifts which others
have not, and they exult over the matter. May God deliver his people
from such gifts. What do these gifts do for them? Are they brought
through the exercise of these gifts into the unity of the faith? And do
they convince the unbeliever that God is with them of a truth? These
discordant ones, believing all these different views, getting together
and having considerable excitement, and the unknown tongue, let their
light so shine that unbelievers would say, These people are not sane;
they are carried away with a false excitement, and we know that they
do not have the truth. Such stand directly in the way of sinners, and
their influence is effectual to keep men and women out of the Sabbath.
Such will be rewarded according as their works shall be. Would to