First, State the several methods of proof. Second, Show to what they amount. First, State the several methods of proof. I. Moral argument, or argument founded in the demand of our moral nature. I am conscious of feeling moral obligation to do right and avoid wrong.
Moral character implies a moral nature or constitution.
It also implies a law or rule of moral action apprehended by the mind. This law within implies a law without. A moral constitution and moral law imply a creator, law giver, and judge. I cannot resist the conviction that I am accountable for my actions, not merely to myself and society, but to some lawgiver. This irresistible conviction of accountability implies, either that accountability is a dictate of my nature, or that the evidence of it is overwhelming.