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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.

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1817.

Bit Oayk,

IIII. Doctrine.

Asceticism.

JB_139_001.xml

Title: [22 Sept. 1813 Not Paul but Jesus Not]

Description: 22 Sept. 1813 Not Paul but Jesus

Not Paul but Jesus

or Considerations Shewing tending to shew that the doctrines Paul is of Paul constitute improperly stiled numbered among an Apostle no part no proper part of the religion of Jesus; /of Jesus that his doctrines […?]/ but form are a spurious and incongruous addition to it, not warranted by unconformable adverse to the spirit of it, and obstructive of its reception acceptance on the part of thinking minds.

Shewing that Paul was no Apostle of Jesus: that Paul’s doctrines are no part of the religion of Jesus: that they are unwarranted by it unconformable to it, and obstructive to its acceptance on the part of thinking minds.

Part I

I. Repugnancy to Jesus

II. Conversion Impostures

III. Hostility to Apostles

IV. Motives self-regarding

V. Miracles, none.

VI. Obscurity and Nonsense

Counter proofslb/>

VII. Jesus justified.

Part II

1. Asceticism - its mischievousness

2. By Jesus no countenance given to asceticism by his doctrinea

a First prove this position in very general and innoxious terms. Then come to the proof of the innocence of all innoxious pleasures . Then proof that he did right in not interdicting them. Then lastly come to the particulars of his doctrine and life.

3. nor by his practice

Introduction

Ch. 1. Uses of this enquiry

Ch. 1.

Impropriety of the practice of practicing placing doctrines delivered by other hands persons on a footing level with those delivered by Jesus. Universality of the practice.

Ch. 1 The evidence in favour of the divine mission of Paul - its weakness in comparison of the divine mission of Jesus.

Ch. 1 The evidence - its weakness in the case of Paul, compared with the case of Jesus

Paul

Ch. 2. Discrepancy of the doctrines of Paul on the subject of asceticism with the doctrines and practice of Jesus

Ch. 2. Asceticism preached by Paul and neither preached nor practiced by Jesus

Ch. 3. Abstruse and Incomprehensible Theology preached by Paul and not by without authority from Jesus

Ch. 4. Doctrine subversive of the first principles of morals and legislation, taught by Paul without authority from Jesus. Faith. Atonement. Atoning works of repentance.

Ch. 5. Lyttleton on the conversion of St Paul examined

Ch. 6. Paley’s Horæ Paulinæ examined.

Heads of Argument proposed 7 Jany 1816

I. Repugnancy to Jesus

1)The doctrine of Paul a great part are have no without authority or foundation in any doctrine of Jesus: viz. 1 the speculative doctrines by Calvinists called in the way of preeminence the five points

2

2. the inculcation of Asceticism.

3

II. Impostures

No sufficient reason exists for believing that Paul had any such divine commission as he pretended to, or any commission from God. This stems from the alledged circumstance of his supposed conversion, and the different accounts given of it.

2. His account of the appearance of Jesus after his resurrection different from all other accounts.

Hostility to Apostles.

Saint Paul kept himself all along in a state of real hostility with all the real Apostles, the persons chosen by, and witnesses of the life doctrines and precepts of Jesus.

III. Motives self regard.

5.

In the desire of Reputation, power and opulence may be seen the real inducements by which Paul was led into and kept in the course of life pursued by him.

6

V. Miracles, none.

No sufficient reason appears for supposing that by Paul any real miracle was ever wrought:

1. Of the passages in the Acts from whence an assurance to on the affirmation might be obtained, no such inference need be deduced.

7

1 and 2. By Paul himself no specific pretension to the having performed any individual miracle is any where advanced.

VI. Obscurity and Nonsense

Counter proofs

The emptiness and unmeaningness of Paul’s discourse in a multitude of places, are such as suffice to render untenable the supposition of any special commission or help from an all -wise being.

9

They are such as suffice of themselves to afford a reasonable ground for the suspicion of imposture

VII. Jesus justified

10.

In forbearing to de liver the doctrines de livered by Paul Je sus not de any thing really of the encountered

22 Sept. 1813 Not Paul but Jesus

Introd?

Middleton - service done by him to genuine Christianity by clearing it from the objection opposed by spurious miracles

I

Would Jesus have left his religion so incompleat depending for its completion or about to be on the converted but till then bitter enemy?

Paley’s Horæ Paulinæ to be examined

Shew first the nonsensicalness to prepare readers for bearing to see the intelligible parts questioned.

Give, in notes, a sample of the nonsense in the nonsense chapters exhibiting separately the small quantity of sense in those Chapters: then report the substance of the intelligible Chapters.

On the occasion of the doctrines - state the improbability that Jesus, had he approved of them, should in all the time of his mission

have withholden matters of such importance.

VI.

Debility planted in men’s minds by the obligation of admiring such nonsense

IV

The other Apostles, really Apostles, sent by Jesus. Paul nobody’s Apostle but his own, unless the Holy Ghost.

VI

The state in which over the minds of his addressees, were it shewn by the wildness and nonsensicalness of the language which would be addressed to them with safety and success.

