Essays on the Principles of Morality, and on the Private and Political Rights and Obligations of Mankind |
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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 disagreeable ...
... 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 disagreeable ...
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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 that good may come , refers to particular circumstances : but , To do all things so that the Deity may be honoured , refers to almost every action of a man's life . Happily the Divine glory is thus promoted by some men even in ...
... evil that good may come , refers to particular circumstances : but , To do all things so that the Deity may be honoured , refers to almost every action of a man's life . Happily the Divine glory is thus promoted by some men even in ...
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... evil are not to be estimated by the expressions of the will of God , but by the effects of actions . The question is ... evil may not be committed for the purpose of good : the rule of philosophy is , evil may not be committed except for ...
... evil are not to be estimated by the expressions of the will of God , but by the effects of actions . The question is ... evil may not be committed for the purpose of good : the rule of philosophy is , evil may not be committed except for ...
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Page 411 - Ye lust, and have not ; ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain ; ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not ; ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Page 414 - 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.
Page 64 - But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you : but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Page 100 - 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.
Page 54 - Forbearing one another and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Page 414 - 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.
Page 141 - 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.
Page 94 - 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.
Page 334 - For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die : but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
Page 151 - For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers...