 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
 | Henry Theodore Cheever - Hawaii - 1856 - 372 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... | |
 | Derwent Coleridge - 1863 - 414 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 evildoing. For God, sure, esteems the growth and completion of one virtuous person, more than the restraint... | |
 | Frederick William Robertson - 1865 - 394 pages
...agree, with every fibre of my heart responding, with the sentiment of that noble thinker Milton : ' Were I the chooser, a dram of welldoing should be...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 restraint... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1865 - 562 pages
...examine hereafter. exercise of truth ? It would be better done to learn, that the law must needs be frivolous, which goes to restrain things uncertainly,...yet equally, working to good and to evil. And were I tho chooser, a dram of well-doing should be preferred before many times as much the forcible hindrance... | |
 | John Milton - 1866 - 500 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...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 Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
...of virtue and the exercise of truth ? It would be better done, to learn that the law mast needs be frivolous, which goes to restrain things uncertainly...to good and to evil. And were I the chooser, a dram (a small quantity) of welldoing should be preferred before many times as much [of] the forcible hindrance... | |
 | Frederick William Robertson - Bible - 1870 - 860 pages
...agree, with every fibre of my heart responding, with the sentiment of that noble thinker, Milton : "Were I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be...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 restraint... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 382 pages
...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...yet equally working to good and to evil. And were T the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be preferred before many times as much the forcible hindrance... | |
 | David Masson - 1873 - 754 pages
...eating, drinking, dressing, love-making ? " 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." Besides, suppression even of such tangible things as books by a Censorship was really... | |
 | Frederick William Robertson - Clergy - 1873 - 752 pages
...agree, with every fibre of my heart responding, with the sentiment of that noble thinker Milton : " Were I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be...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 restraint... | |
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