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Title: [1818 Jan y 7 Not Paul 87]

Description: 1818 Jan y 7

Not Paul

87

III. Doctrine

Ch Asceticism

7

§ Other checks

6 Suicide

The mechanic / labourer / or manufacturer who for little wages engages in an

occupation under which it is known that no life ever lasted beyond a certain small

number of years is he a suicide?

If among all these men there be not so much as one suicide, surely there are some

who bear to that sort of name[?] no slight resemblance whose case compared with his

is at / which if measured with his will be seen to be at / no great distance.

If the sin of the suicide be as some will have it, be as not admitting of / being

the last / repentance the most sinful of all sins, at any rate / surely / the case of

these other men can not in any instance be wholly guiltless:―quære in each case the

place of it in the scale of sinfulness.

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Title: [1818 Jan y 7 Not Paul 85]

Description: 1818 Jan y 7

Not Paul

85

III Doctrine

Asceticism

6

§ other checks

Suicide

Grant to the ascetic that he who committ[s] suicide commits a sin: behold the

perplexity that awaits him: behold a problem that he will as soon kill himself as

solve. For a man to offer himself to death is if the death be certain to committ an

act of suicide. Agreed. But between certainty at the top of the scale and

impossibility at the bottom, the number of degrees is infinite.

At the top of the scale stands suicide beyond dispute. Proceeding downwards in the

scale let him take pen in hand and point to the degree at which suicide ends. The man

who for the instrument of relief / release / employs a loaded pistol, is he a

suicide? No Not he: although death ensues: for many have been the instances in which

the pistol having with this intent been discharged death has not been the consequence

/ failed in his obedience to the call / in which death though thus called has failed

in his obedience.

The officer who tends[?] the forlorn hope in the mounting of a breach―the soldier

who remains till he has been shot dead in a post known to be untenable in which he

has been left that the main body may have time to retreat―is he a suicide[?] The

medical practitioner whose practice is put an end to by death while he is warring

against the plague is he a suicide? the trader who while in pursuit of affluence is

overtaken by death in a pestilential climate is he a suicide?

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Title: [[Front page of full-folio wrapper, very torn]

Description: [Front page of full-folio wrapper, very torn and damaged]

Packet IV.

1817.

Not Paul.

III. Doctrine.

Asceticism for Vol. III

to be published not till

afterwards.

[Before folio 215]

Not Paul Part III Doctrine 1 Asceticism

Ch. 1. Paul’s false Doctrines: viz. 1. Injunction of Ascetic practices - Asceticism -

its mischievousness - its want of sanction from the principles or practice of Jesus.

Positions to be proved.

[Around folios 215 to 224]

Not Paul III. Doctrine Asceticism

Ch. 1. Principle of Utility - its dictates in relation to pleasure

§. 1. Principle of Utility what - its relation to pleasure and pain

§. 2. Senses - their double function

§. 3. Principle of Utility - its dictates in relation to pleasure.

[Around folios 225 to 226]

Not Paul

III. Doctrine Asceticism

Ch. 2 Utility

§. 2. Senses - their double function.

[Around folios 227 to 233]

Not Paul III. Doctrine Asceticism

Ch. 2 Utility.

§ 3 Utility - its dictates in relation to pleasure

[Around folios 234 to 238]

Ch 2 Asceticism. what -

§. 1. Asceticism - what - asceticism restrictive and afflictive - its relation to

Happiness, Pleasure and Pain

[Before folio 239]

III Doctrine.

Ch. 3 Asceticism continued 2 o

War made by Asceticism against the eccentric pleasures of the bed - its groundlessness -

its causes - its inconsistencies

§. 1 its groundlessness considered in a general view

§. 2. its causes

§. 3. Groundless charges employed: 1. supposed injury to population

§. 4. — 2. Imaginary deterioration of the lot of the female sex.

§. 5 — 3. Imaginary injury to personal security - Blackstone examined

§. 6. Inconsistencies in the war thus made

§. 7. Causes of the peculiar asperity of the vituperation lavished upon this mode.

