Those treatises on divination contained rules and forms of communication with evil spirits. They were the regulations of the worship of Satan,—directions for soliciting his help and obtaining information from him. By retaining these books, the disciples would have exposed themselves to temptation; by selling them they would have placed temptation in the way of others. They had renounced the kingdom of darkness, and they did not hesitate at any sacrifice to destroy its power. Thus the truth triumphed over men’s prejudices, their favorite pursuits, and their love of money.{LP 138.2}

Disse aftaler om spådom havde regler og formularer der kommunikere med onde ånder. De var regulativer på at tilbede Satan, - anvisninger på at bede om hans hjælp og få information fra ham. Ved at beholde disse bøger, ville disciplene have udsat sig selv for fristelse; ved at sælge dem ville de have givet andre anledning til fristelse. De havde fralagt sig mørkets rige, og de tøvede ikke med at gøre ofre for at udslette dets magt. Derved sejrede sandheden over menneskets fordomme, og deres foretrukne sysler, og deres kærlighed for penge.