Later, in apostolic days, when the gospel was preached to the gentiles, the message of physical holiness was again proclaimed as a part of the gospel of salvation, in the words: "Ye are the temple of God. ... If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are." I Corinthians 3:16, 17. Then follows the statement of a great principle, defining the motive which should actuate the recipients of grace in the exercise of Christian temperance in all things, and which will prove a safe guide to follow in the selec- tion of the kind and quantity of food best suited to the keeping of the body in a state of health: "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." I Co- rinthians 10:31. This principle, if heeded, will control in all matters pertaining to the diet, as in every act of life, preserving us from intemperance in all its varied forms. "Every practice which destroys the physi- cal, mental, and spiritual energies is sin. The laws of nature, as truly as the precepts of the Decalogue, are divine ; and only in obedience to them can health be recovered and preserved." The desire of God for every human being is expressed in the words, "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth." 3 John 2. Here, as ever, inspiration places the health of the body on an equality with the health of the soul, as indeed they are dependent one upon the other. To the chosen people, the laws relating to both spiritual and physical well-being were made plain; and on condition of obedi- ence, they were assured, "The Lord will take away from thee all sickness." Deuteronomy 7:15. "Ye shall serve the Lord your God, and He shall bless thy bread, and thy water ; and I will take 41 SCIENCE of FOOD ancf COOKERY sickness away from the midst of thee." Exodus 23 : 25. These promises are likewise for us to-day ; and it is the privilege of every child of God, through obedience, to know the meaning of His promise, "I am the Lord that healeth thee." Exodus 15:26. VEGETABLE AND FLESH FOODS CONTRASTED In their growth, vegetables secrete no poisons; whereas in all animals, the very processes of life consist in the breaking down of tissue, and the formation of products of waste and oxidation. Thus when we eat flesh, we ingest, along with muscle and nerve cells, those waste and poisonous substances known as urea, uric acid, creatinine, etc. These poisons taken into the body must be eliminated, together with the normal amount of uric acid formed within the human body; and thus extra work is thrown upon the kidneys and the eliminative organs. This keeps the human ma- chinery at high tension; and the process kept up, inevitably results in raising the blood pressure, often producing Bright's disease.

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Later, in apostolic days, when the gospel was preached to the gentiles, the message of physical holiness was again proclaimed as a part of the gospel of salvation, in the words: "Ye are the temple of God. ... If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are." I Corinthians 3:16, 17. Then follows the statement of a great principle, defining the motive which should actuate the recipients of grace in the exercise of Christian temperance in all things, and which will prove a safe guide to follow in the selection of the kind and quantity of food best suited to the keeping of the body in a state of health: "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." I Corinthians 10:31. This principle, if heeded, will control in all matters pertaining to the diet, as in every act of life, preserving us from intemperance in all its varied forms. "Every practice which destroys the physical, mental, and spiritual energies is sin. The laws of nature, as truly as the precepts of the Decalogue, are divine ; and only in obedience to them can health be recovered and preserved." The desire of God for every human being is expressed in the words, "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth." 3 John 2. Here, as ever, inspiration places the health of the body on an equality with the health of the soul, as indeed they are dependent one upon the other. To the chosen people, the laws relating to both spiritual and physical well-being were made plain; and on condition of obedience, they were assured, "The Lord will take away from thee all sickness." Deuteronomy 7:15. "Ye shall serve the Lord your God, and He shall bless thy bread, and thy water ; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee." Exodus 23 : 25. These promises are likewise for us to-day ; and it is the privilege of every child of God, through obedience, to know the meaning of His promise, "I am the Lord that healeth thee." Exodus 15:26. VEGETABLE AND FLESH FOODS CONTRASTED In their growth, vegetables secrete no poisons; whereas in all animals, the very processes of life consist in the breaking down of tissue, and the formation of products of waste and oxidation. Thus when we eat flesh, we ingest, along with muscle and nerve cells, those waste and poisonous substances known as urea, uric acid, creatinine, etc. These poisons taken into the body must be eliminated, together with the normal amount of uric acid formed within the human body; and thus extra work is thrown upon the kidneys and the eliminative organs. This keeps the human machinery at high tension; and the process kept up, inevitably results in raising the blood pressure, often producing Bright's disease.

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