...it. THIS law of nature, being coeval with mankind and dictated by God himfclf, is of courfe fuperior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe in ai! countries, and at all times : no human laws are of any validity, if contrary to this (3); and fuch...

...obligation." — I'uffendorf, cxv. Such being indisputably the law of God, Judge Blackstone declares that "this law of nature being coeval with mankind and...and at all times: no human laws are of any validity it contrary to this. (Lord Chief Justice Hobart has also advanced that even an act of Parliament made...

...that action is destructive of man's real happiness, and therefore that the law of nature forbids it. THIS law of nature being coeval with mankind, and...in all countries, and at all times : no human laws arc of any validity, if contrary to this (3) ; and such of them as are valid derive all their (3) Lord...

...selfdefence ; and no human jurisdiction has a legitimate power to deprive him of this sacred privilege. This law of nature, being coeval with mankind,, and dictated by God himself^ is of superior obligation to any other. No human laws ate of any .validity;, if contrary to this* Such a...

...pursue this line of conduct, so far as that our self-love comes frequently in aid of our duty. The law of nature being coeval with mankind, and dictated by God himself, is of course superior to, and the foundation of, all other laws. It is binding all over the globe, in all countries, and...

...tribuere. substantial happiness." — This is the foundation of wbat we call ethics, or natural law. This law of nature, being coeval with mankind and...authority, mediately or immediately, from this original. This has given manifold occasion for the benign interposition of Divine Providence ; which, in compassion...

...of reason to discover the purport of those laws. This law of Nature,*' he afterwards observes *, " being coeval with mankind, and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to every other. It is binding all over the globe, in all countries, and at all times : no human laws are...

...obligations of LAW." 2 It is in the same spirit laid down by Blackstone, in general terms, that " the " law of nature being coeval with mankind, and dictated...any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all coun" tries, and at all times ; no human laws are of any validity rf contrary to this : and " such...

...general truth, Blackstone says: "No human laws are of any validity, if contrary to the law of Nature ; and such of them as are valid derive all their force...authority, mediately or immediately, from this original." The will of our Maker is, that the virtue of benevolence should be under the influence or direction...

...that action is destructive of man's real happiness, and, therefore, that the laV of nature forbids it. THIS law of nature- being coeval with mankind, and...authority, mediately or immediately, from this original. (2) BUT in order to apply this to the particular exigencies of each individual, it is still necessary...