Essays on the Principles of Morality, and on the Private and Political Rights and Obligations of Mankind |
Common terms and phrases
Adam Smith amongst apostles appears apply argument authority believe benevolence Bishop Bishop Warburton capital punishments character Christ Christian church civil conduct conscience consequence considerations constitution court court of equity crime criminal defend dictates diminished Divine doctrine doubt duty effect endeavour enquire equity Essay evidence evil exercise exist expediency fear Gisborne habitually honour House of Commons human individual induce influence institutions judgment justice lawfulness of war legislator legislature liberty mankind means ment mind minister mode moral character Moral Law motives nation nature oath obedience object obligation observed offence Paley party perhaps perjury persons political possess practice precepts present principles probably profession punishment purity question reader reason rectitude reference reformation regard religion religious establishments respecting rule sanction Scripture sufficient suppose things tion tithes truth uncon Vicesimus Knox virtue whilst wrong
Popular passages
Page 165 - Lord thine oaths, but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne; nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Page 156 - Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Page 94 - Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Page 63 - And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
Page 56 - But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you : but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Page 138 - And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned...
Page 408 - For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Page 513 - But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Page 136 - I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you ? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren ? 6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
Page 165 - Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths...