| Richard Barton - Analogy (Religion) - 1750 - 278 pages
...advice is merely political, and did not come from a manftrittly religious, and nice in cajuiftfy: for evil is not to be done, that good may come of it. ,But fear fuggtfted this, as the beft expedient, although confcience fliould reject it, as a wicked... | |
| Two dissertations - 1754 - 186 pages
...Saul, can never be vindicated, by this Rabinical Apology : It is a principle that can never fail ; That Evil is not to be done, that Good may come of it Thirdly, Tho' the moral Philofipby of the antiqnt Pagans, did no lefs condemn the Suicide that proceeds... | |
| Robert Burton - 1821 - 614 pages
...scripture it self absolutely forbids it as a mortal sin (Leiit. cap. 18, 19, 20. Deut. 18. $c. Rom. 8. 19). Evil is not to be done, that good may Come of it. Much better it were for such patients that are so troubled, to endure a little misery in this life,... | |
| Robert Burton - Melancholy - 1821 - 612 pages
...scripture it self absolutely forbids it as a mortal sin (Lezit. cap. 18, 19, 20 Deut. 18 SfC Rom. 8. 19). Evil is not to be done, that good may come of it. Much better it were for such patients that are so troubled, to endure a little misery in this life,... | |
| Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - Theology - 1822 - 522 pages
...is infinitely uncertain, and therefore the rule is not without danger practicable in such cases. Bat of this I have already given some accounts in the...uses in the whole life of men; and therefore is not nnworthy a stricter search. And first as to the present rule, it is certain, that this i Gcrson. tract.... | |
| Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - Theology - 1822 - 528 pages
...not a prevaricating of the apostle's rule, that '1 evil is not to be done, that good may come of itf" and whether this may be done in any case, and by what...men; and therefore is not unworthy a stricter search. .. L •, . ' ) . .. . And first as to the present rule, it is certain, that this i Orson, tract. 8.... | |
| Charles Butler - Church and state - 1822 - 584 pages
...our religion tells " us, and the practice of our Saviour and his apos" ties fully manifests unto us, evil is not to be " done that good may come of it. Herman, bishop " of Cologne, made a pious and christian attempt " for recovering the primitive and... | |
| Charles Butler - Church and state - 1822 - 576 pages
...our religion tells " us, and the practice of our Saviour and his apos" tles fully manifests unto us, evil is not to be " done that good may come of it. Herman, bishop " of Cologne, made a pious and christian attempt " for recovering the primitive and... | |
| John STEWART (Curate of Sporle.) - Bible stories, English - 1827 - 416 pages
...the high value at which such blessing ought to be estimated. But, we have it written in the sunbeam, that evil is not to be done, that good may come of it ! Jacob's purchase, however made, gave him perhaps a legal title to it ; because, a title founded on... | |
| John Watkins - 1833 - 526 pages
...partiality which she had for Jacob, and for the steps she took to wrest the blessing from his brother. But evil is not to be done that good may come of it; and though Isaac was blameable in acting from sensual motives against the Divine diiection, yet Rebekah... | |
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