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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Aug 9, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 32.

BY THE POWER OF THE INGRAFTED WORD.

Ps. 17 : 4: "Concerning the works of men, by the word of Thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer." Ps. 119 : 11: "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee." Matt. 4 : 4, 7, 10: "He [Jesus] answered [the tempter], and said, It is written."

The following story is told of a lad whom his companions once tried to get into a public house to take a drink. Notice how truly the tempter confesses the reason why he could not get the lad to do wrong:—

"O, no, I can't go in there," said John, when one of the boys invited him.

"Well, why?"

"Well, the Bible says, 'Look not upon the wine when it is red,'—much less drink it."

The bad boy said, "I know the Bible says that, but come in and take one drink."

He replied, "I can not do that."

"Well, why?"

"Because my Bible says, 'At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.'"

"Yes, I know the Bible says that; but come in and take one drink."

"No," he said, "my Bible says, 'If sinners entice thee, consent thou not.'"

The bad boy turned off and left, and went over to his companions; and they said:—

"Did you see him?"

"Yes."

"Did you get him to drink?"

"No, I could not get him into the house."

"Why?"

"Because," replied the bad boy, "that fellow was just as chock-full of the Bible as he could be, and I could not do anything with him."