Samuel Johnson: A Layman's Religion |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 24
Page 110
... present state " ( Sermon XIX ) . can say In addition to the all - important motive of personal salva- tion , Johnson observes , there is also a great social incentive to prompt one to charity . That is to preserve others from falling ...
... present state " ( Sermon XIX ) . can say In addition to the all - important motive of personal salva- tion , Johnson observes , there is also a great social incentive to prompt one to charity . That is to preserve others from falling ...
Page 142
... present State . " Johnson's awareness of the importance of love in Chris- tianity is further revealed in several of his sermons . For in- stance , he concludes Sermon XVI with the pious exhortation , " Let death . . . find us , whenever ...
... present State . " Johnson's awareness of the importance of love in Chris- tianity is further revealed in several of his sermons . For in- stance , he concludes Sermon XVI with the pious exhortation , " Let death . . . find us , whenever ...
Page 174
... present in a devout com- municant upon partaking of the Lord's Supper , or that the elements take on the virtues of Christ's Body and Blood , or that Christ is present in some other special way beyond the figurative one . Johnson never ...
... present in a devout com- municant upon partaking of the Lord's Supper , or that the elements take on the virtues of Christ's Body and Blood , or that Christ is present in some other special way beyond the figurative one . Johnson never ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
Copyright | |
3 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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