Crito: Or, Essays on Various Subjects, 2. köideMessrs. Dodsley, 1767 |
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... moral character of rectitude , it fhould ex- hibit a moral system of agents fuperior and fubordinate , filling their refpective ftations , fome more , others lefs . important , and capable of virtue , and of fuitable retri- bution ...
... moral character of rectitude , it fhould ex- hibit a moral system of agents fuperior and fubordinate , filling their refpective ftations , fome more , others lefs . important , and capable of virtue , and of fuitable retri- bution ...
Page 127
... moral agents , capable of diftinguish- ing between good and evil , of choofing the former , and rejecting the latter , and of refembling him in moral perfection , in which he would rather choose to see his creatures resemble him , than ...
... moral agents , capable of diftinguish- ing between good and evil , of choofing the former , and rejecting the latter , and of refembling him in moral perfection , in which he would rather choose to see his creatures resemble him , than ...
Page 128
... moral agents . It is as good to fuffer universal tyranny to prevail over oppreffed innocence , as to render to every one according to his works . THE Common theory , therefore , which reprefents the Divine fcheme , in creating moral agents ...
... moral agents . It is as good to fuffer universal tyranny to prevail over oppreffed innocence , as to render to every one according to his works . THE Common theory , therefore , which reprefents the Divine fcheme , in creating moral agents ...
Page 129
... moral agents will remain the fame , as arifing from the Divine nature , which , being moral , rendered it impoffible , that the Creator fhould not propofe to produce moral agents , with the fingle and ultimate view of their becoming ...
... moral agents will remain the fame , as arifing from the Divine nature , which , being moral , rendered it impoffible , that the Creator fhould not propofe to produce moral agents , with the fingle and ultimate view of their becoming ...
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... moral agents , merely with a view to their attaining the greatest happiness , which is the universal doctrine of writers on the subject ; is not this faying , That he , who fees all things as they are , con- fiders immutable and eternal ...
... moral agents , merely with a view to their attaining the greatest happiness , which is the universal doctrine of writers on the subject ; is not this faying , That he , who fees all things as they are , con- fiders immutable and eternal ...
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abfolutely againſt antient arife becauſe buſineſs cafe caufe cauſe chooſe Chriftianity cifely confequence confiderable confiftent conftitution corruption courſe creatures CRITO MINOR dæmons defign defire deftruction difpofitions divine effects eſtabliſh evil exiſtence expence faid fame fcheme fecure feems felves fenfe fervice fett feven fhall fhew fhould fome fomewhat fordid fpecies fpirit ftand ftate fubjects fuch fuffering fufficient fuperior fuppofe fupreme fyftem grand Enemy happineſs happy himſelf hoftility honeft honour houfe houſe of commons impoffible inftance intereft leaſt lefs liberty mankind manner means moft moral agents moſt muft muſt myſelf nation nature neceffary obferve occafion otherwife ourſelves perfons pleaſe pleaſure poffible popery prefent prevent propofed puniſhment purpoſe raiſe reader reafon refpect religion reprefents ruin SATAN Scripture SECUND ſtate ſuch thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thouſand tion underſtand univerfe uſeful vice virtue whofe whoſe wife