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... hearts of men , he writes , is " to give us a new understanding , a new judgment , temper , taste , and relish , new ... heart , so far we resist the graces of God's Holy Spirit , and render ourselves indisposed to relish and improve his ...
... hearts of men , he writes , is " to give us a new understanding , a new judgment , temper , taste , and relish , new ... heart , so far we resist the graces of God's Holy Spirit , and render ourselves indisposed to relish and improve his ...
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... heart to the exclu- sion of other virtues . In doing so , they were going to one ex- treme , just as the Calvinistic Puritans had gone to another . Ronald Knox in his book Enthusiasm comments that " tradi- tional Christianity is a ...
... heart to the exclu- sion of other virtues . In doing so , they were going to one ex- treme , just as the Calvinistic Puritans had gone to another . Ronald Knox in his book Enthusiasm comments that " tradi- tional Christianity is a ...
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... heart , the power of godliness will be shown by steadiness in temptation , by patience in affliction , by faith in ... heart to God , and to give the whole heart , is very difficult ; the last , the great effort of long labour , fervent ...
... heart , the power of godliness will be shown by steadiness in temptation , by patience in affliction , by faith in ... heart to God , and to give the whole heart , is very difficult ; the last , the great effort of long labour , fervent ...
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