| Congregational union of England and Wales - 1846 - 702 páginas
...Theism," Mr. Mill makes the following remarkable admissions — remarkable from his standpoint : " The most valuable part of the effect on the character...available even to the absolute unbeliever, and can never more be lost to humanity. For it is Christ rather than God whom Christianity has held up to believers... | |
| Robert William Dale, James Guinness Rogers - 1879 - 1092 páginas
...Mr. Mill's idea that the personal influence of Christ— for that, I suppose, is what is meant by " the most valuable part of the effect on the character which Christianity has produced" — would remain, whatever came of Christianity itself. He says : " Whatever else may be taken away... | |
| John Stuart Mill - 1874 - 280 páginas
...actions, may Lave a real existence in a Being to whom we owe all such good as we enjoy. Above all, the most valuable part of the effect on the character...available even to the absolute unbeliever and can never more be lost to humanity. For it is Christ, rather than God, whom Christianity has held up to... | |
| 1875 - 608 páginas
...on high — has kept this ' object of veneration and imitation before the eyes of man.' ' Above all, the most valuable part of the effect on the character...model for imitation, is available even to the absolute unbeb'ever and can never more be lost to humanit}'. For it is Christ, rather than GoJ, whom Christianity... | |
| 1875 - 808 páginas
...almost a positively Christian tone in many of the sentences of the following paragraphs: " Above all, the most valuable part of the effect on the character...Christianity has produced, by holding up in a divine person a'standard of excellence and a model of imitation, is available even to the absolute unbeliever, and... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Underwood - 1878 - 128 páginas
...work entitled " Three Essays upon Religion." Concerning the Lord Jesus Christ he says: "Above all, the most valuable part of the effect on the character...Divine Person, a standard of excellence, and a model of imitation, is available even to the absolute unbeliever, and can never more t'e lost to humanity.... | |
| John Stuart Mill - 1878 - 328 páginas
...excellence and a model for imitation, is available even to the absolute unbeliever and can never more be lost to humanity. For it is Christ, rather than...Christianity has held up to believers as the pattern o perfection for humanity. It is the God incarnate, more than the God of the Jews or of Nature, who... | |
| sir John Robert L. Emilius Laurie (3rd bart.) - 1878 - 424 páginas
...Christ is still left : a unique figure, not more unlike all his precursors than all his followers : a divine Person, a standard of excellence and a model for imitation ; available even to the absolute unbeliever, and can never more be lost to humanity.' (Posthumous Essays... | |
| David Thomas - 1878 - 444 páginas
...Christ is still left : a unique figure, not more unlike all His precursors than all His followers: a Divine Person, a Standard of excellence, and a Model for imitation, available even to the absolute unbeliever, and can never be lost to humanity." Now, the way to reach... | |
| 1879 - 826 páginas
...admitted to be of this ideal quality. Take, for example, these words of Mr. Mill : — " Above all, the most valuable part of the effect on the character...available even to the absolute unbeliever and can never more be lost to humanity. For it is Christ, 1 "Look at his hands . . . they are long, flexible,... | |
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