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Ch. 9 Paul’s Doctrines

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Causes of Paul’s Asceticism

§. 2. Sacrifices necessary

The gratification produced by the satisfaction of the appetites of hunger and / or / thirst could not be given up. Unsanctioned / unaccompanied / by the matrimonial contract the gratification attendant on the satisfaction of the sexual appetite was not alike incapable of being given up. By the audacity of Paul the surrender of it was called for accordingly. This paragraph may be meant to be just notes.

But was this sufficient?―No: to the violence / ardour / of his ambition to the vigilance of his jealousy even this was not sufficient. The peace of the marriage bad was to be disturbed: and lest they should not think enough of Paul / their thoughts should not be fixed on him with a sufficiently exclusive steadiness the added pain[?] / advice was given / to abstain as much as might be from looking each to the other for a source of comfort and enjoyment. Bentham footnote at this point: ‘I. Cor. V. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.’

Sic utere tuo ut alienum no lædas. Marginal note at this point: ‘So use that which is your own as not to hurt that which is another’s―so use your own faculties as not to hurt the feelings of other men.’ Duty observed this rule answers / would answer / the purpose of human comfort this rule would answer / answers / the purpose of human society / security /. Unhappily for mankind the private purposes of this Paul could not as it seemed to him be answered by it.