 | William Paley - 1788 - 584 էջ
...to endeavour to keep all fuch expectations out of fight, in their reafonings concerning human duty. The method of coming at the will of God concerning...is to inquire into " the tendency of the action to pro" mote or diminifh the general happinefs.'' This rule proceeds upon the prefumption, that God Almighty... | |
 | William Paley - 1793 - 430 էջ
...conclufion being once eftablifhed, we are at liberty to go on with the rule built upon it, namely, " that the method of coming at the " will of God, concerning...by the *' light of nature, is to inquire into the ten" dency of that action to promote or diminifh " the general happinefs." CHAP. VI. UTILITY. O then... | |
 | William Paley - 1801 - 508 էջ
...to endeavour to keep all fuch expectations out of light in their reafonings concerning human duty. The method of coming at the will of God concerning any action, by the light of nature, is to inquire in* to " the tendency of the action to promote or diminifl1 the general happinefs." This rule proceeds... | |
 | William Paley - 1806 - 502 էջ
...conclusion being once established, we are at liberty to go on with the rule built upon it, namely, " that the method of coming at the will of God, concerning...light of nature, is to inquire into the tendency of that action to promote or diminish the general happiness," CHAPTER VI. UTILITY. But to all this there... | |
 | Thomas Robert Malthus - 1806 - 578 էջ
...According to the genuine principles of moral fcience, " The method of coming at " the will of God from the light of nature, is to " inquire into the tendency of the action to " promote or ditninifh the general happinefs3." There are perhaps few actions that tend fo dire$ly to diminifh the... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 540 էջ
...conclusion being once established, we are at liberty to go on with the rule built upon it, namely, " that the method of coming at the will of God, concerning...light of nature, is to inquire into the tendency of that action to promote or diminish the general happiness." CHAPTER VI. UTILITY. ,, Oo then actions... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 412 էջ
...with the rule built upon it, namely, " that the method " of coming at the will of God, concern" ing any action, by the light of nature, " is to inquire into the tendency of that " action to promote or diminish the gene" ral happiness." CHAPTER VI. UTILITY,. $o then actions... | |
 | John Weyland - 1816 - 538 էջ
...that, according to the genuine principles of moral science, "the method of coming at the will of God by the light of nature is, to inquire into the tendency of an action to promote or diminish the general happiness." Indeed this passage should never have been... | |
 | John Weyland - 1816 - 556 էջ
...that, according to the genuine principles of moral science, "the method of coming at the will of God by the light of nature is, to inquire into the tendency of an action to promote or diminish the general happiness." Indeed this passage should never have been... | |
 | Thomas Robert Malthus - 1817 - 516 էջ
...According to the genuine principles of moral science, " The method of coming at " the will of God from the light of nature " is, to inquire into the tendency...action to promote or diminish the general " happiness V There are perhaps few actions that tend so directly to diminish the general happiness, as to marry... | |
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... the method of coming at the will of God, concerning any action by the light of nature, is to inquire into the tendency of that action to promote or diminish the general happiness. 
