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Wide Differences of Opinion.—Views of Talmudists.—Hamburger's

Testimony.—Strictness in Principle.—Exceptions in Practice.—Isaac

Abohab's Testimony.—Christian Fathers not Agreed.—Martyrdom Price

of Truthtelling.—Justin Martyr's Testimony.—Temptations of

Early Christians.—Words of Shepherd of Hermas.—Tertullian's

Estimate.—Origen on False Speaking.—Peter and Paul at Antioch.—

Gregory of Nyssa and Basil the Great.—Deceit in Interests of

Harmony.—Chrysostom's Deception of Basil.—Chrysostom's Defense

of Deceit.—Augustine's Firmness of Position.—Condemnation of

Lying.—Examination of Excuses.—Jerome's Weakness and Error.—Final

Agreement with Augustine.—Repetition of Arguments of Augustine and

Chrysostom.—Representative Disputants.—Thomas Aquinas.—Masterly

Discussion.—Errors of Duns Scotus.—John Calvin.—Martin Luther.—

Ignatius Loyola.—Position of Jesuits.—Protestants Defending Lying.

—Jeremy Taylor.—Errors and Inconsistencies.—Wrong Definitions.—

Misapplication of Scripture.—Richard Rothe.—Character, Ability,

and Influence. in Definition of Lie.—Failure to Recognize.—Error

Love to God as Only Basis of Love to Man.—Exceptions in Favor of

Lying.—Nitzsch's Claim of Wiser and Nobler Methods than Lying in

Love.—Rothe's Claim of Responsibility of Loving Guardianship—No

Countenance of Deception in Example of Jesus.—Prime Error of Rothe.

—Opinions of Contemporary Critics.—Isaac Augustus Dorner.—

Character and Principles.—Keen Definitions.—High Standards.—

Clearness and Consistency.—Hans Lassen Martensen.—Logic Swayed by

Feeling.—Right Premises and Wavering Reasonings.—Lofty Ideals.—

Story of Jeanie Deans.—Correct Conclusions.—Influence of Personal

Peculiarities on Ethical Convictions.—Contrast of Charles Hodge and

James H. Thornwell.—Dr. Hodge's Correct Premises and Amiable

Inconsistencies.—Truth the Substratum of Deity.—Misconceptions of

Bible Teachings.—Suggestion of Deception by Jesus Christ.—Error as

to General Opinion of Christians.—Dr. Hodge's Conclusions Crushed

by his Premises.—Dr. Thornwell's Thorough Treatment of Subject.—

Right Basis.—Sound Argument.—Correct Definitions.—Firmness for

Truth.—Newman Smyth's Manual.—Good Beginning and Bad Ending.—

Confusion of Terms.—Inconsistencies in Argument.—Loose Reasoning.

—Dangerous Teachings.—James Martineau.—Fine Moral Sense.—Conflict

between Feeling and Conviction.—Safe Instincts.—Thomas Fowler.—

Higher Expediency of Veracity.—Importance to General Good.—Leslie

Stephen.—Duty of Veracity Result of Moral Progress.—Kant and

Fichte.—Jacobi Misrepresented.—False Assumptions by Advocates of Lie

of Necessity.—Enemies in Warfare not Justified in Lying.—Testimony

of Cicero.—Macaulay on Lord Clive's Treachery.—Woolsey on

International Law.—No Place for Lying in Medical Ethics.—Opinions

and Experiences of Physicians.—Pliny's Story of Roman Matron.—Victor

Hugo's Sister Simplice.—Words of Abbé Sicard.—Tact and

Principle.—Legal Ethics.—Whewell's View.—Opinion of Chief-Justice

Sharswood.—Mistakes of Dr. Hodge.—Lord Brougham's Claim.—False

Charge against Charles Phillips.—Chancellor Kent on Moral

Obligations in Law and in Equity.—Clerical Profession Chiefly

Involved.—Clergymen for and against Lying.—Temptation to Lies of

Love.—Supreme Importance of Sound Principle.—Duty of Veracity to

Lower Animals.—Dr. Dabney's View.—Views of Dr. Newman Smyth.—Duty

of Truthfulness an Obligation toward God.—Lower Animals not Exempt

from Principle of Universal Application.—Fishing.—Hunting.—Catching

Horse.—Professor Bowne's Psychological View.—No Place for Lying

in God's Universe.—Small Improvement on Chrysostom's Argument for

Lying.—Limits of Consistency in Logical Plea.—God, or Satan.