Onania: or the Heinous Sin of Self-Pollution, a pamphlet written by Reformed Protestant Dutch theologian Dr. Balthazar Bekker (1634-1698) and first distributed in London in 1716. It utilized the first known use of the term “Onanism” (specifically referring to masturbation) and was a huge success with “over 60 editions published” and translations into several languages [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license]
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