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... writes on this subject in a sermon entitled “ Chris- tians Ought to Endeavour to Attain Perfection . " He indicates that he knows the proper terms when he remarks that the vir- tues Christians should strive for are holiness , purity of ...
... writes on this subject in a sermon entitled “ Chris- tians Ought to Endeavour to Attain Perfection . " He indicates that he knows the proper terms when he remarks that the vir- tues Christians should strive for are holiness , purity of ...
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... writes : " There is no principle of the heart that is more acceptable to God than a universal fervent love to all mankind , wishing and praying for their happiness , because there is no principle of the heart that makes us more like God ...
... writes : " There is no principle of the heart that is more acceptable to God than a universal fervent love to all mankind , wishing and praying for their happiness , because there is no principle of the heart that makes us more like God ...
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... writes , " faith , in whatever acceptation , is no proper efficient cause of justification . " Ultimately man is saved , not by faith or even by repentance , but by Christ's sacrifice , which makes possible God's acceptance of man's ...
... writes , " faith , in whatever acceptation , is no proper efficient cause of justification . " Ultimately man is saved , not by faith or even by repentance , but by Christ's sacrifice , which makes possible God's acceptance of man's ...
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