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off the altar, and present the truth in the demonstration of the Spirit.
But lengthy discourses are a taxation to the speaker and a taxation to
the hearers who have to sit so long. One half the matter presented
would be of more benefit to the hearer than the large mass poured forth
by the speaker. That which is spoken in the first hour is of far more
value if the sermon closes then than the words that are spoken in an
added half hour. There is a burying up of the matter that has been
presented.—
Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, 256
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