1818 Jany 11

Contents for Vol. III. 12mo

Vol. III. Doctrine Part I

Part I Asceticism

considered in itself repugnancy to Happiness and Virtue

Ch. 1.

Asceticism what — mimical to Happiness and Virtue. its Mischiefs Mischievous effects produced by it.

§. 1. Asceticism what —its opposition to Utility— their relation to Happiness, pleasure and pain.

§. 2. Pursuit of pleasure. Limits set to it by Virtue— Asceticism is Vice.

§. 3. Pretence employed by Asceticism.

Ch. 2

Asceticism continued.

War made by Asceticism against the pleasures of sense — its groundlessness.

Ch. 3.

Asceticism continued. War made by Asceticism against the eccentric pleasures of the bed —its groundlessness causes and 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.

§. 6. Inconsistencies in the war thus made.

§. 7. of Peculiar asperity of the vituperation lavished upon this mode these modes — its causes

Ch. 4

Asceticism continued.

Evils produced by the pleasures of the bed in the ordinary mode — Remedies to those interdicted by Asceticism.

§. 1. 1. Intercourse without cohabitation 2 Cohabitation without marriage. 3. Marriage polygamous on both sides 4. Intercourse with precautions. 5. Voluntary Abortion.

§. 2. Power of breeding up or not during early infancy.—

§. 3. 6 Divorce by consent.

Ch. 5

Asceticism continued. Suicide, the all comprehensive remedy against all evils — Groundlessness of the interdiction put upon it by Asceticism.

Ch. 6

Asceticism continued. Happiness and Virtue, how diminished by Asceticism in an indirect way — Useful and genuine obligations elbowed out by spurious ones.

Ch. 14 or 8.

How asceticism, not being part of the religion of Jesus came to be received as such non-Ascetic sects extinguished by the Ascetic.

§. 1. How Asceticism —&c.

§. 2. Non-Ascetic &c.

Part II.

Asceticism is formsno part of the religion of Jesus.

Ch. 7 or 1

Asceticism as above uniformly discountenanced nowhere countenanced by Jesus.

§. 1. Negative proof — For the condemnation passed on Asceticism no warrant can be found in the Gospels.

Proof Bishop Gastrell’s Institute.

Ch. 8 or 2

§. 1. Positive proof from the discourses of Jesus

1. Eating and drinking with sinners justified.

Things entering the body defile not Mosaic law

2. Fasts scorned then Mosaic law abolished.

3. Sabbath scorned.

4. Perfume accepted.

5 Samaritan woman cohabiting without marriage unreproved.

6. Adultery tolerated.

7 Harlots declared to go to heaven before Pharisees.

Ch. 9 or 3

3. Presumptive proof from his practice, the practice of Jesus.

§. 1. Introduction.

§. 2. Intercourse with Mary Magdalene and other females. Paul’s notion respecting it. explanation of it

§. 3. Mary Magdalene — no warrant for sup posing her a prostitute.

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

Asceticism is formsno part of the religion of Jesus.

Ch. 10 or 4. The condemnation passed upon these 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 is contained.

§. 2. The propensity to the eccentric pleasure of the bed, when reaped by consent is not the reported cause of the destruction of the ill famed cities.

Ch. 11 or 5.

Condemnation passed on the eccentric pleasures of the bed in the Mosaic law — it had its source in an illusion of the fancy.

Ch. 12. or 6

Disregard Little regard shewn to the Mosaic prohibitions of 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 theses pleasures is contained.

Ch. 13 or 7.

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

§. 1. Introduction.

§. 2. Intercourse of Jesus with the Apostle John

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

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