 | John Whitehead - 1805 - 510 էջ
...you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure ? of the innocence or malignity of actions ? Take this rule : — Whatever weakens your reason,...increases the strength and authority of your body over youv mind, that thing^is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself. Hi, VOL. i. A b j • His... | |
 | 1849 - 748 էջ
...IS LAWFUL OR UNLAWFUL FOR ME TO DO?" WOULD you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure, take this rule : whatever weakens your reason, impairs...strength and authority of your body over your mind ; that tiling is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself — Anon. ALWAYS, in a case of doubt, choose... | |
 | 1820 - 596 էջ
...answered by his mother : " Would you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure," said she, " take this rule : — whatever weakens your reason,...your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes oft' the relish of spiritual tilings, — in short, whatever m* See Numbers for May and July 1820.... | |
 | 1820 - 606 էջ
...answered by his mother : " Would yon judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure," said she, " take this rule: — whatever weakens your reason,...impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your eense of God, or takes off the relish of spiritual things, — in short, whatever In• See Numbers... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1821 - 636 էջ
...1'auteur de 1'Imita" tion. Paris i8u, 8vo." " this rule ; — whatever weakens your reason, im" pairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures " your sense of God, or takes off the relish of spiri" tual things, — in short, — whatever, increases the " strength and authority of your body... | |
 | Arthur Henry Kenney, Martha Kenney - 1822 - 460 էջ
...Mr. Southey, in his life of her son. " Would you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure, take this rule: — Whatever weakens your reason,...sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." The application of this rule, however, has not been always so strictly personal, as charity and prudence... | |
 | 1824 - 920 էջ
...Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures vour sense of Goo, or takes off the relish of spiritual things ; in short,...sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself. And so on the contrary. " It a stupid to say that nothing is an affliction to a good man. Nor do I... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1822 - 544 էջ
...lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure, — take " this rule ; — whatever weakens your reason, im" pairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures " your sense of God, or takes off the relish of spiri" tual things ; — in short, — whatever, increases the " strength and authority of your body... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1822 - 546 էջ
...lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure, — take " this rule ; — whatever weakens your reason, im" pairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures " your sense of God, or takes off the relish of spiri•" tual things; — in short, — whatever, increases the " strength and authority of your body... | |
 | Adam Clarke - 1824 - 466 էջ
...you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure; of the innocence or malignity of actions ; Take this rule, — Whatever weakens your reason,...sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself. And so on die contrary. " 'T is stupid to say nothing is an affliction to a good man. That is an affliction... | |
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Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the relish of spiritual things; in short, whatever increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind; that thing is sin to... 
