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Confrontation
office, and yet they all have a mutual dependence upon each other. And
if the balance is carefully preserved they will be kept in harmonious
action. Not one of these faculties can be valued by dollars and cents.
And yet, for a good dinner, for alcohol, or tobacco, they are sold. And
while paralyzed by the indulgence of appetite, Satan controls the mind
and leads to every species of crime and wickedness. God has enjoined
upon us to preserve every faculty in healthful vigor, that we may have
a clear sense of His requirements, and that we may perfect holiness in
His fear.