 | William King - 1758 - 296 sider
...campleat Definition of Virtue, or Morality, fhould take in all theie Particulars, and can be only this : The doing Good to Mankind, in Obedience to the Will of God, and for the Sake of everlafting Happinefs. EL THE Nature and Obligations of MAN, As a fenfible and... | |
 | William Paley - 1788 - 584 sider
...advantage over virtue, even with refpect to this world's happirwfs. CHAP. CHAP. VII. VIRTUE. VIRTUE is, " the doing good to mankind, in " obedience to the will of God, and for the " fake of everlajling happinefs." According to which definition, " the good of " mankind"... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 424 sider
...regular fupcrflruftureof praftical tthics. The philofophers of this fchool (p) define virtue to be " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the fake of everlailing hapj)iuefs:" So that with them "the good of mankind" is thcfufjefí,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 614 sider
...celebrated writer that the artillery of our author is chiefly directed. Paley defines virtue to be « the doing good to mankind in obedience to the will of God, and for the fake of everlafting happincfs.' This definition, it is contended, is liable to objection... | |
 | 1802 - 558 sider
...fpeculations of morality will prove but a broken reed. - . " In vol. ip 41. the author defines virtue to be the ' doing good to mankind in obedience to the will of God, and for the lake of everlaiitng happinefs.' Mere implicit obedience, therefore, lo the will of God... | |
 | 1804 - 748 sider
...words the moft favourable fenfe which they will bear. " The Archdeacon having defined virtue to be, " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the fake of everlafting happinefs", proceeds to (how, that " private happiucf«; is our motive... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1807 - 508 sider
...to our own interest." Dr. Smith refers it to the principle of sympathy ; and Paley defines it to be the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. Some of these definitions are certainly objectionable. Perhaps... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1810 - 498 sider
...to our own interest." Dr. Smith refers it to the principle of sympathy ; and Paley defines it to be the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. Some of these definitions are certainly objectionable. Perhaps... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 540 sider
...advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. 51 CHAPTER VII. VIRTUE. V IRTUE is, " 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... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 788 sider
...distributed. 2d. Vice has no advantage over virtue with respect to this world's happiness. Virtue " Is the doing good to mankind, in obedience to " the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting " happiness." BIe 7. It may be divided into duties towards God, towards... | |
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the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. 
