 ... you cannot form a notion of this faculty, conscience, without taking in judgment, direction, superintendency. This is a constituent part of the idea, that is, of the faculty itself: and, to preside and govern, from the very economy and constitution...  On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as Manifested in the Adaptation ... - Page 38by Thomas Chalmers - 1833 - 308 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Tulloch - 1855 - 404 pages
...kingdom, it arraigns the stoutest rebel, and often holds in cowering bondage the most reckless criminal. " Had it strength, as it has right ; had it power, as it has manifest authority, it would/' in Butler's expressive language, " absolutely govern the world." It is especially this supreme and... | |
 | John Tulloch - 1855 - 416 pages
...kingdom, it arraigns the stoutest rebel, and often holds in cowering bondage the most reckless criminal. " Had it strength, as it has right ; had it power, as it has manifest authority, it would," in Butler's expressive language, " absolutely govern the world." It is especially this supreme and... | |
 | Jonathan Dymond - 1855 - 440 pages
...multiplicity of ambiguous epithets to explain his meaning ? Bishop Butler says again of conscience, " To preside and govern, from the very economy and constitution of man, belongs to it. This faculty was placed within to be our proper governor, to direct and regulate all undue principles,... | |
 | Edward Purdue - 1855 - 230 pages
...insomuch that you cannot form a notion of this faculty, conscience, without including judgment, direction, superintendency — this is a constituent part of the idea, that is, of the faculty itself; had it strength, as it has right — had it power, as it has manifest authority, it would absolutely... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1856 - 576 pages
...nation of this faculty, conscience, without taking hi judgment, direction, superintendeney. This is & constituent part of the idea, that is, of the faculty...constitution of man, belongs to it. Had it strength, as it had right : had it power, as it had manifest authority, it would absolutely govern the world. This... | |
 | Sarah Jolly - 1861 - 160 pages
...inasmuch that you cannot form a notion of the faculty of conscience without taking in judgment, direction, superintendency. This is a constituent part of the...very economy and constitution of man, belongs to it." " There is a superior principle of reflection, or conscience, in every man, which distinguishes between... | |
 | James McCosh - 1863 - 588 pages
...insomuch that you cannot form a notion of this faculty, conscience, without taking in judgment, direction, superintendency. This is a constituent part of the...it strength as it has right, had it power as it has authority, it would absolutely govern the world."* He * Human Nature, Sermon ii. adds, " This faculty... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1864 - 566 pages
...form a notion of this faculty, conscience, without taking in judgment, direction, sup erin tendency. This is a constituent part of the idea, that is, of...constitution of man, belongs to it. Had it strength, as it had right : had it power, as it had manifest authority, it would absolutely govern the world. This... | |
 | 1865 - 782 pages
...insomuch, that you cannot form a notion of this faculty, conscience, without taking in judgment, direction, superintendency. This is a constituent part of the idea, that is, of tlie faculty itself, and to preside, and govern, for the very economy and constitution of man belongs... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1854 - 622 pages
...physical. As Butler has it ' this superintendence is a ' constituent part of the idea of conscience, that is of the faculty ' itself; and to preside and...constitution of man, belongs to it. Had it strength as it has ' right—had it power as it has manifest authority, it would abso' lutely govern the world.' And it... | |
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