1. The story told by Paul of his conversion would not have a claim to credence, if told by and of a man whose character were totally unknown

2. The confessedly bad character of Paul places him below below that of a man unknown.

Paul to the Romans

Nonsense No of Verses

Ch.1 32

Ch.2 29

Ch.3 31

Ch.4 25

Ch.5 21

Ch. 6 23

Ch. 7 25

Ch. 8 (28 &29 Predestination 34 Christ’s intercession) 39

Ch.9 33

Ch. 10 (Preachers necessary v. 14) 21

Ch. 11. Grace not works V. 5.&6. 36

Ch. 12 The first that has any sense

Heads for the distribution of the matter of Paul’s Epistles

I. Paul’s Motives

1 Contribution-extracting matter

2. Opulence-proving matter

3. Recommendatory matter

II. His Disposition

4. Groundlessly interpretative matter.

5. Self trumpeting matter

III His Doctrine IV

6. Cacodæmonism (1) matter

7. Ascetic matter (2)

8 Terrific matter (3)

9 Deontological matter (4)

IV his Style or say III

10. Figurative matter

2

11. Tautological matter

1

12. Simply nonsensical matters

This should come before the dogmatic matter, to shew how little ground there is for inferences deduced from such trash

3

13 Mutually contradictory matter

I Salvation universal

Paul to Romans

Ch. X v. 9 and for faith If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in thine heart, that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. ib. v. 13. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Rom. Ch XI. v. 29. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

II. All the world employed in a loose sense - Confer Devils offer of all the Kingdom of the Earth.

Romans Ch. X. V. 18 ‘Their sound’ (of the preachers of the Gospel) ‘went into all the Earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.’

Sexuality

To over population regular motives of irregular - ought to be thankful to them for putting up with such : as in a

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Title: [1817 Sept. 8 Not Paul Ch.]

Description: 1817 Sept. 8

Not Paul

Ch. Style Paul’s Nonsense

I. Argument

Ch. Paul’s Style

Samples of Nonsense

I Rom. III. 3. 6. 8: Antithetical Nonsense: about belief and unbelief; truth and lies; unrighteousness and righteousness; evil and good.

Not very strong. Stet.

II Rom III. 21. to 31.

Rambling Nonsense.

Nonsense about righteousness — the law — faith — sin — glory & justification flesh — redemption grace propitiation blood —remission of sins boasting — works — circumcision — uncircumcision — Jews —Gentiles

Not very strong. Stet.

III Rom. V. 1 to 21.

Incoherent Nonsense. Nonsense about Faith peace — grace— hope — glory — tribulation patience, experience hope — sin— death love blood — wrath — enmity — reconciliation — life joy — atonement — law Adam — Moses— offence — free gift condemnation — justification — disobedience— obedience.

IV. Rom. IV 1 to 25 the end.

By faith, Abraham was saved without having been circumcised: therefore so may any body else. This if any, the whole meaning; drowned in a deluge of nonsense.

V. Rom. VI 1 to 23.

Antithetical Nonsense. Nonsense everlastingly repeated, about Death and life— sin baptism — resurrection — crucifixion of our old man —lusts of the body — Sin and grace — righteousness uncleanness iniquity holiness — fruit—freedom from righteousness.

VI. Rom. VII. 1 to 25.

Tautologies Indefatigably repeated nonsense antithetical. Nonsense about the Law—Marriage — adultery — death — body of Christ— resurrection fruit — flesh — motions of sins — members — spirit — letter — lust — commandment —concupiscence —holy, just and good commandments — spirituality — carnality: concluding with a sad paraphrase of Video meliora proboque, Deteriora sequor.

VII. Rom. VIII. 1 to 18

Unmercifully repeated antithetical Nonsense. Nonsense about flesh and spirit — law and sin— —life — and death —peace and enmity —bondage and adoption — kinship glorification —suffering and glory.

VIII. Rom. VIII. 19 to 27

Nonsense about the Creature. Bondage of corruption and glorious liberty— first fruits of the Spirit — groaning adoption — redemption hope patience. The Spirit —infirmities — prayer— mind of the spirit making intercession for Saints according to God.

IX.

Post off to Doctrine

Rom. VIII. 28 to 34.

Nonsense about Calling, foreknowledge — predestination— the first born justification— glorification election, delivering up of God’s own son.

Add. Eph. I 9 to 14.

X. Rom. VIII. 34 to 39.

Nonsense about love of God and love of Christ Jesus— —condemnation death —resurrection — intercession tribulation distress persecution —famine — nakedness peril sword angels principalities — powers things present— things to come — height, depth, and any other creature.

Motto from Paul

I Cor. XIV. 9.

‘So likewise you, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood ( Marg sig nificant) how shall it be known what is spoken? For ye shall speak in the air.

Miracles &c

I Cor. XII. 28.

And God hath set some in the Church first apostles, then secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, the gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongue.

Revelation.

I. Cor. XIV. 26.

How is it then brethren? When ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done to edifying.

Power exercised.

I. Cor XIV 37. Domineeringness exemplified.