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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XI:
The Works of John Cassian.: Chapter XXI. A question whether the relaxation of the fast is not prejudicial to the chastity of the body.

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Chapter XXI.

A question whether the relaxation of the fast is not prejudicial to the chastity of the body.

Germanus: Can the flesh, attracted by the unwonted luxuries of so long a festival fail to produce something thorny from the incentives to sin although they have been cut down? or can the soul weighed down by the consumption of unaccustomed feasts fail to mitigate the rigour of its rule over its servant the body, especially when in our case our mature age can excite our subject members to a speedy revolt, if we venture to take our usual food in larger quantities, or unaccustomed food more freely than usual?


Next: Chapter XXII. The answer on the way to keep control over abstinence.

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