Religious and educational aspects of temperance / by various authors.

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[1874?]
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Credit: Religious and educational aspects of temperance / by various authors. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the unfermented grape-juice, “ in which was a blessing ,” that “ pure blood of the grape ” referred to in Deuteronomy ; that fresh juice pressed direct from the grapes into Pharaoh’s cup; that “ fruit of the vine ” which our Lord presented to His disciples in the Passover Feast; while the other was that red wine on which we are forbidden even to look ; that which is the product of decay and corruption, which at the last “ biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder that “ strong drink which shall be bitter to them that drink it?” The Nazarite was forbidden to partake of the fruit of the vine, or of anything that came from the vine ; therefore he touched neither raisins nor grapes. But our Lord, not being a Nazarite, may have partaken of the pure blood of the grape. That our gracious Lord, who came to “ redeem us from all iniquity,” ever partook of the drunkard’s wine seems to me utterly incredible, and it is impossible for anyone to prove that He did so. Of this we may feel sure, that “ He who has washed us in His own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God,” has enjoined abstinence on us, for in Ezekiel we read God’s distinct command : “ Neither shall any priest drink wine j” and in Proverbs we are told, “lt is not for kings to drink wine.” Aaron and his sons were forbidden to drink wine, when they went into the tabernacle of the congregation, under pain of death; and shall we, who, if we are Christ’s, are the temple of the living God—shall we dare to disobey so plain a command, lest, when we are approaching God in prayer, we offer strange fire, kindled by Satan’s agent, in the place of that pure flame sent down from above by God’s Holy Spirit ? Think of these things, dear friends ; pray over this subject. Ask God to teach you how to work for Him amongst ‘•these little ones ” for whom Christ died. You go forth in His strength to feed His lambs. You take up this cross
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