Onania: or, the heinous sin of self-pollution and all its frightful consequences (in both sexes) considered with spiritual and physical advice to those who have already injured themselves by this abominable practice.

Date:
1756
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Credit: Onania: or, the heinous sin of self-pollution and all its frightful consequences (in both sexes) considered with spiritual and physical advice to those who have already injured themselves by this abominable practice. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAP. £ Concerning the Heinous Sin of SELF- POLLUTION. ELF-POLLUTION is that un^ natural Practice by which Per Tons, of either Sex, may defile their own Bodies without the Afliftance of others, whilft yielding to filthy Imaginations they endeavour to imicate, and pro- cure to themfelves, that Senfation which God has ordered to attend the carnal Commerce of the two Sexes, for the Continuance of our Species. r IT is almoft impoffible to treat of this Subject fo as to be underftood by the meaneft Capacities, without tref- palTmg,at the fameTime, againft the Rulesof Decency, and makingUfe of Words and Expreffions which Mcdefty forbids us to utter. But, as my great Aim is to promote Virtue and Chriftian Virtue, and to difcourage Vice and Uncleannefs, without giving Offence to any, Ifhallchufe rather to be lefs intelligible to fome, and leave feveral Things to the Confideration of my Readers, than by be- ing too plain run the Hazard of raifing, in fome corrupt B Minds,