 Christianity, soliciting admission into all nations of the world, abstained, as behoved it, from intermeddling with the civil institutions of any. But does it follow, from the silence of scripture concerning them, that all the civil institutions which...  The Parliamentary Debates - Page 279by Great Britain. Parliament - 1824Full view - About this book
 | William Paley - Ethics - 1806 - 502 pages
...civil institutions of any. But does it follow, from the silence of scripture concerning them, that %1I the civil institutions which then prevailed, were...or that the bad should not be exchanged for better ? Beside this, the discharging of slaves from all obligation to obey Aeir masters, which is the consequence... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1811 - 540 pages
...; yet no passage is to be found in the Christian scriptures, by which it is con, -. .* . deinned or prohibited. This is true ; for Christianity, soliciting...exchanged for better ? Besides this, the discharging of slaves from all obligation to obey their masters, which is the consequence of pronouncing slavery to... | |
 | William Paley - Ethics - 1811 - 412 pages
...the silence of Scripture concerning them, that all the civil institutions which then prevailed Avere right? or that the bad should not be exchanged for better ? Besides this, the discharging of slaves from all obligation' to obey their masters, which is the consequence of pronouncing slavery... | |
 | William Paley - 1823 - 476 pages
...Chrstianity appeared ; yet no passage is to be found in the Christian Scriptures, by which it is condemned or prohibited. This is true ; for Christianity, soliciting...exchanged for better? Besides this, the discharging of slaves from all obligation to obey their masters, which is the consequence of pronouncing slavery to... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 472 pages
...Christianity appeared ; yet no passage is to be found in the Christian Scriptures, by which it is condemned or prohibited. — This is true ; for Christianity, soliciting...exchanged for better ? Besides this, the discharging of slaves from all obligation to obey their masters, which is the consequence of pronouncing slavery to... | |
 | William Paley - Ethics - 1824 - 516 pages
...Christianity appeared ; yet no passage is to be found in the Christian Scriptures, by which it is condemned or prohibited. — This is true ; for Christianity, soliciting...exchanged for better ? Besides this, the discharging of slaves from all obligation to obey their masters, which is the consequence of pronouncing slavery to... | |
 | Sir John Gladstone - Slavery - 1824 - 188 pages
...follow," asks the celebrated divine and philosopher before quoted, " from the silence of the Scriptures concerning them, that all the civil institutions which...right, or that the bad should not be exchanged for belter ?" But he adds, " Christianity can only operate as an alterative. By the mild diffusion of its... | |
 | Richard Bickell - Antislavery movements - 1825 - 286 pages
...prohibit it. Archdeacon Paley makes this remark upon it, and further observes, as a reason — that " Christianity soliciting admission into all nations...should not be exchanged for better." " Besides this, (continues he,) the discharging of Slaves from all obligation to obey their masters, which is the consequence... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1825 - 502 pages
...This is true; for Christianity, soliciting admission into all nations of the world, abstained, as it behoved it, from intermeddling with the civil institutions...exchanged for better? Besides this, the discharging of slaves from all obligation to obey their masters, which is the consequence of pronouncing slavery to... | |
 | William Paley - Ethics - 1825 - 490 pages
...concerning them, that all the civil institutions •nhich then prevailed were right ? or that tire bad should not be exchanged for better ? Besides this, the discharging of slaves from all obligation to obey their masters, which is the consequence of pronouncing slavery to... | |
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