 | Jonathan Edwards - 1830 - عدد الصفحات: 792
...the principle of Sympathy. Paley, who read Edwards with care, defines Virtue to be " The Doing Goodto mankind in obedience to the Will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness" Cumberland, in his Laws of Nature, justly regards it as consisting in the love of God, and of our jfelloiccreatures;... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1830 - عدد الصفحات: 784
...Sympathy. Paley, who read Edwards with care, defmes Virtue to he " The Doing Good to mankind in ohedience to the Will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness." Cumherland, in his Latvs of Nature, justly regards it as consisting in the love of God, and of our... | |
 | English literature - 1831 - عدد الصفحات: 386
...in civil society ; 2. That vice has no advantage over virtue, even in this world. CHAP. VII. VIRTUE. Virtue is the doing good to mankind, in obedience...of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. In this definition, the 'good of mankind' is the subject ; the ' will of God,' the rule; and ' everlasting... | |
 | William Paley - 1831 - عدد الصفحات: 692
...By the definition of virtue, placed at the beginning of this chapter, it appears, that the good ot mankind is the subject, the will of God the rule, and everlasting happiness the motive and end, of all virtue. Yet, in fact, a man shall perform many an act of virtue, without having either... | |
 | William Paley - 1831 - عدد الصفحات: 624
...advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. „ CHAPTER VII. Virtue. ^ . •>• fmrf for the sake of > everlasting happiness.*) *• A According to whicli definition, "the good of... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 340
...between the practical chapter on Happiness, and the philosophical portion of the chapter on Virtue. "Virtue is the doing good to mankind, in obedience...God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness."* It is not.perhaps very important to observe, that these words, which he offers TLS " a definition,"... | |
 | William Paley - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 532
...SECONDLY, That vice has no advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAPTER VII. VIRTUE is " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake ofever1 rifting happiness." According to which definition, " the good of mankind," is the subject;... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 320
...philosophical portion of the chapter on Virtue. "Virtue is the doing good to mankind, in tfbedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness."* It is not perhaps very important to observe, that these words, which he ofTers as "a definition," ought... | |
 | 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 424
...urged by a violent motive, resulting * Paley, in his Moral Philosophy, Book I. Chap. vii. says : " Virtue is 'the doing good to mankind, in obedience...for the sake of everlasting happiness.' According to this definition, 'the good of mankind ' is the subject ; the ' will of God,' the rule; and ' everlasting... | |
 | John Gorham Palfrey, Francis Jenks - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 422
...is urged by a violent motive, resulting * Paley, in his Moral Philosophy, Book I. Chap. vii. says : "Virtue is ' the doing good to mankind, in obedience...for the sake of everlasting happiness.' According to this definition, 'the good of mankind ' is the subject ; the ' will of God,' the rule; and ' everlasting... | |
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