That no being can make law. That the will of the ruler can be obligatory only as it is declaratory of what the law is. What law is. Law is a rule of action, and in its most extensive sense, it is applicable to all actions, whether of matter or mind. Define Moral Law.
Moral law is a rule of moral action.
It is the law of motive, and not of force. Moral law is a rule, to which moral beings are under obligation to conform all their actions. It is that rule which, under the same circumstances, would be equally binding on all moral beings. A declaratory, but authoritative precept, as distinguished from counsel or compact. The precept should forbid all that is naturally wrong, or in any degree inconsistent with the nature, relations and highest happiness of moral beings.