 | 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; " the will of God" the rule; and... | |
 | William Paley - 1825 - 502 頁
...SECONDLY, That vice has no advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAP. VII. VIRTUE. VIRTUE is " the doing good to mankind, in...God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness.''' <• According to which definition, " the good of mankind," is the subject; the " will of God," the... | |
 | 1825 - 504 頁
...Aristippus, who resolve it into the pursuit of selfish gratification ; Paley, who defines it to be ' the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will...of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness ;' and Dr Smith, who allows it no other standard, than our sympathy with the feelings of others, are... | |
 | A. Norman - 1825 - 348 頁
...to be a part of moral philosophy*; but again, with much indistinctness of thought, defines virtue, " The doing good to mankind in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness."t Two apostles use the word ǤST>J, virtus, but not in the sense of the above definition.... | |
 | William Paley, Edmund Paley - 1825 - 578 頁
...SECONDLY, that vice has no advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAPTER VII. VIRTUE. VIRTUE is " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for tfie sake of everlasting happiness." According to which definition, " the good of mankind" is the subject;... | |
 | William Paley, Edmund Paley - 1825 - 452 頁
...sure to err. *I mid in a Sermon, dated Appleby, 1779, this sentence: " Now I describe virtue to be the doing good to mankind in obedience to the will of God, for the sake of everlasting happiness." The text is, " Add to your faith virtue." ED. t relieving beggars... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1826 - 522 頁
...ethics, however false and dangerous I consider his leading doctrines to be. Virtue, he defines to be, " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and lor the sake of everlasting happiness."* The last part of the definition is the most important part... | |
 | William Paley - 1827 - 250 頁
...SECONDLY, That vice has no advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAPTER VII. VIRTUE is " the doing good to mankind, in obedience...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;... | |
 | Thomas Brown, Levi Hedge - 1827 - 400 頁
...ethics, however false and dangerous I consider his leading doctrines to be. Virtue, he defines to be, " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will...of 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... | |
 | William Paley - 1828 - 610 頁
...SECONDLY, That vice has no adtantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAPTER VII. Virtue. VIRTUE is " the doing good to mankind, in...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;... | |
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the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. 
