 Moral government consists, not barely in rewarding and punishing men for their actions, which the most tyrannical person may do : but in rewarding the righteous, and punishing the wicked; in rendering to men according to their actions, considered as good...  Natural Goodness; Or, Honour to Whom Honour is Due ... - Seite 56von Thomas Fitz Randolph Mercein - 1855 - 286 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1740 - 488 Seiten
...according to their Actions, confidered as good or evil. And the Perfection of moral Government confifts in doing this, with regard to all intelligent Creatures, in an exact Proportion to their perfonal Merits or Demerits. Some Men feem to think the only Character of the Author of Nature to be... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1804 - 462 Seiten
...that he is the righteous judge of the world. Moral government consists, not barely in rewarding and punishing" men for their actions, which the most tyrannical...; in rendering to men according to their actions, consideved as good or evil. And the perfection of moral government consists in doing this, with regard... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax - 1819 - 256 Seiten
...that he is the righteous Judge of the world. Moral government consists, not barely in rewarding and punishing men for their actions, which the most tyrannical...actions, considered as good or evil. And the perfection or moral government consists in doing this, with regard to all intelligent creatures, in an exact proportion... | |
 | A. Norman - 1825 - 348 Seiten
...us feel those sufferings in consequence of our actions." He also defines moral government to be, " in rewarding the righteous, and punishing the wicked...men according to their actions, considered as good and evil." Again he says, " In the natural course of things, virtue, as such, is actually rewarded... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1834 - 388 Seiten
...that he is the righteous Judge of the world. Moral government consists, not barely in rewarding and punishing men for their actions, which the most tyrannical person may do ; but in rewarding the righteous, 1 Chap. ii. and punishing the wicked ; in rendering to men according to their actions, considered as... | |
 | John Bainbridge Smith - 1836 - 654 Seiten
...of the world. Moral government consists, not merely in rewarding or punishing men for their actions, but in rewarding the righteous, and punishing the...considered as good or evil ; and the perfection of it consists, in doing this to all intelligent creatures, in an exact proportion to their personal merits... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1839 - 362 Seiten
...that he is the righteous Judge of the world. Moral government consists, not barely in rewarding and punishing men for their actions, which the most tyrannical...government consists in doing this, with regard to ad intelligent creatures, in an exact proportion to their personal merits or demerits. Some men seem... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1843 - 358 Seiten
...that he is the righteous Judge of the world. Moral government consists, not barely in rewarding and punishing men for their actions, which the most tyrannical...government consists in doing this, with regard to ail intelligent creatures, in an exact proportion to their personal merits or demerits. Some men seem... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Halifax - 1844 - 414 Seiten
...that he is the righteous judge of the world. Moral government consists, not barely in rewarding and punishing men for their actions, which the most tyrannical...government consists in doing this, with regard to all a Chap. ii. intelligent creatures, in an exact proportion to their personal merits or demerits. Some... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax - 1844 - 412 Seiten
...that he is the righteous judge of the world. Moral government consists, not barely in rewarding and punishing men for their actions, which the most tyrannical...government consists in doing this, with regard to all » Chap. ii. intelligent creatures, in an exact proportion to their personal merits or demerits. Some... | |
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