Essays on the Principles of Morality: And on the Private and Political Rights and Obligations of MankindHarper & brothers, 1834 - 432 страници |
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... evil . If right and wrong are terms denoting what actions are in themselves , then whatever they are they are such , not by will , or decree , or power , but by nature and necessity . In the demonstra- tive sciences , whatever a ...
... evil . If right and wrong are terms denoting what actions are in themselves , then whatever they are they are such , not by will , or decree , or power , but by nature and necessity . In the demonstra- tive sciences , whatever a ...
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... evil consist in a conformity or disagreement with truth— “ in treating every thing as being what it is . " But then he says , that to act by this rule " must be agreeable to the will of God , and if so , the contrary must be ...
... evil consist in a conformity or disagreement with truth— “ in treating every thing as being what it is . " But then he says , that to act by this rule " must be agreeable to the will of God , and if so , the contrary must be ...
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... evil . Nor let it be less remembered , with re- spect to those who desire to do good , but have not the power , that their virtue is not diminished by their want of ability . I ought perhaps to be as grateful to the man who feelingly ...
... evil . Nor let it be less remembered , with re- spect to those who desire to do good , but have not the power , that their virtue is not diminished by their want of ability . I ought perhaps to be as grateful to the man who feelingly ...
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... evil and all the pain in the world , are parts of a great system of benevolence . " The moral and physical evil observable in the sys- tem , according to men's limited views of it , are necessary parts of the great plan ; all tending ...
... evil and all the pain in the world , are parts of a great system of benevolence . " The moral and physical evil observable in the sys- tem , according to men's limited views of it , are necessary parts of the great plan ; all tending ...
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... evil , the suffering , or the misery , would be to have diminished the sum of felicity - and that men could not have been better or more at ease than they are , without making them on the whole more vicious or unhappy ! These things are ...
... evil , the suffering , or the misery , would be to have diminished the sum of felicity - and that men could not have been better or more at ease than they are , without making them on the whole more vicious or unhappy ! These things are ...
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Страница 144 - Lord thine oaths, but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne; nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Страница 90 - Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17. Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ 18.
Страница 123 - And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned...
Страница 65 - And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
Страница 96 - And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
Страница 410 - But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Страница 156 - I AB do sincerely promise and swear, That I will be faithful and bear true Allegiance to His Majesty King George...
Страница 137 - Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain : whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Страница 410 - Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
Страница 145 - Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth : thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them...