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Temperance
The Lord did not create the disease and imbecility now seen in
the bodies and minds of the human race. The enemy has done this.
He desires to enfeeble the body, knowing that it is the only medium
through which mind and soul can be developed for the upbuilding
of a symmetrical character. Habits which are contrary to the laws of
nature, war constantly against the soul.
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God calls upon you to do a work which through His grace you
can do. How many sound bodies are there which can be presented to
God as a sacrifice that He will accept in His service? How many are
standing forth in their God-given manhood and womanhood? How
many can show a purity of tastes, appetites, and habits that will bear
comparison with Daniel’s? How many have calm nerves, clear brain,
unimpaired judgment?—
The Signs of the Times, April 4, 1900
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