Nephaleia, Or, Total Abstinence from Intoxicating Liquors in Man's Normal State of Health the Doctrine of the Bible; In a Series of Letters, with Addenda, to Edward C. Delavan with Colored Plates of the Stomach as Affected by Strong Drink
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Nephaleia, Or, Total Abstinence from Intoxicating Liquors in Man's Normal State of Health the Doctrine of the Bible; In a Series of Letters, with Addenda, to Edward C. Delavan with Colored Plates of the Stomach as Affected by Strong Drink


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861. Excerpt: ... of total abstinence principles amongst the respectable inhabitants of Judea, than the other opinion--which seems to me the more probable. I am, my dear brother, Yours most affectionately, JOHN MAIR. LETTER V. My Dear Brother, By some it has been objected to Teetotalism, that it demands too much of its disciples, by others not enough. The former plead for moderation in the use of alcohol, which we have found to be a phantom; the latter opine that if men abstain from alcoholic liquors they will fall into some other course of sensual indulgence, such as the use of opium, or some other narcotic drug equally destructive of health, and ruinous of reputation, if not so productive of crime. Again, the charge has been brought against Teetotalism by that most influential paper the London Times, that "It won't do to come before a jovial drinking community with a new commandment, 'Thou shalt not drink wine.' This is no age for prohibitions. Mahomet understood men better. He was a Teetotaler, but his was no mere negative doctrine. He provided plenty of compensation for that one denial--sense, ambition, fancy, and even reason had their gratifications. What are the positive attractions of the Temperance cause? They have yet to be shown." We do not intend entering the lists of controversy with one or other of these objectors. The two first we would point "to the law and to the testimony," and say, " if, after diligent and prayerful search (we address ourselves to Christians) you do not find Teetotalism in the Bible, attach no great importance to it; if you do, disregard it at your peril." To the Times we would say, " You are somewhat inconsistent, for while you appear to sneer at Teetotalism in the passage quoted above, in your paper of 11th March, 1857, you remark (as p...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781150364136
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 98
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1150364130
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 191 gr


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