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... expressed great admiration for his " Herculean mind . " Nevertheless , he thought one part of Johnson's intellect was so palsied that he " had lost the fac- ulty of reasoning on certain topics connected with religion . " Bentham was ...
... expressed great admiration for his " Herculean mind . " Nevertheless , he thought one part of Johnson's intellect was so palsied that he " had lost the fac- ulty of reasoning on certain topics connected with religion . " Bentham was ...
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... expressed by such a phrase as “ for the sake of Jesus Christ , Our Lord , " he has relatively few al- lusions to the ... expression such as : " Grant me the help of thy Holy Spirit , that I may do thy will with diligence , " " Grant me ...
... expressed by such a phrase as “ for the sake of Jesus Christ , Our Lord , " he has relatively few al- lusions to the ... expression such as : " Grant me the help of thy Holy Spirit , that I may do thy will with diligence , " " Grant me ...
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... expressed in his sermons . In these the style is quite different . The prose is simpler and clearer , and the ser- mons are well organized . Clarke generally begins with a scrip- tural text that forms the theme of his discourse ; he ...
... expressed in his sermons . In these the style is quite different . The prose is simpler and clearer , and the ser- mons are well organized . Clarke generally begins with a scrip- tural text that forms the theme of his discourse ; he ...
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