{"product_id":"spiritual-gifts-important-facts-of-faith-and-laws-of-health-volumes-3-4","title":"Spiritual Gifts  Volumes 3 \u0026 4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreface to Facsimile Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolumes III and IV of Spiritual Gifts were both issued in 1864 to complete this four-volume series. Except for the last half of Volume IV  these two small works are devoted to a record of the history of mankind from creation to the days of Solomon  the first detailed writing by Mrs. White on this subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the historical account  there is in Volume IV an extended article entitled 'Health ' in which Mrs. White first presents a comprehensive statement of the momentous health reform vision of June 6  1863. In this  the author passes rapidly from one phase of the great health question to another  laying down the basic principles which form the groundwork of Spirit of prophecy health teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume IV is closed by a grouping of 'Testimony' articles selected by Mrs. White from the originally printed pamphlet \u003cem\u003eTestimonies for the Church\u003c\/em\u003e  Nos. 1 to 10. Her reasons for reprinting the articles in this form she stated at the opening of this last section following page 156.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing here reproduced photographically  the pages carry with them  of course  such typographical errors as occurred in the first printing. One outstanding case of this kind will be noted in Volume KKK  page 301  in line 4 of the last paragraph  where  through a printer's error  a comma and the word 'and' were inadvertently omitted  creating a seeming historical discrepancy in an incidental reference  which has given some careless readers  who wholly ignored the plain teaching of the earlier chapters  an opportunity to declare that the book teaches that the tower of Babel antedated the flood. This typographical error was soon discovered and was correct in the next printing of the matter in 1870 in Spirit of Prophecy  Volume I. As corrected in this second printing  the sentence in question  referring to the sacrificial system established at the gate of Eden  reads: 'This system was corrupted before the flood  and by those who separated themselves from the faithful followers of God and engaged in the building of the tower of Babel.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMention should also be made of the relationship of \u003cem\u003eSpiritual Gifts\u003c\/em\u003e  Volumes III and IV  to the current editions of the E. G. White books. The later and much fuller Spirit of prophecy writings on early Bible history and on health have been widely distributed not only to the Seventh-day Adventist Church but to the general public in \u003cem\u003ePatriarchs and Prophets\u003c\/em\u003e (189) and \u003cem\u003eMinistry of Healing\u003c\/em\u003e (1905). In these later books  the subjects treated so tersely in the initial accounts as given for the church in Spiritual Gifts have been greatly amplified as many repeated visions opened before the author more detailed information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever  as the reading groups greatly broadened to include many who were not acquainted with the source of her information  the author  in keeping with her responsibility  omitted in these later works intended now for the general reader  a few points dealt with in the little volumes that were penned for the church alone. An instance of this is the statement that Adam  as created  was 'more than twice as tall as men now living upon the earth.' (Volume III  p. 34.) This statement is of interest and in full harmony with the declaration of Gen. 6:4 that 'there were giants in the earth in those days.' Being  however  so specific in its detail  the author  to avoid unnecessarily prejudicing the reader not informed with regard to her call and work  dropped out of the later account; this point is not vital to the reception of the general statement of truth presented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this facsimile edition of \u003cem\u003eSpiritual Gifts\u003c\/em\u003e  Volumes III and IV are bound in one book  as was often the case in the first printing. The original cover stamp was reproduced to make this facsimile volume an exact copy of the much treasured original issue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                    Trustees of the\u003cbr\u003e                    Ellen G. White Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume III. Important Facts of Faith  in Connection with the History of Holy Men of Old. Ellen G. White. Steam Press of the Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association. Battle Creek  Mich.: 1864.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume IV. Important Facts of Faith: Laws of Health and Testimonies Nos. 1-10. Ellen G. White. Steam Press of the Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association. Battle Creek  Mich.: 1864.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pacific Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41316685545523,"sku":"9780828012317","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0103\/8902\/8915\/files\/spiritual_gifts_3-4_ellen_white_6b135172-c8ea-4b61-b59b-9ec4a23fcd14.jpg?v=1774920598","url":"https:\/\/clovisabc.com\/products\/spiritual-gifts-important-facts-of-faith-and-laws-of-health-volumes-3-4","provider":"ClovisABC.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}