 | Nathanael Emmons - 1813 - 550 pągines
...relating to it has been pretty well agreed upon, and it is generally understood to include thus much: TJie doing good to mankind in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. Obedience to God is the principle, the good of mankind the matter, our own happiness the end, of all... | |
 | William Shepherd, Jeremiah Joyce, Lant Carpenter - 1815 - 598 pągines
...Preliminary Dissertations, is peculiarly defective, yet at the same time redundant. " Virtue," he says, " is the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the...of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. According to which definition," he continues, " the good of mankind is the subject ; the :..•// of... | |
 | John Prior Estlin - 1818 - 430 pągines
...the whole, Dr. Paley. The definition which this last writer has given of virtue is this : " Virtue is the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the...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, and everlasting... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1822 - 594 pągines
...ethics, however false and dangerous 1 consider his leading doctrines to be. Virtue, he defines to be, " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will...God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness."* The last part of the definition is the most important part of the whole ; for, the knowledge of this everlasting... | |
 | Levi Frisbie - 1823 - 310 pągines
...ultimate happiness of the agent." Elements, p. 371. The following is Dr. Paley's definition. " Virtue is the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the...of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness." Mr. Belsham's remarks upon it, referred to above, are these. " But this definition, also, excludes... | |
 | William Paley - 1823 - 476 pągines
...has no advantage over virtue, eren with respect to this world's happiness. CHAP. VII. Virtue, VIRTUE is " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlosting happiness" According to which deiinition, "the good of mankind" is the subject ; the "will... | |
 | 1823 - 880 pągines
...regular superstructure of practical ethics. The philosophers of this school (D) define virtue to be " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the snke of everlasting happincsi:" So that with them " the good of mankind" is the sttbjfct, " the will... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 472 pągines
...has no advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAP. VII. Virtue. VIRTUE is "the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the...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... | |
 | 1824 - 288 pągines
...even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAPTER VII. VIRTUE. Q. WHAT is Virtue ? A. The doing of good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. According to this definition, " the good of mankind" is the subject; " the will of God" the rule; and... | |
 | William Paley - 1825 - 502 pągines
...has no advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAP. VII. VIRTUE. VIRTUE is " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the...God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness.''' <• According to which definition, " the good of mankind," is the subject; the " will of God," the... | |
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the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. 
