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ta n t to die th e m a rty r’s death th a n to live th e m a rty r’s lif e— Speer. In the War of rig h t and wrong, we cannot afford to be n eu tral.— Monk, The k in g ’s m eat. H ad been offered as libation to false gods. (See 1 Cor. 10:18-21, 28-31). Daniel purposed to keep him self free from all false compromise w ith devil worship. (Deut. 32 :38 ; Psa. 106: 28, 141:4).-—K. B. 1915. Nor w ith wine. Wine is one of th e subtle in stru m entalities by which th e devil would ensnare th e children of God. It is beau tiful, gleaming, scintillating, fascinating as a serp en t and a t last bites like a serpent. (Prov. 23:31 -32 ). It is one of th e m arks of th e coming anti-christ. (Hab. 2 :5 ).— Haldeman. There are many men who would refuse wine at th e hand of an in ferio r b u t when prof fered by the jeweled hand cannot w ith stand. B u t conscience, if it be fol lowed a t all, will tak e no account of such circumstances.— Riley. v. 9. God b rough t him Into favor. The best way to find favor w ith men is shown in Prov. 16:7.— K. B. Instead of seeking a stand-in w ith th e king Daniel seeks a stand-in w ith God and gets both.— Echoes. God is behind all circumstances. He combines them and He can tak e them apart. I t can make all things work for you or ag ain st you. —Cqok. v. 12. P rove th y servants... If you are in God’s line, He will b ring things into line w ith you, and you need have no hesitancy in pu ttin g Him to th e test. — Sel. Give us pulse. Temperateness is th e nu rse of chastity.—Wycherly. Many men dig th e ir graves w ith th e ir teeth. Suppers have slain as many as th e sword.— Sel. Moderation is the silken string runn ing th rough th e pearl chain of all virtues.— P u ller. N ature h a s dispensed to all men wherew ithal to be happy, if man did b u t u n ^ - s ta n d how to use h er gifts.— C laudian. If temperance prevails, then education can
prevail. If temperance fails, th en edu cation m ust fail.— Mann. v. 15. Appeared fa ire r an d fa tte r. This is an argum en t for something far more im po rtan t th a n a vegetable diet—• an argum en t for obeying God and seek ing to please Him in everything. (Ex. 23:25; Deut. 28:1-14; Psa. 3 7 :1 6 ).— Torrey. They had no t noses like many young men nowadays, as red as though they were ju st going to blossom. It is God’s tru th , th a t cold w ater w ith a clear conscience is b etter th a n wine. T h e y !h ad a clear conscience and the sm ile of God was upon them .—.Moody. Temperateness is one of th e best guard ians of youth and supports old age— the precept of reason as well as religion and physician of th e soul as well as th e body.— Temple. Temperance is a v irtue which casts th e tru e st lu stre upon the person it is lodged in. I t is th e g reat est streng th en er and clearer of reason and the best p rep arer of it for religion, th e sister of prudence arid th e h and maid to devotion.— South. How can the world know w hat Christ is like un til we show w hat Christ can make us like?—• Brooks. v. 17. God gave know ledge. P lain living and high th ink ing go together.-—* Horton. It is the praise of good people not to relish th e delights of sense bu t to look upon them w ith indifference.— Sum. Bible. The mazes of hum an things are all plain to God and He can and does m ake them plain to those who walk w ith Him. God’s Nazarites can see fa rth e r into hum an affairs th a n the most profound philosophers of th is world.— McIntosh. A good carpenter, a good a rtist, a wise man, th e philosopher, th e scientist, may be made a b etter car penter, a finer artist, a w iser man, a nobiler philosopher, a more rev eren t scientist, by throw ing, each of them , his m ind and h e a rt open to th e wisdom and in stru ction of th e living God.— Halde man. (Continued P. 774)
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