 | William Paley - 1835 - 324 oldal
...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 will...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... | |
 | 1835 - 208 oldal
...Virtue, says Paley, comprehends- benevolence, pnidence, fortitude, and temperance ; and is the doing of good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of his favour, and of everlasting happiness. Here — the good of mankind is {ne object ; the will of... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1836 - 906 oldal
...definition of Virtue, alone is an unanswerable illustration of the debasing vulgarity of his cude. "Virtue is the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the...of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness." So that any act of good to1 man in obedience to God, if it arise from any motive but a desire of the... | |
 | Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1836 - 588 oldal
...act itself. In this view of the case, Paley's definition is doubly in error. " Virtue," says he, " is the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the...of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness." On this principle, the benevolent designs of Howard, would be declared devoid of the quality of virtue,... | |
 | William Paley - 1836 - 628 oldal
...has no advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiCHAPTER VII. Virtue. VIRTDE in "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 ;... | |
 | Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - 1837 - 522 oldal
...advocate, Dr. Paley, and we find it stated by him in few and explicit words. " Virtue," says Paley, " is the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the...will of God and FOR THE SAKE of everlasting happiness !" The motive then from which all duty or virtue must proceed is the hope of everlasting happiness.... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 286 oldal
...advocate, Dr Paley, and we find it stated by him in few and explicit words. " Virtue,'1 says Paley, "is the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the...will of God and for the sake of everlasting happiness !" The motive then from which all duty or virtue must proceed is the hope of everlasting happiness.... | |
 | 1837 - 418 oldal
...textbook in our highest seminaries of learning, has given us this definition of virtue ; — " Virtue is the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the...of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness." For the sake of evei'lasting happiness ! It is then, for the sake of happiness, — for its tendency... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1837 - 364 oldal
...future is all hope : to the former, all despair. Paley defines very erroneously, when he calls virtue the doing good to mankind, ' in obedience to the will...' God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness.' There is, on the contrary, as it were, ' A smooth, short space of yellow sand, Between it and the greener... | |
 | Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - 1837 - 522 oldal
...Paley, and we find it stated by him in few and explicit words. " Virtue," says Paley, " is the doinggood to mankind, in obedience to the will of God and FOR THE SAKE of everlasting happiness .'" The motive then from which all duty or virtue must proceed is the hope of everlasting happiness.... | |
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the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. 
