...Would you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure," said Wesley's mother to her son, " take this rule : Whatever weakens your reason, impairs...authority of your body over your mind, that thing is sin in you, however innocent it may be in itself." It has been said that professors of religion seem to...

...the lawfolnej? of every worldly pleasure, take this rule, whatever weakens your reason, impairs Uic tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense...of spiritual things, in short, whatever increases tlie strength and authority of your body over your mind, that thing is sin to you however innocent...

...sobered hearts they left behind. CHAPTER A VEXED QUESTION AGITATES THE FAMILY. *' Whatever weakens yonr reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off your relish for spiritual things ; in short, whatever increases the strength and authority of the body...

...making eome cautionary remarks on one of her son's favourite authors, Kempie, — "an honest weak man,") "whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness...your body over your mind ; that thing is sin to you, howevtr innocent it may be in itself." This firm and vigorous subjection of all things to the promotion...

...his sensible and religious parents. His mother wrote to him thus, respecting the use of pleasure : " Take this rule : whatever weakens your reason, impairs...sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." After reading Taylor's excellent work on " Holy Living and Dying," " Instantly," he says, " I resolved...

...you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure; of the innocence or malignity of actions 1 Take this rule : Whatever weakens your reason impairs...sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." With such admirable general principles to guide her conduct, Mrs Wesley would not allow games of chance...

...Christian life. We point to the following principles laid down to Wesley by his mother as a safe guide : " Whatever •weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness...sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." H. " LET us pull down the Stage," say some. Would that it were possible to pull it down ; or rather,...

...you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure ; of the innocence or malignity of actions ? take this rule : Whatever weakens your reason, impairs...spiritual things ; in short, whatever increases the authority of your body over your mind, that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself."...

...lend their charms to guilt. — Ibid. Would you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure ? take this rule : Whatever weakens your reason, impairs...of your body over your mind; that thing is sin to yon, however innocent it may be in itself. — Anon. By a continual series of loose, though apparently...

...both pious and wise, " Would you judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure," she says, " take this rule : whatever weakens your reason, impairs...things — in short, whatever increases the strength or authority of the body over the mind, that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself."...