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have set as a watchman on the walls of Zion has been their tempter—a
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wolf in sheep’s clothing.
And these who had been uncorrupted fall into the snare [which]
Satan, through the bad shepherd, has set for them under different pre-
tenses and excuses. You have hid your evil heart of deadly opposition
to purity and holiness. The fly enticed into the spider’s web, the fish
which is lured on by the bait on the hook, has been ensnared and taken.
Erroneous Approach to Marriage Counseling—You have by
your course of action debased sacred things to the level of the com-
mon. Many have come near being ruined who have, as it were, been
plucked as a brand from the burning; but the performance of yours
to break down the barriers which preserve the sanctity of the family
relation between husband and wife, the arranged plans to make the
wife communicate to you the secrets of her married life, induce those
who are yielding in disposition, who have become captivated with
you, to open their heart to you as to a Catholic confessor; and you
encourage in them the thought that they have made a mistake in the
married life.
In every family there are at times misunderstandings. There are
thoughts and feelings expressed that Satan takes advantage of, but if
both husband and wife will resist the devil and humble their hearts
before God, then the difficulties soon will be healed without leaving
ugly scars. But you have done a work to encourage alienation in the
place of healing the difficulties; and peace of mind, harmony, and the
usefulness not only of women but of men has been destroyed, and the
seeds of licentious practices that you have sown have produced a bitter,
bitter harvest. The wanderings from God in this way are common, but
the fact is, so few return.
Sacred Interwoven With the Impure—The coy, complying dis-
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position of women or girls to the advances and familiarity of men,
married men, leads them to be easily entrapped. The man who should
watch for souls in order to save them, watches for opportunities and
occasions to ruin them. There are so many who have little fixedness of
principle, who come into contact with the men who preach the truth;
and some of these educate and refine iniquity before them, clothing it
in angel robes, and as their own hearts are not garrisoned with fixed,
unswerving principles, the work of ruin is speedily accomplished.