...soliciting admission into all nations of the " ' world, abstained, as behoved it, from inter" ' meddling with the civil institutions of any. " ' But, does it follow from the silence of Scrip" ' ture concerning them, that all the civil insti" ' tutions which then prevailed were right...

...institutions of the day ; but, says Paley, ' does it follow from this, that all civil institutions which prevailed were right, or that the bad should not be exchanged for the better?' If we proceed on this principle, how shall we justify the struggles of our ancestors for...

...soliciting admission into all nations of the world, abstained, as it behoved it, from intermeddling with the civil institutions of any. But does it follow,...then prevailed were right? or that the bad should not oe exchanged for better ? Besides this, the discharging of slaves from all obligation to obey their...

...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,...or that the bad should not be exchanged for better !" I beg the reader to apply this reasoning to Paley's own arguments in favour of war fromjthe silence...

...Christianity, soliciting admission into all nations of the world, abstained, aabehotrad •m intermeddling with the civil institutions of any. But does it follow, from the silence ipture concerning them, that all the civil institutions which then prevailed were f that the bad should...

...abstained from intermeddling with the civil institutions of any Nation," and that the "discharging slaves from all obligation to obey their masters,...pronouncing slavery to be unlawful," " would have had no hetter effect than to let loose one half of mankind upon the other." The Saviour of the world...

...soliciting admission into all the nations of the world, abstained, as behoved it, from intermeddling with the civil institutions of any. But does it follow...civil institutions which then prevailed were right 1 or that the bad should not be exchanged for better ? Besides this, the discharging of slaves from...

...moral writer, and a steady, determined opponent of the institution of slavery. " The discharging of slaves from all obligation to obey their masters,...of pronouncing slavery to be unlawful, would have had no other effect than to let loose one half mankind upon the other. * * * The most calamitous of...

...institutions of any. But does it follow, from the silence of the Scriptures concerning them, that all civil institutions which then prevailed were right ? or that the bad should not be exchanged for a better ?" This admission of a learned and eminent divine, whose work on moral philosophy has always...

...in•itijtiorn of any. But does it follow, from the •lence of Scripture concerning them, that all the eivB institutions which then prevailed were right ' or that the bad should not be exchanged for better? Beside* this, the discharging of slaves from all obligation to obey their masters, which U the consequence...