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... earlier centuries , Law recognized that it is impossible for man to achieve the ab- solute perfection of Christ . Human perfection , because of hu- man limitations , must always be of a different order . What mat- tered most was for the ...
... earlier centuries , Law recognized that it is impossible for man to achieve the ab- solute perfection of Christ . Human perfection , because of hu- man limitations , must always be of a different order . What mat- tered most was for the ...
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... earlier writ- ings . Of particular significance are his remarks in Rambler 110. The theme of this essay is the importance of repentance . God is merciful and will forgive the sins of a truly repentant person , he affirms , but curiously ...
... earlier writ- ings . Of particular significance are his remarks in Rambler 110. The theme of this essay is the importance of repentance . God is merciful and will forgive the sins of a truly repentant person , he affirms , but curiously ...
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Maurice J. Quinlan. As we have indicated earlier , his conviction that man alone must expiate his sins grew logically out of his earlier belief that Christ's sacrifice , being chiefly of an exemplary nature , did not remove the burden of ...
Maurice J. Quinlan. As we have indicated earlier , his conviction that man alone must expiate his sins grew logically out of his earlier belief that Christ's sacrifice , being chiefly of an exemplary nature , did not remove the burden of ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
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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