Samuel Johnson: a Layman's ReligionUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - 240 pages |
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Page 40
... Christians should strive for are holiness , purity of mind , and Christian charity , but he seems incapable of grasping what is really implied by Christian perfection . " By being Perfect , " he writes , " is signified a man's having ...
... Christians should strive for are holiness , purity of mind , and Christian charity , but he seems incapable of grasping what is really implied by Christian perfection . " By being Perfect , " he writes , " is signified a man's having ...
Page 48
... Christian's great conquest over the world is all contained in the mystery of Christ upon the cross . It was there and from thence that He taught all Christians how they were to come out of and conquer the world , and what they were to ...
... Christian's great conquest over the world is all contained in the mystery of Christ upon the cross . It was there and from thence that He taught all Christians how they were to come out of and conquer the world , and what they were to ...
Page 107
... Christians or possibly among those influenced by Christian teaching . The point is emphasized in Idler 4. Johnson observes that the bounty bestowed on citizens and soldiers by the Roman em- perors was motivated by a desire to win favor ...
... Christians or possibly among those influenced by Christian teaching . The point is emphasized in Idler 4. Johnson observes that the bounty bestowed on citizens and soldiers by the Roman em- perors was motivated by a desire to win favor ...
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