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... religion . " Bentham was obviously wrong . The eighteenth century pro- duced its share of fanatics and persons with strange religious delusions , but Johnson was neither a crank nor a madman . In religion , as in other matters , he ...
... religion . " Bentham was obviously wrong . The eighteenth century pro- duced its share of fanatics and persons with strange religious delusions , but Johnson was neither a crank nor a madman . In religion , as in other matters , he ...
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... religious belief is a result which issues at the end of an intel- lectual process . In arranging the steps of this process , they con- ceived natural religion to form the first stage of the journey . That stage theologians of all shades ...
... religious belief is a result which issues at the end of an intel- lectual process . In arranging the steps of this process , they con- ceived natural religion to form the first stage of the journey . That stage theologians of all shades ...
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... religious , but " He said he never had entertained any belief in Religion since he began to read Locke and Clarke . " ' 18 Although Boswell frequently baited Dr. Johnson by reporting Hume's heterodox opinions , he appar- ently missed ...
... religious , but " He said he never had entertained any belief in Religion since he began to read Locke and Clarke . " ' 18 Although Boswell frequently baited Dr. Johnson by reporting Hume's heterodox opinions , he appar- ently missed ...
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