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The test of
endurance is certainly one of the severest tests of faithfulness
to which the elect church, the body of Christ, is subjected. It
is the test which gauges and registers the strength of every
other virtue and grace, and no soldier of the cross will be
crowned with the laurels of victory who has not stood this
test... In the battle of this day, as in all other battles, the
effort of the enemy is to surprise and suddenly attack and
overwhelm the Lord's people; and the only preparation,
therefore, that can be made for such emergencies is constant
vigilance and prayer and the putting on of the whole armor of
God; the Truth and the spirit of the Truth.
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