 Christian morality (so called) has all the characters of a reaction; it is, in great part, a protest against Paganism. Its ideal is negative rather than positive; passive rather than active; Innocence rather than Nobleness; Abstinence from Evil, rather...  The fatherhood of God - Page 130by Robert Mitchell (pastor at Manchester.) - 1879 - 183 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Stuart Mill - 1859 - 216 pages
...(so called) has all the characters of a reaction ; it is, in great part, a protest against Paganism. Its ideal is negative rather than positive ; passive...Abstinence from Evil, rather than energetic Pursuit of Good : in its precepts (as has been well said) 'thou shalt not' predominates unduly over ' thou shalt.'... | |
 | john stuart mill - 1859 - 230 pages
...(so called) has all the characters of a reaction ; it is, in great part, a protest against Paganism. Its ideal is negative rather than positive ; passive...Abstinence from Evil, rather than energetic Pursuit of Good : in its precepts (as has been well said) ' thou shalt not' predominates unduly over ' thou shalt.'... | |
 | 1860 - 446 pages
...elements of human worth as well as Christian self-denial." "Its ideal" (that of the Christian morality) "is negative rather than positive, passive rather...from evil rather than energetic pursuit of good." There are few Christians of any denomination who would not dispute the accuracy of this description.... | |
 | 1860 - 632 pages
...stinted justice the more surprising, of his assertion that ' the ideal of Christian morality (so called) is negative rather than positive; passive rather than...Abstinence from Evil rather than energetic Pursuit of Good; in its precepts (as has been well said) " thou shalt not" predominates unduly over " thou shalt." '... | |
 | 1860 - 634 pages
...stinted justice the more surprising, of his assertion that ' the ideal of Christian morality (so called ) is negative rather than positive; passive rather than...; Innocence rather than Nobleness; Abstinence from Evii rather than energetic Pursuit of Good ; in its precepts (;LS has been well said) " thou shalt... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1863 - 236 pages
...(so called) has all the characters of a reaction ; it is, in great part, a protest against Paganism. Its ideal is negative rather than positive ; passive...Abstinence from Evil, rather than energetic Pursuit of Good : in its precepts (as has been well said) " thou shalt not " predominates unduly over " thou shalt."... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1863 - 232 pages
...great part, a protest against Paganism. I Its ideal is negative rather than positive ; pas- -f sive rather than active ; Innocence rather than Nobleness...Abstinence from Evil, rather than energetic Pursuit of Good : in its precepts (as has been well said) "thou shalt not" predominates unduly over " thou shalt."... | |
 | 1864 - 468 pages
...called Christian, but should be termed theological morality,* has all the characters of a reaction Its ideal is negative, rather than positive ; passive,...Abstinence from Evil, rather than energetic Pursuit of Good It is essentially a doctrine of passive obedience ; it inculcates submission to all authorities found... | |
 | Brooke Foss Westcott - 1866 - 248 pages
...called) has all the charac' ters of a re-action ; it is, in great part, a protest ' against Paganism. Its ideal is negative rather ' than positive : passive...from ' Evil rather than energetic Pursuit of Good; in its ' precepts (as has been well said) " thou shalt not " ' predominates unduly over " thou shalt... | |
 | 1866 - 648 pages
...New Testament are not complete. Christian morality, he says, has all the characters of a reaction ; its ideal is negative rather than positive, passive...rather than active, innocence rather than nobleness. He argues this defective system largely from the fact that Christianity inculcates obedience. He does... | |
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