The Elements of Morality: Including Polity, Volume 2

William Whewell

John W. Parker, 1845 - Ethics

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NATURAL RELIGION	3

God the Author of Nature	5

The Moral Law is the Will of God 572 Moral Ideas are the Voice of God 573 Rightness points to Happiness	7

Divine Rewards and Punishments 575 Holiness of	8

Man has a soul	9

Proofs of this 578 Future State Providence	10

The Course of this World 580 The use of Natural Religion CHAP II CHRISTIAN REVELATION	11

The Revelation of Jesus Christ 582 Confirming Divine Rewards and Punishments 583 Teaching Christian Morality	12

Sale of Advowsons is not Simoniacal 828 Ecclesiastical Polity	155

BOOK V	157

THE RIGHTS OF THE STATE	159

Does not arise from the Rights of Individuals	166

Has the Slavetrade been made Piracy? 1185 The Right of Mutual Search 1186 Extranational Rights of States	170

THE MORAL CHARACTER OF THE STATE 179	179

THE SOCIAL CONTRACT	187

THE SOCIAL CONTRACT IS THE CONSTITUTION	196

The Image of God 585 The Image of God in Christ	13

Death and Resurrection of Christ 587 Atonement of Christ 588 Belief and Participation of the Spirit	16

Art 1147	20

CHRISTIAN PRECEPTS CONCERNING PROPERTY	30

Tenaciousness condemned 622 Litigation 623 Equity	36

CHRISTIAN PRECEPTS CONCERNING TRUTH	37

Lies and Fraud 626 Honesty CHAP VII CHRISTIAN PRECEPTS CONCERNING PURITY	38

Lasciviousness 628 Fornication	39

Other lusts 630 The Conjugal Union	40

Whether it were better to marry 632 Religious Significance of Marriage 633 Divorce among Jews 634 Divorce among Christians 635 Separation for ...	44

Christian reasons for it 639 Moderation in Dress 640 Domestic Duties	45

CHRISTIAN PRECEPTS CONCERNING OBEDIENCE AND COMMAND	46

Good Government of Parents 645 Provision for our Families 646 Slaves among Christians 647 Christian Obedience to Magistrates 648 And to the Est...	49

THE CHRISTIAN RULE OF CONSCIENCE	52

The Rule is the Will of God 654 Known to us in whatever manner 655 Revelation does not supersede Reason 656 Scripture acknowledges Reason 65...	53

Various kinds of Precepts are mingled in Scrip ture 660 Our Supreme Rule is derived from Scripture and Reason jointly 661 The Will of God is the a...	54

NATURAL PIETY	57

Reverence to God is a Duty 664 This combines Fear and Love 665 Obedience to God is a Duty 666 That is right which is intended by God 667 That ...	64

OATHS	66

Oaths of Testimony	70

Oaths of Assertion 687 Oaths of Promise	71

The Imposer is the State	74

Meaning of an Oath	75

The Feudal System	76

The Silence of the State may interpret 694 Custom may interpret 695 If sanctioned by the State 696 Present usage of words is not the interpretation 6...	77

CHRISTIAN PIETY	83

Art 706	84

Christians are sons of God 710 Christian Filial Obedience to God 711 Christian Love of men as brethren	86

Includes all Duties and extends them 713 Christian Duty of Prayer 714 Difficulty respecting Prayer	87

Christian Resignation 716 Christian Private Prayer	89

CHAP XIII	90

And Unbelief in Christian Revelation 721 The heathen not liable to this blame 722 But their Ignorance was their Misfortune 723 Blame of rejecting tr...	91

CHRISTIAN EDIFICATION Art 730 Christian Duty of promoting Christian Pro gress in others 731 First Christian Education 732 Next Christian Edif...	99

Christian Duty of preserving Christian Truth 734 Objections to this Duty 735 There is Truth and Falsehood as well as Opinion	102

Truth must include the Reality of Duty 737 Atheism has always been condemned 738 Christian Belief is a Duty 739 The Duty of Belief does not dest...	108

CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES IN GENERAL	109

Enumeration of Christian Ordinances 745 The use of Christian Ordinances is a Duty 746 The Moralist does not discuss their Spiritual Efficacy 747 F...	110

But of weight as Examples 752 Jewish Ordinances were types	113

Passover Easter 754 Pentecost Whitsuntide 755 Other Ordinances 756 Third Apostolic Institution 757 Fourth Catholic Tradition 758 The National Ch...	115

