“And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, ‘Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me.’ But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.”
1 Sam. 31:3-5
“Then Judas, which had betrayed Him, when he saw that he was condemned… cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.”
Mt. 27:3-5
“Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus… Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.”
Acts 1:16-18
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May One Contribute Anything Toward his Death?
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Order of Contents
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Article
1600’s
Turretin, Francis – 17. ‘Are the rights of war and punishment contained under this commandment? Are suicide (autocheiria) and duelling prohibited? The former we deny; the latter we affirm.’ in Institutes of Elenctic Theology, tr. George M. Giger, ed. James Dennison Jr. (1679–1685; P&R, 1994), vol. 2, 11th Topic, pp. 112-20
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Book
1800’s
Miller, Samuel – The Guilt, Folly & Sources of Suicide: Two Discourses (NY: Swords, 1805) 80 pp. no ToC
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Latin Articles
1600’s
Heereboord, Adrian – 35. ‘On Suicide & Duelling’ in Philosophical Outlines [Meletemata], in which Most Things in Metaphysics are Ventilated, the Whole of Ethics… 2nd ed. (Leiden, 1659), Ethical Exercises, pp. 137-42
Voet, Gisbert – Select Theological Disputations (Utrecht, 1667), vol. 4
21. ‘On Murder & Hurting of Oneself, even of Voluntary Flagellation’ 244
. Appendix 1: Problems 270
. Appendix 2: ‘On the Burning of One’s Own Ship’ 281-92
50. ‘A Syllabus of Questions on the Decalogue’, ‘On the 6th Commandment’
‘On harming and mutilation of oneself or others’ 799
‘On suicide’ 799
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