Ellen G. White Writings

12961 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 8, 1861, page 60 paragraph 7

… such arguments in the article as are new and novel. His exposition of Hebrews 4, which is about as consistent as the points we notice below, we pass entirely …

12962 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 8, 1861, page 60 paragraph 10

… the argument to necessary or reasonable inferences. But Mr. B. thinks (or at least speaks) otherwise. He writes as though every inference drawn from the New Testament …

12963 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 8, 1861, page 60 paragraph 13

This he calls the “legitimate result” of the argument, and denominates it a “parallel case.” Let us trace the parallel in the record of facts and see how far it goes.

12964 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 8, 1861, page 60 paragraph 14

… the argument. It reads thus: “So it must remain a sanctified day, unless it can be shown to be also a fact that God has removed or withdrawn the sanctity from it …

12965 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 8, 1861, page 60 paragraph 15

… separate argument and conclusion; and what will apply to one will not always apply to the other. Hence, the proviso, as here quoted. But Mr. B. mingled the two together …

12966 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 8, 1861, page 61 paragraph 9

So, according to Mr. Babylonian, the Lord God himself is not exempted from circumstances affecting his purity! Mr. B. was certainly very blind or very reckless in putting forth an argument involving such a blasphemous conclusion.

12967 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 8, 1861, page 61 paragraph 10

… .’s argument affects his own position also. To pollute or profane a holy day is to do servile work, or secular labor on it; and Mr. B. claims that Sunday is or was a sacred …

12968 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 8, 1861, page 61 paragraph 12

… . Waggoner’s argument.”

12969 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 8, 1861, page 62 paragraph 9

… by arguments from prophecy. Mr. P. accused us of being partial in our quotations from history; and we challenged him to produce testimonies that would counteract …

12970 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 8, 1861, page 64

… Short Argument for the Sabbath with an appendix, “The Sabbath not a type.” 5 ” An Appeal for the restoration of the Bible Sabbath in an Address to the Baptists, 5 …

12971 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 15, 1861, page 67 paragraph 14

… that argument for unbelief, and repose in the certainty that the mercy of the Lord is above the heavens!

12972 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 15, 1861, page 68 paragraph 11

… this argument, is indubitably marked in Romans 7:7 : “I had not known sin but by the law; for I had not known lust except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet;” which …

12973 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 15, 1861, page 68 paragraph 12

The above testimony is good, and the arguments are invulnerable. As a perfect contrast, read the following which immediately follows in the same book:

12974 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 15, 1861, page 69 paragraph 3

… by argument, but by his conduct. He also proved that he would resort to anything to make out a case. The Lord gave freedom in reviewing his discourses, so that …

12975 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 15, 1861, page 72

… Short Argument for the Sabbath with an appendix, “The Sabbath not a type,“ 5 ” An Appeal for the restoration of the Bible Sabbath in an Address to the Baptists, 5 …

12976 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 22, 1861, page 73 paragraph 9

… this argument of David is most extraordinary. But while he felt that the greatness of his own iniquity left him no resource but in the mercy of his God, he felt …

12977 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 22, 1861, page 79 paragraph 10

… many arguments which looked very reasonable, to prove that the Sabbath had been changed from the seventh to the first day of the week, that Christ rose on the …

12978 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 17 January 22, 1861, page 80