 | Richard Watson - 1815 - 596 頁
...which is the greatest blessing that either of them can possess. The perfection of virtue consists in doing good to Mankind, in obedience to the will of God ; and what good can be greater than that of generating in a poor man's child, habits of piety and good manners... | |
 | J. W. Baker - 1817 - 262 頁
...that vice has no advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. 51. Virtue is the "doing good to mankind in obedience to the will of God, and Tor the sake of everlasting happiness." Therefore, 52. " The good of mankind" is the subject ; "the... | |
 | John Prior Estlin - 1818 - 350 頁
...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 will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness;" according to which definition, the good of mankind is the subject,... | |
 | William Burdon - 1820 - 1026 頁
...those who act right from any motive short of those which are termed religious. " Virtue," he says, " is the doing good to mankind in 'obedience to the will of God, for the sake of everlasting happiness." According to this definition, no man can be virtuous who disbelieves... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1822 - 594 頁
...obligation ; and the system of Paley, therefore, to which I particularly alluded, — a system which defines virtue to be " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, for the sake of everlasting happiness," and which makes, not the love of God, nor the love of mankind,... | |
 | 1823 - 880 頁
...sufficient to bear a 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... | |
 | Levi Frisbie - 1823 - 310 頁
...ultimate happiness of the agent." Elemente, p. 371. The following is Dr. Paley's definition. " Virtue is the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness." Mr. Belsham's remarks upon it, referred to above, are these. " But... | |
 | William Paley - 1823 - 476 頁
...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... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 472 頁
...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 will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness." According to which definition, " the good of mankind" is the subject... | |
 | 1824 - 288 頁
...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;... | |
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the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. 
