 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 624 էջ
...SMITH refers it to the principle of sympatlig. Mr. Archdeacon PA LEY defines virtue to be, " the doin? good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness." About fifty years ago, Mr. jAMtsoN, a Scotch clergyman, published a treatise to shew, that the obligation... | |
 | 1804 - 748 էջ
...upon his words the moft favourable fenfe which they will bear. " The Archdeacon having defined virtue to be, " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the fake of everlafting happinefs", proceeds to (how, that " private happiucf«; is our motive to virtue,... | |
 | 1805 - 420 էջ
...in which virtue is defined, as a fundamental principle, " The doing good to mankind, in obedii ence to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness." The two Systems are indeed substantially the same ; and in one respect the original has I think the... | |
 | William Paley - 1806 - 502 էջ
...world's happiness. . 0 CHAPTER VIL VIRTUE. .. VIRTUE is, c « the doing good to. mankmd, irtobe' iKence to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness" According to which definition, ** the good of mankind" is the subject, the " will of God" the rule,... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1807 - 508 էջ
...being." Some, again, place it " in regard to truth ; others in " the moral sense." Some place it in " the imitation of God;" others, " in the love of God and...come as near to the truth as any. See Edwards and jfafneson on Virtue; Grove's and Paley's Moral Phil. ; Cumberland's Law of Nature, cap. 1, § 4 ; Beattie's... | |
 | David Savile - 1807 - 426 էջ
...knowledge, power, and goodness ; ' who is also our Friend and Father.' * 12. DR. PALEY defines virtue, ' doing * good to mankind, in obedience to the ' will of God, and for the sake of everlast1 ing happiness.' ' THE good of mankind is the subject, ' the will of God is the rule, and... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 540 էջ
...advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. 51 CHAPTER VII. VIRTUE. V IRTUE is, " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will...of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness" According to which definition, " the good of mankind" is the subject ; the " will of God" the rule... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 412 էջ
...advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAPTER VII. VIRTUE. VIRTUE is " the doing good to mankind, in " obedience to the will...God, and for the " sake of everlasting happiness" According to which definition, " the good " of mankind" is the subject ; the " will of " God," the... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 788 էջ
...distributed. 2d. Vice has no advantage over virtue with respect to this world's happiness. Virtue " Is the doing good to mankind, in obedience to " the will...God, and for the sake of everlasting " happiness." BIe 7. It may be divided into duties towards God, towards others, and towards ourselves. General observations.... | |
 | Nathanael Emmons - 1813 - 550 էջ
...relating to it has been pretty well agreed upon, and it is generally understood to include thus much: TJie doing good to mankind in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. Obedience to God is the principle, the good of mankind the matter, our own happiness the end, of all... | |
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the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. 