[Around folios 239 to 245]

III Doctrine

Ch. Asceticism

§. 2. Pursuit of pleasure - limits set to it by Virtue

Asceticism is Vice.

[Around folios 246 to 257]

Not Paul III. Doctrine Asceticism

Ch. 3. Asceticism - its mischievousness and absurdity false arguments in support of it.

§. 1. Asceticism what - restrictive and positive - its relation to Happiness, pleasure

and pain

§. 2. Pursuit of pleasure - Limits set to it by Virtue i.e. by Self-regarding Prudence,

and effective Benevolence - Asceticism is Vice

§. 3. Happiness and Virtue how injured by Asceticism in an indirect way.

Genuine and useful obligations elbowed out by spurious and mischievous ones

§. 4. Inconsistency inseparable from Asceticism

§. 5. Preaching in support of Asceticism mischievous

§. 6 Pretences employed by Asceticism for the interdiction of pleasure

[Around folios 246 to 247]

III. Doctrine.

Ch. 2 Asceticism

§ 3 Happiness and Virtue, how injured /diminished/ by Asceticism in an indirect way -

Genuine and useful obligations elbowed out by mischievous and spurious ones.

[Around folios 248 to 253]

Not Paul III. Doctrine - Asceticism

Ch

§. 4 Inconsistency inseparable from /essential to/ Asceticism.

[Around folios 254 to 257]

III Doctrine Asceticism

Ch. 2

§. 5.[?] Preaching in support of Asceticism - its mischievousness.

[Around folios 258 to 265b]

III. Doctrine

Ch 2 Asceticism.

§. 6. Pretences employed by Asceticism for the interdiction of pleasure

[Around folios 266 to 269]

III. Doctrine.

Ch. 2 Asceticism continued 1 o

§ War made by Asceticism against the pleasures of sense in general - its groundlessness.

[Around folios 270 to 272]

III. Doctrine

Ch Asceticism continued

War made by Asceticism upon the eccentric pleasures of the bed - its groundlessness -

its causes - its inconsistencies.

§. 1. - its groundlessness

[Before folio 273 (single sheet, unfolded)]

III. Doctrine

Ch. Asceticism continued 2 o

§. 1. War made by Asceticism against the eccentric pleasures of the bed - its causes -

[Around folios 314 to 322]

III. Doctrine.

Ch. 4. Asceticism continued 3 o

Evils produced by the pleasures of the bed in this ordinary mode

Remedies to them interdicted by Asceticism.

§. 1. Idem

[Around folios 323 to 335]

III. Doctrine

Ch. 5. Asceticism continued - Suicide, the all-comprehensive remedy against all evils -

Groundlessness of the interdiction put upon it by Asceticism.

[Around folios 339 to 340]

Sex.

Ch. 12.

Aspect of Jesus towards the irregularities of the sexual appetite.

[Around folios 341 to 347]

Ch. 7. or 1. II Doctrine

In Jesus no Asceticism

§. 1. Negative proof. No ascetic doctrine ascribed in any one of the Gospels to Jesus -

Paul the only authority referred to for any such doctrines. Witness Bishop Gastrel in

his Institutes

[Around folios 348 to 352]

III. Doctrine Part II

Ch 8 or 2

Asceticism

Proof positive from discourse continued.

§.§. 1 Fasts scorned. Occasion hence taken to declare the utter abolition of the Mosaic

Law.

[Around folios 362 to 367]

III Doctrine

Ch.

Asceticism

Proof positive from discourse

§§ 2 1. Asceticism in regard to the pleasure of the table condemned - Occasion hence

taken to declare the utter abolition of the Mosaic Law

[Around folios 368 to 370]

Ch. 8. or 2

II. Doctrine

In Jesus no Asceticism.

Positive proof from discourse

§. 3. Sabbath scorned.

[Before folio 371]

III. Doctrine

Ch. 8. or 2. Part II In Jesus no Asceticism

§. 1. The Mosaic law including all its asceticism, abrogated on the occasion of the

condemnation passed in Pharisean[?] fasts

§. 2. Condemnation passed on the Mosaic asceticism in regard to Meats the pleasures of

the Table.

