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title: 'The Ruling Passion: A Sermon to Young Men (1853)'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'William Buell Sprague'
date: 1861-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Sin'
- 'Sanctification'
- 'Effectual Calling and Regeneration'
scriptures:
- 'Ecclesiastes 8'
- 'Matthew 22'
- 'Romans 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/sprague-1861-the-ruling-passion-a-sermon-to-young-men
---

# The Ruling Passion: A Sermon to Young Men (1853)

Defines the ‘ruling passion’—the soul’s dominant bent toward evil or God; traces its origin to Adamic sin, its renewal by the Holy Spirit, and its growth by habit and circumstance.

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