...regular superstructure of practical ethics. The philosophers of this school (D) define virtue to be " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the snke of everlasting happincsi:" So that with them " the good of mankind" is the sttbjfct, " the will...

...even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAPTER VII. VIRTUE. Q. WHAT is Virtue ? A. The doing of good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God,...for the sake of everlasting happiness. According to this definition, " the good of mankind" is the subject; " the will of God" the rule; and "everlasting...

...definition of virtue, placed at the beginning of this chapter, it appears, that the good of mankmd is the subject, the will of God the rule, and everlasting happiness the motive and end, of all virtue. Yet, in fact, a man shall perform many an act of virtue, without having rest...

...Aristippus, who resolve it into the pursuit of selfish gratification ; Paley, who defines it to be ' the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will...of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness ;' and Dr Smith, who allows it no other standard, than our sympathy with the feelings of others, are...

...to be a part of moral philosophy*; but again, with much indistinctness of thought, defines virtue, " The doing good to mankind in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness."t Two apostles use the word ǤST>J, virtus, but not in the sense of the above definition....

...habitual virtue. By the definition of virtue, placed at the beginning of this chapter, it appears, that the good of mankind is the subject, the will of God the rule, and everlasting happiness the motive and end of all virtue. Yet, in fact, a man shall perform many an act of virtue, without having either...

...happiness. CHAPTER VII. VIRTUE. VIRTUE is " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to •'the -xill of God. and for the sake of everlasting happiness." According to which definition, the " good of mankind1' is the subject ; the " will of God" the rule ; and " everlasting happi" ness," the motive...

...no advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAPTER VII. VIRTUE. VIRTUE is " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for tfie sake of everlasting happiness." According to which definition, " the good of mankind" is the subject;...

...sure to err. *I mid in a Sermon, dated Appleby, 1779, this sentence: " Now I describe virtue to be the doing good to mankind in obedience to the will of God, for the sake of everlasting happiness." The text is, " Add to your faith virtue." ED. t relieving beggars...

...ethics, however false and dangerous I consider his leading doctrines to be. Virtue, he defines to be, " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and lor the sake of everlasting happiness."* The last part of the definition is the most important part...