§. 3. Condemnation passed on Mosaic Asceticism in regard to the Sabbath

§. 4. Perfume accepted

§. 5. Condemnation passed on Mosaic asceticism in regard to pleasures of the bed 1. by

Liberation of the adulteress

§. 6. — 2. Samaritan women cohabiting without marriage are improved

§. 7. — 3. Harlots declared to go to heaven before Pharisees.

[Around folio 371]

Ch. 8 or 2

III Doctrine

In Jesus no Asceticism

Positive proof from discourse

§. 4 Pretious perfume accepted and approved.

[Around folios 372a to 380]

Ch 8. or 2.

II Doctrine

In Jesus no Asceticism.

§. 5. Positive proof from discourse continued

3 Liberation of the adulteress

[Around folios 381 to 383]

III. Doctrine

Ch. 8. or 2.

Asceticism

Proof positive from discourse

§. 7. 3. Harlots declared to go to heaven before Pharisees

[Around folios 384 to 390]

Ch. 9. or 3

III Doctrine

Ch. In Jesus no Asceticism

Presumptive proof from his practice

§. 1. 1. Introduction

[Around folios 391 to 394]

Ch. 9 or 3 II. Doctrine Part II

In Jesus no Asceticism

III Presumptive proof from practice

§. 2. Intercourse with Mary Magdalene and other females.

[Around folios 395 to 410]

III Doctrine Part II

In Jesus no Asceticism

Ch. 9. or 3

Presumptive proof from his practice

§. 1. Introduction

§. 2 Intercourse with Mary Magdalene and other females

Paul’s notice of it

§. 3 Mary Magdalene - No warrant for supposing her a Prostitute.

§. 4 Origin of the supposition of her being a prostitute

[Around folios 395 to 410]

Ch.

II. Doctrine Part II

In Jesus no Asceticism

*5 III. Presumptive proof from practice

§ 3 Mary Magdalene no prostitute

 Post off to Appendix or Omitt?

[Before folio 411]

III Doctrine Part II

Ch. 10 or 4

In Jesus no Asceticism

Eccentric pleasures of the bed - the condemnation passed on those forms not any part of

the religion of Jesus

§. 1. In the allusion made by Jesus to the destruction of the ill-famed cities no

condemnation of the eccentric pleasures of the bed are contained

§. 2. The propensity to the eccentric pleasures of the bed, when reaped by consent, was

not the reported cause of the destruction of the ill-famed cities.

§. 3. With the exception of Paul in no Epistles of the Apostles is this or any other

ascetic condemnation contained.

[Around folios 431 to 433]

Ch. 10 or 4

III. Doctrine

Asceticism

§. 2 The propensity to the eccentric pleasures of the bed when reaped by consent, not

the reported cause of the consumption of the ill-famed cities

[Around folios 434 to 443]

III. Doctrine

Ch. 10 or 4

In Jesus no Asceticism.

§. 3. In the Epistles of the other Apostles no ascetic condemnation or precepts are

contained.

[Around folios 444 to 453]

III. Doctrine

Ch. 10. or 4

In Jesus no Asceticism

§. 1 By /In/ the allusions made by Jesus to the destruction of the consumed cities no

condemnation of the eccentric pleasures of the bed is contained

[Around folios 444 to 453]

Ch. 11 or 5 III. Doctrine

Ch

Asceticism

Condemnation passed in the Mosaic law on the eccentric pleasures of the bed - it had its

source in an illusion of the fancy.

[Before folio 454]

III. Doctrine

Part II

Ch. 12 or 6.

In Jesus no Asceticism

Irr.

Ch 12 or 6. Disregard shewn to the Mosaic prohibitions against the eccentric pleasures

of the bed.

§. 1. Story of the Young Levite and his Concubine, Judges XIX.

§. 2. Story of Jonathan and David.

§. 3. Houses of resort for this purpose protected under the Kings.

§. 4? In the discourses of the Prophets no condemnation of these pleasures is contained.

 To be inserted here or by itself?

