"Chapter 16—The Pilgrim Fathers The English Reformers, while renouncing the doctrines of Romanism, had retained many of its forms. Thus though the authority and the creed of Rome were rejected, not a few of her customs and ceremonies were incorporated into the worship of the Church of England. It was claimed that these things were not matters of conscience; that though they were not commanded in Scripture, and hence were nonessential, yet not being forbidden, they were not intrinsically evil. Their observance tended to narrow the gulf which separated the reformed churches from Rome, and it was urged that they would promote the acceptance of the Protestant faith by Romanists. GC 289"
"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
The Galatians verse speaks against being entangled in a yoke of bondage, which EGW applies to the Pilgrim Fathers' rejection of Roman Catholic forms and ceremonies retained by the Church of England. The principle of freedom from unnecessary burdens is present in both.
"To the conservative and compromising, these arguments seemed conclusive. But there was another class that did not so judge. The fact that these customs “tended to bridge over the chasm between Rome and the Reformation” (Martyn, volume 5, page 22), was in their view a conclusive argument against retaining them. They looked upon them as badges of the slavery from which they had been delivered and to which they had no disposition to return. They reasoned that God has in His word established the regulations governing His worship, and that men are not at liberty to add to these or to detract from them. The very beginning of the great apostasy was in seeking to supplement the authority of God by that of the church. Rome began by enjoining what God had not forbidden, and she ended by forbidding what He had explicitly enjoined. GC 289.2"
"What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it."
EGW directly references the principle of not adding to or subtracting from God's commands, which is the core message of Deuteronomy 12:32. She uses this principle to critique the Roman Catholic Church's addition of traditions and ceremonies.