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Page 127
... death , courted it with neurotic impatience . There is no denying that during most of his life Johnson feared the prospect of death . His letters often allude to his ap- prehensions , and Boswell , Mrs. Thrale , and others have shown ...
... death , courted it with neurotic impatience . There is no denying that during most of his life Johnson feared the prospect of death . His letters often allude to his ap- prehensions , and Boswell , Mrs. Thrale , and others have shown ...
Page 131
... death to fix his mind on futurity . But sometimes , horrible as the thought was , he wondered if there would be an afterlife , if death might not mean simply annihilation . Although such considerations probably played no more than a ...
... death to fix his mind on futurity . But sometimes , horrible as the thought was , he wondered if there would be an afterlife , if death might not mean simply annihilation . Although such considerations probably played no more than a ...
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... death of SJ and Hume , 129 Allestree , Richard , 215 n8 Ambrose , Saint , 4 Amendment : emphasis on in Church of England , 66-69 . See also John- son : Beliefs , Characteristics Anderson , Robert : accused SJ of Cal- vinistic leanings ...
... death of SJ and Hume , 129 Allestree , Richard , 215 n8 Ambrose , Saint , 4 Amendment : emphasis on in Church of England , 66-69 . See also John- son : Beliefs , Characteristics Anderson , Robert : accused SJ of Cal- vinistic leanings ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
Copyright | |
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allusions amendment appears Atonement belief benevolence Boswell Boswell's chiefly Christ Christ's sacrifice Christian perfection Church of England clergyman composed conscience contrition conversion Convict's Address conviction David Hume devotions Diaries Dictionary discussion divine doctrine emphasis Eucharist Evangelical examination of conscience faith frequently friends George Strahan grace Hammond Hawkins heart Holy Spirit Hooker hope important indicate instance interpretation Jesus John John Hoole Johnson's religion kind Law's London mankind means ment mercy mind Miscellanies mystical never Nevertheless obedience observes one's particular penitent person petitions piety prays preach propitiatory nature Puritans quotation quotes Rambler reason religious remarks repentance Richard Hooker Roman Catholic Sacrament salvation Samuel Clarke Samuel Johnson Scripture seems sense of charity sentence length Serious Call sermons sinner sins sometimes sorrow soul specific statement Taylor theological things Thirty-nine Articles thought Thrale tion transubstantiation Trinity various vicarious virtue vols William Law writes wrote