 | John Whitehead - 1805 - 510 pages
...texts of Scripture. Would you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure ? of the innocence or malignity of actions ? Take this rule : — Whatever...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... | |
 | Missions - 1849 - 748 pages
...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...increases the 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... | |
 | Robert Southey - Clergy - 1820 - 560 pages
...of life with thorns. " Would you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure," she said, " take this rule : — whatever weakens your reason,...increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind, that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." Well might Wesley consult... | |
 | Robert Southey - Clergy - 1820 - 562 pages
...of life with thorns. " Would you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure," she said, " take this rule : — whatever weakens your reason,...increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind, that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." Well might Wesley consult... | |
 | Robert Southey - Methodism - 1820 - 516 pages
...of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure," she said, " take this rule : — whatever weaken» your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience,...increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind, that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." Well might Wesley consult... | |
 | Robert Southey - Methodism - 1820 - 856 pages
...of pleasure," she said, " take this rule: — whatever weakens yourrea6on,impairsthetendernessofyour conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off...increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind, that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." Well might Wesley consult... | |
 | 1820 - 596 pages
...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.... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 606 pages
...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 - Church and state - 1821 - 636 pages
...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 - Prejudices - 1822 - 460 pages
...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,...increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind ; — that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." The application of... | |
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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... 
