| James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...asunder. I proceeded : " What do you think, Sir, of Purgatory, as believed by the Roman Catholicks!" JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, it is a very harmless doctrine....see, Sir, there is nothing unreasonable in this." BOSWELL. " But then, Sir, their masses for the dead !" JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, if it be once established... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...Purgatory, as believed by the Roman Catholicks ?" JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, it is a very harmless dectrine. They are of opinion that the generality of mankind...see, Sir, there is nothing unreasonable in this." BOSWELL. " But then, Sir, their masses for the dead ?" JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, if it be once established... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...B. proceeded: " What do you think, Sir, of Purgatory, as believed by the Roman Catholics?" —/. " Why, Sir, it is a very harmless doctrine. They are...to deserve everlasting punishment, nor so good as tt> merit being admitted into the society of blessed spirits; and therefore that God is graciously... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...Mr. Boswell,* what he thought of purgatory, as believed by the Roman Catholics ? His answer was, " It is a very harmless doctrine. They are of opinion,...therefore, that God is graciously pleased to allow a middle state, where they may be purified by certain degrees of suffering. You sec there is nothing... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pages
...clearer light. BOSWELL. " What do you think, Sir, of purgatory, as believed by the Roman Catholicks ?" JOHNSON, " Why, Sir, it is a very harmless doctrine....mankind are neither so obstinately wicked as to deserve ever* l'i.>j MS and Meditations, p. 14, 15, edition of 180£. lasting punishment, nor so good as to... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pages
...clearer light. BOSWELL. " What do you think, Sir, of purgatory, as believed by the Roman Catholicks?" JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, it is a very harmless doctrine....mankind are neither so obstinately wicked as to deserve ever• Prayers and Meditations, p. 14, 15, edition of 180*. lasting punishment, nor so good as to... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pages
...clearer light. BOSWELL. " What do you think, Sir, of purgatory, as believed by the Roman Catholicks ?" JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, it is a very harmless doctrine....mankind are neither so obstinately wicked as to deserve ever• Prajers and Meditations, p. 14, 15, edition of 1806. lasting punishment, nor so good as to... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 506 pages
...answer was, " It is a very harmless doctrine. They are " of opinion that the generality of man" kind are neither so obstinately wicked as " to deserve...therefore, " that God is graciously pleased to allow " a middle state, where they may be purified " by certain degrees of suffering. You see " there is... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
..." Why, Sir, it is a very harmless doctrine. They are of opinion that the generality of mankind ere neither so obstinately wicked as to deserve everlasting...see, Sir, there is nothing unreasonable in this." BOSWELL. " But then, Sir, their masses for the dead ?" JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, if it be once established... | |
| John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
..." Why, Sir, it is a very harmless doctrine. They are of opinion that the generality of mankind ar,c neither so obstinately wicked as to deserve everlasting...see, Sir, there is nothing unreasonable in this." — B. " But then, Sir, their masses for the dead ?" — J. " Why, Sir, if it be once established that... | |
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