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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... "
James and Lucretia Mott: Life and Letters - Page 70
edited by - 1884 - 566 pages
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The life of the rev. John Wesley, M.A. to which is prefixed, some ..., Volume 1

John Whitehead - 1805 - 510 pages
...lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure ? of the innocence or malignity of actions ? Take this rule : — Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness...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...
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Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle, Volume 27

1849 - 748 pages
...UNLAWFUL FOR ME TO DO?" WOULD you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure, take this rule : whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness...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 case of doubt, choose...
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The Life of Wesley: And the Rise and Progress of Methodism, Volume 1

Robert Southey - 1820 - 560 pages
..." Would you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure," she said, " take this rule : — whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness...sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." Well might Wesley consult upon such questions a mother who was capable of reasoning and writing thus....
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The Life of Wesley: And the Rise and Progress of Methodism, Volume 1

Robert Southey - 1820 - 562 pages
..." Would you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure," she said, " take this rule : — whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness...sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." Well might Wesley consult upon such questions a mother who was capable of reasoning and writing thus....
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The Life of Wesley: And the Rise and Progress of Methodism, Volumes 1-2

Robert Southey - 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,...sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." Well might Wesley consult upon such questions a mother who was capable of reasoning and writing thus....
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The Life of Wesley: And the Rise and Progress of Methodism, Volumes 1-2

Robert Southey - 1820 - 856 pages
...of pleasure," she said, " take this rule: — whatever weakens yourrea6on,impairsthetendernessofyour conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off...sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." Well might Wesley consult upon such questions a mother who was capable of reasoning and writing thus....
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The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new series of ..., Volume 7

1820 - 596 pages
..." Would you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure," said she, " take this rule : — whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness...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....
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 86

1820 - 606 pages
...: " 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...
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Historical Memoirs Respecting the English, Irish, and Scottish ..., Volume 4

Charles Butler - 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...
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Letters on Prejudice

Arthur Henry Kenney, Martha Kenney - 1822 - 460 pages
...life of her son. " Would you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure, take this rule: — Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness...sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." The application of this rule, however, has not been always so strictly personal, as charity and prudence...
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