d what we want, as
children of God, is to keep ourselves from this evil. And then notice,
the verse following, quoted so often out of its connection. "To the
law and to the testimony; if they speak not according to this word, it
is because there is no light in them." Any man, any woman, who comes
to us with any doctrine that is not according to the law and the
testimony, let us understand that they are from the evil one, and that
they are enemies of righteousness. They have no light in them. Now you
will find these people who are consulting familiar spirits, first and
last, attack the Word of God. They don't believe it. Still a great
many people say, you must hear both sides--but if a man should write
me a most slanderous letter about my wife, I don't think I would have
to read it; I should tear it up and throw it to the winds. Have I to
read all the infidel books that are written, to hear both sides? Have
I to take up a book that is a slander on my Lord and Master, who has
redeemed me with His blood? Ten thousand times No; I will not touch
it.

"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some
shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and
doctrines of devils." 1 Tim., iv, 1. That is pretty plain language,
isn't it? "Doctrines of devils." Again, "speaking lies in hypocrisy;
having their consciences seared with a hot iron." There are other
passages of Scripture warning against every delusion of Satan. Let us
ever remember the Spirit has been sent into the world to guide us into
all truth. We don't want any other guide; He is enough. Some people
say, "Is not conscience a safer guide than the Word and the Spirit?"
No, it is not. Some people don't seem to have any conscience, and
don't know what it means. Their education has a good deal to do with
conscience. There are persons who will say that their conscience did
not tell them that they had done wrong until after the wrong was done;
but what we want, is something to tell us a thing is wrong before we
do it. Very often a man will go and commit some awful crime, and after
it is done his conscience will wake up and lash and scourge him, and
then it is too late, the act is done.

THE UNERRING GUIDE.

I am told by people who have been over the Alps, that the guide
fastens them, if they are going in a dangerous place, right to
himself, and he just goes on before; they are fastened to the guide.

And so should the Christian be linked