Samuel Johnson: a Layman's ReligionUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - 240 pages |
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... Call to a Holy Life ' , expecting to find it a dull book , ( as such books generally are , ) and perhaps to laugh at it . But I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion ...
... Call to a Holy Life ' , expecting to find it a dull book , ( as such books generally are , ) and perhaps to laugh at it . But I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion ...
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... Call when he termed it " the finest piece of hortatory theology in any language . " The following passage , in which Law achieves remarkable emphasis by the re- peated use of infinitive phrases , will serve to illustrate his style . It ...
... Call when he termed it " the finest piece of hortatory theology in any language . " The following passage , in which Law achieves remarkable emphasis by the re- peated use of infinitive phrases , will serve to illustrate his style . It ...
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... Call , he writes : " From this time forward , religion was the predominant object of his thoughts ; though , with the just sentiments of a consci- entious christian , he lamented that his practice of its duties fell far short of what it ...
... Call , he writes : " From this time forward , religion was the predominant object of his thoughts ; though , with the just sentiments of a consci- entious christian , he lamented that his practice of its duties fell far short of what it ...
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 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 says Scripture seems sense of charity sentence length Serious Call sermons sinner sins sion sometimes sorrow soul specific statement Taylor theological things Thirty-nine Articles thought Thrale tion transubstantiation Trinity various vicarious virtue William Law writes wrote