Samuel Johnson: a Layman's ReligionUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - 240 pages |
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Page xi
... character can be of much worth . For example , let us briefly consider his attitude on church attendance . Both Boswell and Hawkins mention that for one of such notable piety he was surprisingly lax in this mat- ter . Johnson himself ...
... character can be of much worth . For example , let us briefly consider his attitude on church attendance . Both Boswell and Hawkins mention that for one of such notable piety he was surprisingly lax in this mat- ter . Johnson himself ...
Page 98
... character of the sacrifice , but this belief , which had been so strongly em- phasized by William Law , now accompanies a conviction that the death on the Cross was truly propitiatory . A reference to the Atonement in Sermon XXI ...
... character of the sacrifice , but this belief , which had been so strongly em- phasized by William Law , now accompanies a conviction that the death on the Cross was truly propitiatory . A reference to the Atonement in Sermon XXI ...
Page 122
... character . " 30 Sir Joshua Reynolds , though an intimate of Johnson for thirty years , also commented on this unpleasant side of his character . In a mixed group , Reynolds wrote , he fought with all his weapons , and " the most light ...
... character . " 30 Sir Joshua Reynolds , though an intimate of Johnson for thirty years , also commented on this unpleasant side of his character . In a mixed group , Reynolds wrote , he fought with all his weapons , and " the most light ...
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