Samuel Johnson: a Layman's ReligionUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - 240 pages |
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Page 79
... considered the unbounded exercise of charity as atonement ; and his almost indiscriminate application of it , proved that he added by every opportunity to his store . He always seemed to me in the situation of a man who , meaning well ...
... considered the unbounded exercise of charity as atonement ; and his almost indiscriminate application of it , proved that he added by every opportunity to his store . He always seemed to me in the situation of a man who , meaning well ...
Page 169
... considered , expressions of sympathy for Roman Catholicism are relatively few - much fewer and less pronounced than in the pages of Boswell . It is also true that none of Johnson's other biographers par- ticularly stressed his Catholic ...
... considered , expressions of sympathy for Roman Catholicism are relatively few - much fewer and less pronounced than in the pages of Boswell . It is also true that none of Johnson's other biographers par- ticularly stressed his Catholic ...
Page 171
... considered it above reason , but rather in accord with reason , was the ex- istence of a middle state between heaven and hell . When Bos- well asked about the Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory , he replied : " Why , Sir , it is a ...
... considered it above reason , but rather in accord with reason , was the ex- istence of a middle state between heaven and hell . When Bos- well asked about the Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory , he replied : " Why , Sir , it is a ...
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