Grounds of the Ordinance 760 Opinions of its Authority 761 Jewish Sabbath abolished 762 Is the Fourth Commandment binding? 763 Difference of...	116

Not instituted in the wilderness 766 Was an early usage in Egypt 767 Probable state of the matter at the Exodus 768 The Form of the Ordinance to be...	122

CONSECRATED PLACES	125

FORMS OF PRAYER	127

THE LORDS SUPPER	134

It brings religious duties home to us 679 So help me	140

CHRISTIAN MINISTERS	145

Reasons for a Christian Clergy 812 Jewish Priesthood 813 Christian Presbyters 814 Maintained by their flocks 815 A paid Ministry a Christian Ordina...	148

Are a Catholic and Apostolic Ordinance Ordination	150

New forms of Political Struggle 967 AngloSaxon Wittenagemote	151

General notion of a Priest 820 Is not that of a Christian Minister 821 Divine Commission of Christian Ministers 822 Ordination by laying on hands 8...	154

99	198

OBJECTIONS CONSIDERED	205

Is not an Imprecation 681 Oaths are not irreverent 682 They remove all excuse for falsehood 683 I solemnly affirm 684 Oaths make men careful	212

Royal Charters Magna Charta 969 Taxation made to depend on Parliament 970 Rise of the House of Commons	213

NATURAL PROGRESS OF GOVERNMENT	220

THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT	231

Importance of Parliament 972 Privileges of Parliament	245

Election of Members 974 A free Constitution established in England 975 Testimony of Fortescue 976 And of Philip de Comines 977 The Constitutio...	250

Charles I Petition of Right	251

Charles II Great power of Parliament 983 The Revolution of 1688	254

Appropriation of the Revenue by Parliament 986 Act of Settlement	256

Demand of a Reform of Parliament 988 Earlier extensions of Parliament 989 Kinds of Electors of Members	257

The Reform Bill of 1831	259

DUTIES OF THE STATE IN GENERAL	260

Art 717	261

DUTIES OF THE STATE JUSTICE AND TRUTH 266	266

Willingness to Give	267

DUTIES OF THE STATEHUMANITY	270

External Duties of Justice and Truth 998 Justice in the State	271

DUTIES OF THE STATEPURITY	287

DUTIES OF THE STATEORDER	297

HOW CAN THE STATE EDUCATE THE PEOPLE?	307

THE RELATIONS OF THE CHURCH	313

DUTY OF THE CHURCH AS TO ITS RELATIONS	346

BOOK VI	359

THE RIGHTS OF	366

War involves mutual Obligations Combatants and Noncombatants	369

Surrender 1150 Assassins	370

Stratagems 1152 Spies	371

Quarter	372

Storm 1155 Contributions	373

Towns reduced by famine 1159 Guerillas	374

Formalities of War 1162 Other Classes of International Rights INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS OF PROPERTY	375

a Right to the National Territory 833 There can be no Rights to land without this 834 Rights of Civilized States against Savages 835 Second the Right...	376

Right of Conquest	377

Maxims respecting Rights of Territory 1168 Bays	378

Rights of War and Rights of Commerce 1174 Enemies ships make enemies goods 1175 Neutral ships make neutral goods 1176 The Right of Blocka...	380

Question of neutral ships 1178 The Rule of 1756	382

CHAP IV	384

Two maxims of International Jurisdiction 1188 A third is the Comity of Nations 1189 Why so called 1190 Conflict of Laws	387

Lex loci rei sita 1192 Lex domicilii	390

Definition of Domicile 1194 Lex loci contractus 1195 Lex fori	391

Right of holding Land 1197 Droit daubaine 1198 Laws of status 1199 As to Marriage	392

Extradition of Criminals	393

Allegiance	394

May Subjects renounce Allegiance? 1203 Who are Subjects? 1204 Local Allegiance	395

INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS OF INTERCOURSE	396

Recognition of States 1208 To be made on moral grounds 1209 Kinds of Ministers 1210 Ambassadors	398

Who may make Treaties? 1212 Conventions F�dera 1213 Guarantee	399

Intervention 1215 Moral Progress of International Law 1216 Prospect for the Future	400

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Title	The Elements of Morality: Including Polity, Volume 2 The Elements of Morality: Including Polity, William Whewell
Author	William Whewell
Publisher	John W. Parker, 1845
Original from	The British Library
Digitized	8 Feb 2018

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