 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1740 - 488 pages
...Commands have no fuch natural Tendency. I thought proper to fay thus much of the few Scripture Precepts, which require, not vicious Actions, but Actions which would have been vicious had it not been for fuch Precepts ; becaufe they are fpmetimes weakly urged as immoral, and great Weight is laid upon Objections... | |
 | Joseph Butler - Analogy (Religion) - 1765 - 488 pages
...vicious had it not been for fuch Precepts ; 'beCattB they are Ibmetames weakly urged*, ass im moral, and great Weight is laid upon Objections drawn from them. But to me there feems no Difficulty at all in thefe Precepts, but what arifes from their being Offences rj'vik from... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1804 - 462 pages
...commands have no such natural tendency. I thought proper to say thus much of the few Scripture precepts, which require, not vicious actions, but actions which...being liable to be perverted, as indeed they are, by wicked designing men, to serve the most horrid purposes ; and, perhaps, to mislead the weak and... | |
 | Richard Graves - Bible - 1807 - 520 pages
...have no " such natural tendency. " I thought proper to say thus much of the few Scripture " precepts, which require, not vicious actions, but actions "...being liable to be perverted (as indeed " they are) by wicked and designing men, to serve the " most horrid purposes, and perhaps to mislead the weak "... | |
 | Joseph Butler - Sermons, English - 1813 - 496 pages
...commands have no such natural tendency. I thought proper to say thus much of the few Scripture precepts, which require, not vicious actions, but actions which...being liable to be perverted, as indeed they are, by wicked designing men, to serve the most horrid purposes^ and, perhaps, to mislead the weak and enthusiastic.... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax - Analogy (Religion) - 1819 - 256 pages
...commands have no such natural tendency. I thought proper to say thus much of the few Scripture precepts, which require, not vicious actions, but actions which...being liable to be perverted, as indeed they are, by wicked designing men, to serve the most horrid purposes; and, perhaps, to mislead the weak and enthusiastic.... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1819 - 362 pages
...commands have no such natural tendency. I thought proper to say thus much of .the few Scripture precepts, which require, not vicious actions, but actions which...being liable to be perverted, as indeed they are, by wicked designing men, to serve the most horrid purposes, and, perhaps, to mislead the weak and enthusiastic.... | |
 | Richard Graves - 1829 - 528 pages
...natural tendency. " I thought proper to say thus much of the few Scripture precepts, which " squire, not vicious actions, but actions which would have...for such precepts; because they are sometimes weakly l | r gcd as immoral, and great weight is laid upon the objections drawn " trom them. But to me there... | |
 | Richard Graves - Bible - 1831 - 528 pages
...natural tendency. " I thought proper to say thus much of the few Scripture precepts, which re" quire, not vicious actions, but actions which would have...urged as immoral, " and great weight is laid upon the objections drawn from them. But to me there "seems no difficulty at all in these precepts, but... | |
 | Richard Cattermole - Christianity - 1834 - 414 pages
...commands have no such natural tendency. I thought proper to say thus much of the few Scripture precepts, which require, not vicious actions, but actions which...being liable to be perverted, as indeed they are, by wicked designing men, to serve the most horrid purposes; and, perhaps, to mislead the weak and enthusiastic.... | |
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Scripture precepts, which require, not vicious actions, but actions which would have been vicious had it not been for such precepts; because they are sometimes weakly urged as immoral, and great weight is laid upon objections drawn from them. But to me... 
