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  前言

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  FOREWORD

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  预言之灵的勉言一再强调乡村生活的好处。时兆风云的密布表明有必要重申离开城市的呼吁。对于每一个有思想的安息日复临信徒来说，城市因其交通拥挤、人口稠密、各种诱惑和越来越多的劳工冲突，显然不能给基督徒家庭提供一个有益健康的环境。[1]

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  COUNTRY LIVING WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1946. ITS COUNSELS AND WARNINGS HAVE CHALLENGED MANY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS TO EXAMINE CAREFULLY THE EFFECTS OF URBAN LIVING ON THEIR LIVES AND TO REEVALUATE WHERE THEY CHOOSE TO LIVE. IT HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE DANGERS OF INVOLVEMENT WITH LABOR UNIONS AND OTHER SOURCES OF PARTY STRIFE IN THE CITIES. AT THE SAME TIME, IT HAS HELPED THOSE WITH A BURDEN FOR CITY EVANGELISM TO CONSIDER HOW BEST TO BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD.[1]

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  历年以来，成千上万安息日复临信徒在选择居家环境和处理与社会组织关系的时候，一直从广为传播的证言有关这些重要问题的勉言中获得指导。鉴于迫近危机的征兆所表现我们面前危险的复杂性和斗争的剧烈性，以这种方式重新发表这方面的勉言似有必要，以便引起教会各位信徒的关注。[2]

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  WITH THE END OF TIME APPROACHING, THIS INSTRUCTION IS MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER. A NEW GENERATION OF BELIEVERS WILL FIND THESE COUNSELS OPENING HORIZONS TO THEM THAT THEY HAD NOT ENVISIONED.[2]

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  考虑到当前的局势，我们不仅需要重申那些久以出版、比较熟悉的勉言，而且要补充许多曾发表在《评论与通讯》上和致圣工负责人的信函中更加详细的指示，从而使这些勉言更为有力。这样做完全符合怀爱伦对她著作的托管委员会的指示：“从我的文稿中编辑出版”。因为正如她所说，其中包含着“主为祂的子民所赐给我的指示。”各段文字均提供写作年代或初版时间。[3]

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  THE WRITINGS OF ELLEN G. WHITE REPEATEDLY URGE THE ADVANTAGES OF COUNTRY LIVING. AS CONDITIONS IN OUR WORLD BUILD TOWARD THE FINAL EVENTS, SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS RECALL THE LORD'S INSTRUCTION ABOUT LEAVING THE CITIES, WITH THEIR CONGESTION, CORRUPTION, AND CONFLICTS. THE CITIES DO NOT PROVIDE A WHOLESOME ENVIRONMENT FOR CHRISTIAN FAMILIES.[3]

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  这本小册子里所发出的诚恳呼吁，要求我们采取果断的行动，但也严肃警告我们不要冒失迁居。我们希望大家特别注意第七编《接受上帝天意的引导》（24-28页）中的警告。如今出版这本小册子，是为了回应教会领袖们的信念。他们坚信重申“离开城市”这个呼召的时候已经来到。──怀爱伦著作托管委员会[4]

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  YET THE COUNSELS IN THIS BOOKLET ALSO WARN AGAINST ACTING RASHLY. EACH PERSON OR FAMILY SHOULD STUDY THE INSTRUCTION, THINK AND PRAY ABOUT IT, IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE THE OPTIONS, AND ASK GOD TO MAKE HIS LEADING CLEAR.[4]

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