The Law of Love, and Love as a Law; Or, Moral Science, Theoretical and PracticalC. Scribner, 1869 - 342 pages |
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action activity affections affirmation appetites attain become benevolence Bishop Butler CHAPTER character child choice civil command common condition conscience consciousness constitution convergence and unity desire devotional spirit distinction dition divine DIVISION III essential evil faculties force freedom give ground of obligation habits happiness Hence higher highest holy human impulse individual intel intellect involved justice labor law of love legislation lence marriage means ment moral ideas Moral Law moral nature Moral Reason Moral Science motive natural right ness obey object obligation to choose origin ourselves parent perfect person physical possible principle produce punishment quire rational love regard relation religious require responsibility rights and duties Sabbath sake Scriptures secure seek Sensibility simply society sphere spirit spontaneous subordinate summum bonum suppose supreme end supreme rule things tion truth ultimate violation virtue volition wants well-being wholly wisdom wrong
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Page 195 - A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.
Page 97 - Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure ; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
Page 309 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Page 138 - And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Page 138 - Raca, shall be in danger of the council : but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Page 158 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
Page 166 - ... are continually less and less sensibly felt, even as the active habits strengthen. And experience confirms this; for active principles, at the very time that they are less lively in perception than they were, are found to be somehow wrought more thoroughly into the temper and character, and become more effectual in influencing our practice.
Page 166 - For, from our very faculty of habits, passive impressions, by being repeated, grow weaker. Thoughts, by often passing through the mind, are felt less sensibly : being accustomed to danger, begets intrepidity, ie lessens fear ; to distress, lessens the passion of pity ; to instances of others' mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own.
Page 197 - For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
Page 117 - Let it be allowed, though virtue or moral rectitude does indeed consist in affection to and pursuit of what is right and good, as such ; yet, that when we sit down in a cool hour, we can neither justify to ourselves this or any other pursuit, till we are convinced that it will be for our happiness, or at least not contrary to it.