[Around folios 454 to 456]

III. Doctrine Part II

Ch. 12 or 6

In Jesus no Asceticism Irr.

Ch. 7. Disregard shewn to Mosaic prohibitions against the eccentric pleasures of the bed

demonstrated /continued/

§ L[?] 1. Story of the Young Levite and his Concubine

[verso]

III Doctrine

Ch.

Asceticism

Proof positive continued -

Moses repealed

[Around folios 457 to 461]

Ch. 12 or 6

III. Doctrine Part II

Irr.

In Jesus no Asceticism

§. Disregard shewn to the Mosaic prohibitions against the eccentric pleasures of the

bed.

§.§. 2 2. Story of Jonathan and David.

[Around folios 462 to 463]

Ch. 12 or 6

III. Doctrine Part II

In Jesus no Asceticism

§. Disregard shewn to the Mosaic prohibitions against the eccentric pleasures of the bed

continued.

§.§. 3. 3. Houses of resort for this purpose protected under the Kings.

[Around folios 464 to 482]

III. Doctrine Part II

Ch. 12 or 6.

In Jesus no Asceticism

§. Disregard shewn to the Mosaic prohibitions against the eccentric pleasures of the bed

continued

§ 4 In the discourses of the Prophets no condemnation of the propensity in question is

contained.

 Insert in the body or post off to the Appendix

[Around folios 475 to 482]

Ch. 13 or 7

III Doctrine

In Jesus no Asceticism

The eccentric pleasures of the bed whether partaken of by Jesus?

§. 1. 1. Introduction

[Before folio 485]

Ch. 13 or 7.

III Doctrine Part II

In Jesus no Asceticism

The eccentric pleasures of the bed whether partaken of by Jesus.

2. Intercourse with the Apostle John.

[Around folios 487 to 499]

Ch 14 or 8

III. Doctrine Part II

In Jesus no Asceticism

The eccentric pleasures of the bed whether partaken of by Jesus.

§. 3. Intercourse with the stripling in the loose attire

[Before folio 500]

III. Doctrine

Ch. 14 or 8.

In Jesus no Asceticism

Irreg.

§. 4. Jesus and Socrates compared in this respect

[Around folios 503 to 507]

III. Doctrine

Ch. 14 or 8.

Asceticism

§ 1. How asceticism not being part of the religion of Jesus came to be received as such.

 This after the Chapter on Paul’s motives for introducing

Asceticism.

§. 2 ( To be written Jan. y 24. 1818. Non-Ascetic Sects extinguished

by the Ascetic.

[Before folio 502]

Ch. 13 or 7.

III. Doctrine Part II

In Jesus no Asceticism

The eccentric pleasures of the bed whether partaken of by Jesus.

§. 1. Introduction

§. 2. Intercourse of Jesus with the Apostle John ‘whom Jesus loved’.

§. 3. Intercourse of Jesus with the stripling in the loose attire.

§. 4. Jesus and Socrates compared in this respect.

[verso]

Jug. True.

1. Pr.

Ch.

[verso again]

Ch. 7.

v. Paul’s Miracles.

[Around folios 508 to 519]

Not Paul. III Doctrine.

Ch. 15. Relation of Paul’s Doctrines, Practice, and Motives to Asceticism

§. 1. Paul’s Motives for the application of asceticism to the pleasures of the bed.

[After folio 523]

Not Paul

III. Doctrine

Asceticism

Ch. 15 Relation of Paul’s Doctrines, Practice, and Motives, to Asceticism

§. 2. Paul’s Motives for not including the pleasures of the table in his condemnation of

the pleasures of the bed

§ 3 Paul’s condemnation of the eccentric pleasures of the bed

§ 4 Paul’s practice in relation to the pleasures of the bed.

[After folio 523]

Ch

III Doctrine

Ch. Relation of Paul &c to Asceticism

§. 1 Paul’s Motives for not including the pleasures of the table in his condemnation of

the pleasures of the bed.

[Back page of full-folio wrapper]

1817.

Bit Oayk,

IIII. Doctrine.

Asceticism.