Some Hermeneutical Principles Bearing On the Ellen G. White Writings

6. Careful choice of words:

I am exceedingly anxious to use words that will not give anyone a chance to sustain erroneous sentiments. I must use words that will not be misconstrued and made to mean the opposite of that which they were designed to mean.—Ms 126, 1905. HPEGWW 4.6