An epitome of Paley's Principles of moral and political philosophy, by a member of the University of Cambridge, author of the 'Epitome of the Evidences of Christianity'.1824 |
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... parties feel an actual satisfaction in their superiority . Q. What conclusion follows from this ? A. That the pleasures of ambition , supposed to be peculiar to high stations , are in reality common to all conditions , for no ...
... parties feel an actual satisfaction in their superiority . Q. What conclusion follows from this ? A. That the pleasures of ambition , supposed to be peculiar to high stations , are in reality common to all conditions , for no ...
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... parties at the time of making the pro- mise ; they are not bound , because they were under a prior obligation to the contrary ; but this is , in effect , no obligation , the guilt , therefore , is in the making of such promises . The ...
... parties at the time of making the pro- mise ; they are not bound , because they were under a prior obligation to the contrary ; but this is , in effect , no obligation , the guilt , therefore , is in the making of such promises . The ...
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... parties are presumed to include in their stipulations all the conditions , annexed by custom , to contracts of this sort . If I order wine from a merchant abroad , at what period the property passes from him to me , admits of no ...
... parties are presumed to include in their stipulations all the conditions , annexed by custom , to contracts of this sort . If I order wine from a merchant abroad , at what period the property passes from him to me , admits of no ...
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... parties , the hirer must take the consequences ; if it could not , the owner . A mine , or fishery , may this year yield nothing , yet the tenant pays his rent ; if the next produce tenfold , no more shall be demanded . If an estate in ...
... parties , the hirer must take the consequences ; if it could not , the owner . A mine , or fishery , may this year yield nothing , yet the tenant pays his rent ; if the next produce tenfold , no more shall be demanded . If an estate in ...
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... parties at the time of making the contract , which must be chiefly collected from custom ; as whether the post- office , a carrier , a ship - master , & c . are answerable for losses of money , letters , and goods . Universally , unless ...
... parties at the time of making the contract , which must be chiefly collected from custom ; as whether the post- office , a carrier , a ship - master , & c . are answerable for losses of money , letters , and goods . Universally , unless ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
2ndly 3rdly actions adultery advantage afford ascer authority bound capital punishment CHAPTER I.
Q. charity Christ Christianity civil government civil liberty command common concubinage conduct consequence consider consideration consist constitution contract contrivance courts crimes depend distinction divine effect employment established evil expected expediency favour founded give guilt habits happiness House of Commons House of Lords human imperfect important injury institution Jews justice justify labour law of nature legislature magistrate mankind marriage means ment ministers of religion mischief mixed government moral motives nations necessary oath obedience object obligation observed offences parents parliament particular perjury person pleasure polygamy population prayer principle produce profes profession promise punishment question racter reason regard relative duties religion religious Roman law rule sabbath Scriptures sense servants species subsistence suppose swear thing tion truth unlawful vice virtue whole
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 19 - the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness.
Seite 56 - Where the terms of promise admit of more senses than one, the promise is to be performed " in that sense in which the promiser apprehended, at the time, that the promisee received it.
Seite 44 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air...
Seite 225 - They ought rather to reflect, that he who falls by a mistaken sentence, may be considered as falling for his country ; whilst he suffers under the operation of those rules, by the general effect and tendency of which the welfare of the community is maintained and upholden. CHAPTER X. OF RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS, AND OF TOLERATION. ' A RELIGIOUS establishment is no part of Christianity ; it is only the means of inculcating it.
Seite 31 - ... that the method of coming at the will of God, concerning any action, by the light of nature, is to inquire into the tendency of that action to promote or diminish the general happiness.
Seite 102 - ... from them, were supposed to be left to the voluntary bounty of those who might be acquainted with the exigencies of their situation, and in the way of affording assistance. And, therefore, when the partition of property is rigidly maintained against the claims of indigence and distress, it is maintained in opposition to the intention of those who made it, and to his, who is the Supreme Proprietor of every thing, and who has filled the world with plenteousness for the sustentation and comfort...
Seite 179 - Civil societies cannot be upheld, unless in each the interest of the whole society be binding upon every part and member of it;" — this is the third step, and conducts us to the conclusion, namely, "that so long as the interest of the whole society requires it, that is, so long as the established government cannot be resisted or changed without public...