ELEMENTS

OF

MORAL PHILOSOPHY,

AND OF

CHRISTIAN ETHICS.

BY

DANIEL DEWAR, LL.D.

MINISTER OF THE TRON CHURCH AND PARISH, GLASGOW,

AND LATE PROFESSOR OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY IN THE UNIVERSITY

AND KING'S COLLEGE, ABERDEEN.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR J. DUNCAN, PATERNOSTER-ROW;

BELL & BRADFUTE, EDINBURGH; AND M. OGLE, GLASGOW.

MDCCCXXVI.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES,

Northumberland-court.

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CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

Book III.

ON THE GROUNDS AND PRINCIPLES OF MORAL

OBLIGATION.

PAGE

CHAPTER I.-The Intimations of a Supreme Moral Government to

which we are accountable

1

CHAPTER II. - The Moral Government of God discoverable from the

Light of Nature

4

CHAPTER III. - The Moral Government of God is so conducted as to

lead our views to a Future State

CHAPTER IV.-The Distinctions of Right and Wrong, Immutable

and Eternal

17

26

CHAPTER V. - Of the Measure or Rule of Virtue

CHAPTER VI. - The Principle of Expediency proved to be False and

Untenable, from a Consideration of the Moral Character and

Government of God

34 +

37

CHAPTER VII. - The Principle of Expediency proved to be False,

from a Consideration of the Moral Constitution of Man

42

CHAPTER VIII. - The Principle of Expediency proved to be False,

by a Consideration of the Evils of which its Adoption would

necessarily be productive

47

CHAPTER IX. - The Principle of Expediency proved to be False,

from its Opposition to Divine Revelation

51

CHAPTER X.-The Principle of Expediency not countenanced by

the Scripture Doctrine of Reward

55

CHAPTER XI.-The Principle of Utility proved to be Untenable

from the Incapability of Man to discern the Consequences of

his Actions

60

CHAPTER XII. On the different Theories of Morals

63