 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1830 - 780 pages
...Smith refers it to the principle of Sympathy. Paley, who read Edwards with care, defines Virtue to be " The Doing Good to 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 fellowcreatures... | |
 | William Paley - Sermons - 1830 - 430 pages
...habitual virtue. By the definition of virtue, placed at the beginning of this chapter, it appears, that the good of 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 hawing either... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1830 - 792 pages
...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 - Congregational churches - 1830 - 784 pages
...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 - 386 pages
...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 to the...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 - 692 pages
...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 - Theology - 1831 - 624 pages
...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 of God, fmrf for the sake of > everlasting happiness.*) *• A According to whicli definition, "the good of... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - Ethics - 1832 - 352 pages
...the practical chapter on Happiness, and the philosophical portion of the chapter on Virtue. " Virtue is the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the...God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness."* It is not perhaps very important to observe, that these words, which he offers as 4<a definition,"... | |
 | William Paley - Ethics - 1832 - 532 pages
...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 - Ethics - 1832 - 320 pages
...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... | |
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the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the •' will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. 
