 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1740 - 488 pages
...all intelligent Creatures, in an exact Proportion to their perfonal Merits or Demerits. Some Men feem to think the only Character of the Author of Nature to be That of fimple abfolute Benevolence. This, confidered as a Principle of Action and infinite in Degree, is a... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax - 1819 - 256 pages
...as good or evil. And the perfection or moral government consists in doing this, with regard to all intelligent creatures, in an exact proportion to their...infinite in degree, is a disposition to produce the g*aatest possible happiness, without regard to persons' behaviour, otherwise than as such regard would... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1819 - 362 pages
...as good or evil. And the perfection of moral' government consists in doing this, with regard to all intelligent creatures, in an exact proportion to their...think the only character of the Author of Nature to he that of simple absolute benevolence. This, considered as a principle of action, and infinite in... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1820 - 264 pages
...as good or evil. And the perfection of moral government consists in doing this, with regard to all intelligent creatures, in an exact proportion to their...seem to think the only character of the author of naturn to be that of simple absolute benevolence. This, considered as a principle of action and infinite... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1824 - 478 pages
...as good or evil. And the perfection of moral government consists in doing this, with regard to all intelligent creatures, in an exact proportion to their...the greatest possible happiness, without regard to person's behaviour, otherwise than as such regard would produce higher degrees of it. And supposing... | |
 | 1835 - 700 pages
...Speaking of the character of God, as being in the view of some, of single absolute benevolence, he says, "This, considered as a principle of action and infinite...the greatest .possible happiness, without regard to a person's behavior otherwise than as such regard would produce the highest [higher] degrees of it."... | |
 | 1831 - 882 pages
...IN p. 66 of Bishop Butler's Analogy, I find the following words : " Some men seem to think the sole character of the Author of Nature to be that of simple, absolute benevolence. And supposing this to be the only character of God, veracity and justice in him would be nothing but... | |
 | 1831 - 876 pages
...IN p. 66 of Bishop Butler's Analogy, I find the following words : " Some men seem to think the sole character of the Author of Nature to be that of simple, absolute benevolence. And supposing this to be the only character of God, veracity and justice in him would be nothing but... | |
 | 1831 - 876 pages
...IN p. 66 of Bishop Butler's Analogy, I find the following words : " Some men seem to think the sole character of the Author of Nature to be that of simple, absolute benevolence. And supposing this to be the only character of God, veracity and justice in him would be nothing but... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1831 - 458 pages
...argument from the severity of God is as forcible against pardon, as the (5) " Some mm seem to think tue [ _R Alusolule Bénévole n ce. — There may possibly be in the creation beings to whom hcmanilesls Himself... | |
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... may do; but in rewarding the righteous and punishing the wicked; in rendering to men according to their actions, considered as good or evil. And the perfection of moral government consists in doing this, with regard to all intelligent creatures, in... 
