ISBN: 1235863166

Paperback, [EAN: 9781235863165], General Books LLC, General Books LLC, Book, [PU: General Books LLC], General Books LLC, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purch… More...

Paperback, [EAN: 9781235863165], General Books LLC, General Books LLC, Book, [PU: General Books LLC], General Books LLC, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XX. On Punishments. Definition and origin of punishment--In what manner punishment relates to strict justice--The right of punishing allowed by the law of nature, to none, except to those, who are innocent of the crimes and misdemeanours to be punished--Difference of motive between human and divine punishment--In what sense revenge is naturally unlawful--The advantages of punishment, threefold--The law of nature allows any one to inflict punishment upon an offender, yet with a distinction--The regard which the law of nations pays to the benefit of the injured party, in the infliction of punishment--General utility of punishments--What is determined by the law of the Gospel, in this respect--Answer to the objections founded upon the mercy of God, as displayed in the Gospel--Capital punishments objected to as cutting off all possibility of repentance--Not safe for private Christians to inflict punishments, even when allowed to do so, by the law of nations--Prosecutions, for certain offences, to be carried on in the name of the public and not of individuals--Internal acts not punishable by man--Open acts, when inevitable through human infirmity not punishable--Actions, neither directly nor indirectly injurious to society, not punishable by human laws--The reasons of that exemption--The opinion, that pardon can never be granted, refuted--Pardon shewn to be allowable before the establishment of penal law--But not in all cases--Allowable also subsequently to the establishment of penalties--Internal and external reasons--Opinion, that there can be no just reason for dispensing with laws, except where such dispensation can be implied as authorised by the law, examined and refuted--Punishment estimated by the desert of the offender--Different motives compar..., 1000, Subjects, 1, Arts & Photography, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 3, Business & Investing, 3248857011, Calendars, 4, Children's Books, 12290, Christian Books & Bibles, 4366, Comics & Graphic Novels, 5, Computers & Technology, 6, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, 48, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, 21, Education & Reference, 173507, Engineering & Transportation, 301889, Gay & Lesbian, 10, Health, Fitness & Dieting, 9, History, 86, Humor & Entertainment, 10777, Law, 17, Literature & Fiction, 173514, Medical Books, 18, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 20, Parenting & Relationships, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 23, Romance, 75, Science & Math, 25, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 4736, Self-Help, 26, Sports & Outdoors, 28, Teen & Young Adult, 27, Travel, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 1235863166

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ISBN: 9781235863165

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Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books, , Universal-Classics-Library-Volume-11~~Oliver-Herbrand-Gordon-Leigh, 999999999, Universal Classics Library Volume 11, Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh, 1235863166, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<