. Christian ethics : or, The true moral manhood and life of duty : a text-book for schools and colleges. end, there would be required in the moral agentintellectual capabilities for the calculation of consequences, such aswould make man equal to God in this respect; so that ha^Dpiness wouldbe an impossible end to be aimed at by man. Following perfection as the supreme end would involve capabilitiesof forming a high and complete ideal, such as the mass of mankindcould not possibly possess. In short, it would involve such knowledgeof the nature of man, of the nature of God, and of the laws of th
. Christian ethics : or, The true moral manhood and life of duty : a text-book for schools and colleges. end, there would be required in the moral agentintellectual capabilities for the calculation of consequences, such aswould make man equal to God in this respect; so that ha^Dpiness wouldbe an impossible end to be aimed at by man. Following perfection as the supreme end would involve capabilitiesof forming a high and complete ideal, such as the mass of mankindcould not possibly possess. In short, it would involve such knowledgeof the nature of man, of the nature of God, and of the laws of theMniverse, as would only be within the reach of a God. In making theright the supreme end. Omniscience has provided for the plain andignorant man, — so that even without the all-embracing reach of in-tellect he need not miss of attaining to virtue, to perfection, and tohappiness. The conclusion from this discussion of the supreme end ofmoral action is, therefore, that the end is found in Tightnessalone. No action can be formally right, or right in its form,that has not the right as its end or • CHAPTER 11. THE SUPREME RULE OF RIGHTNESS. HAVING ascertained that Tightness is the supreme end ofmoral action, or that at which the agent is morallybound to aim in his conduct, the question arises, What isTightness ? In general, Tightness in action implies conformity to somelaw or standard, which furnishes the supreme rule of humanconduct. Nature of Eightness. — The right (rectus) is that which is ruled, orstraight according to some rule or standard. Ethics and morals bothimply in their very origin and etymology a way, or law, guiding andgoverning human conduct, and therefore, of course, controlling moralconclusions. In all the workings of the moral nature there is recog-nized or implied a moral law under which the agent is placed, and whichhe is bound to obey. Eightness is found in obligatory conformity to this law. If Tightness consists in obligatory conformity of the cond
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