An Inquiry on the Duty of Christians with Respect to War: Including an Examination of the Principle of the London and American Peace Societies : in a Series of Letters |
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... professed and real purpose has been to ascertain the duty of a private Christian , an object impor- tant to every man , whatever be his rank either of intellect or of society . When , by the ob- jections to his principles which it was ...
... professed and real purpose has been to ascertain the duty of a private Christian , an object impor- tant to every man , whatever be his rank either of intellect or of society . When , by the ob- jections to his principles which it was ...
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... professed aim in war , is , to destroy as many lives as possible . That san- guinary and hateful feelings have usually pos- sessed great numbers of those engaged in it , is too certain ; but , even in the most unjust of aggressive wars ...
... professed aim in war , is , to destroy as many lives as possible . That san- guinary and hateful feelings have usually pos- sessed great numbers of those engaged in it , is too certain ; but , even in the most unjust of aggressive wars ...
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... Professing , as we do , to believe in the divine authority of these precepts , it is evidently our duty to judge conscientiously of their meaning , extent , and relation to our own circumstances ; and , when we have done this ...
... Professing , as we do , to believe in the divine authority of these precepts , it is evidently our duty to judge conscientiously of their meaning , extent , and relation to our own circumstances ; and , when we have done this ...
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... professed disciples of Christ , they would pro- duce a most happy effect on society , and would doubtless have a most important bearing , in common with a variety of other precepts , on the temper in which public affairs are con- ducted ...
... professed disciples of Christ , they would pro- duce a most happy effect on society , and would doubtless have a most important bearing , in common with a variety of other precepts , on the temper in which public affairs are con- ducted ...
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... professed design to civilize the Barbarians , as a cloak of covetousness , for ambition ; προφασιν πλεονεξίας ἡμερωσαι το βαρβαρικον . — Plut . in Grot , de Jure , lib . ii . cap . 20 . quest , though a good man may often contem- plate ...
... professed design to civilize the Barbarians , as a cloak of covetousness , for ambition ; προφασιν πλεονεξίας ἡμερωσαι το βαρβαρικον . — Plut . in Grot , de Jure , lib . ii . cap . 20 . quest , though a good man may often contem- plate ...
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Page 20 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth : but I say unto you, that ye resist not evil : but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Page 54 - And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye 1 for sinners also do even the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye ? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
Page 141 - For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
Page viii - Utopianism of a romantic anticipation — but I shall never despair of the cause of truth addressed to a Christian public, when the clear light of principle can be brought to every one of its positions, and when its practical and conclusive establishment forms one of the most distinct of Heaven's prophecies — " that men shall beat their swords into plough-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks — and that nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn the art of war...
Page 40 - So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Page 40 - If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Page 47 - If thou wilt be perfect, go sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and follow me.
Page 186 - And make the sorrows of mankind their sport. But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well To* extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief; and who spoil, Because men suffer it, their toy, the world.
Page 96 - The life of governments is like that of man. The latter has a right to kill in case of natural defence: the former have a right to wage war for their own preservation.
Page viii - Let another pour the light of modern speculation into the mysteries of trade and prove that not a single war has been undertaken for any of its objects, where the millions and the millions more which were lavished on the cause, have not all been cheated away from us by the phantom of an imaginary interest. This may look to many like the Utopianism of a romantic anticipation — but I shall never despair of the cause of truth addressed to a Christian public, when the clear light of principle can be...