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title: 'The Scriptural Duty of Avoiding Offences, Considered in Its Application to the Subject of Temperance'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'John Taylor Pressly'
date: 1834-09-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Temperance'
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- '1 Corinthians 8'
- 'Jeremiah 35'
- 'Romans 14'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/pressly-1834-the-scriptural-duty-of-avoiding-offences-considered-in-its-application-to-the-subject-of-temperance
---

# The Scriptural Duty of Avoiding Offences, Considered in Its Application to the Subject of Temperance

Sermon applying 1 Cor 8:13 and Jeremiah 35 to temperance. It argues Christians should abstain from ardent spirits when their example may lead others to sin, endorsing total abstinence.

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