 Why should we then affect a rigor contrary to the manner of God and of nature, by abridging or scanting those means which books freely permitted are, both to the trial of virtue and the exercise of truth? It would be better done to learn that the law...  Readings in Political Philosophy - Page 288by Francis William Coker - 1914 - 573 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1836 - 448 pages
...and the ex- / / ercise of truth ? 36. It would be better done, to learn that the law must needs be frivolous, which goes to restrain things, uncertainly...be preferred before many times as much the forcible hinderance of evil doing. For God sure esteems the growth and completingof one virtuous person, more... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Henry Nelson Coleridge - English literature - 1837 - 316 pages
...of virtue and the exercise of truth ? It would be better done to learn, that the law must needs be frivolous, which goes to restrain things uncertainly,...before many times as much the forcible hindrance of evil-doing. For God, sure, esteems the growth and completion of one virtuous person, more than the... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1840 - 582 pages
...of Virtue and the eiercisc of Truth ? It would be better done to learn, that the Law must needs be ery Evil-doing. For God sure esteems the growth and completion of one virtuous person more than the restraint... | |
 | Tracts - Church and state - 1840 - 514 pages
...trial of virtue and the exercise of truth ? It would be better done to learn that the law must needs be frivolous which goes to restrain things uncertainly,...before many times as much the forcible hindrance of evil-doing. For God sure esteems the growth and completing of one virtuous person, more than the restraint... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1845 - 582 pages
...of Virtue and the exercise of Trnth 1 It would be better done to learn, that the Law must needs be uel Taylor w ell-doing should be preferred before many times as much the forcible hindrance of Kvil-doing. For... | |
 | Joseph Fletcher - 1847 - 650 pages
...praise of his abstinence. Why should we affect a rigour contrary to the manner of God and of nature ?" " Were I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be preferred before many times as much the forcible hinderance of evil-doing. For God sure esteems the growth and completing of one virtuous person, more... | |
 | John Milton - Essays - 1848 - 566 pages
...of virtue, and the exercise of truth ? It would be better done, to learn that the law must needs be frivolous, which goes to restrain things, uncertainly...be preferred before many times as much the forcible hinderance of evil doing. For God sure esteems the growth and completing of one virtuous person, more... | |
 | Joseph Fletcher - England - 1849 - 320 pages
...praise of his abstinence. Why should we affect a rigour contrary to the manner of God and of nature ?" " Were I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be preferred before many times as much the forcible hmderance of evil-doing. For God sure esteems the growth and completing of one virtuous person, more... | |
 | Henry Nelson Coleridge - 1850 - 304 pages
...truth ? It would be better done to learn, that the law muft needs be frivolous, which goes to reftrain things uncertainly, and yet equally, working to good and to evil. And were I the choofer, a dram of well-doing fhould be preferred before many times as much the forcible hindrance... | |
 | Henry Theodore Cheever - Hawaii - 1851 - 346 pages
...relative to lewdness. For it is not one of those things of which Milton says, " The law must needs be frivolous which goes to restrain things uncertainly, and yet equally, working to good and evil ; and were I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be preferred before many times as much the... | |
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