Samuel Johnson: a Layman's ReligionUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - 240 pages |
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Page 21
... examination of one's conscience before Com- munion is a regular procedure in the Church of England , as in other churches . Various writers of religious manuals , such as Jeremy Taylor and Robert Nelson , had also recommended a ...
... examination of one's conscience before Com- munion is a regular procedure in the Church of England , as in other churches . Various writers of religious manuals , such as Jeremy Taylor and Robert Nelson , had also recommended a ...
Page 22
... examination of conscience one should proceed to contrition . Law dwells at great length upon this subject , urg- ing the penitent to meditate on the odiousness of sin and not to hesitate to charge himself with being the worst sinner he ...
... examination of conscience one should proceed to contrition . Law dwells at great length upon this subject , urg- ing the penitent to meditate on the odiousness of sin and not to hesitate to charge himself with being the worst sinner he ...
Page 23
... examination reveals that sins have been committed , we must resolve to avoid further transgressions and to restrain ourselves " by watching and fasting , by a steady temperance and perpetual vigilance . " Above all , it should be ...
... examination reveals that sins have been committed , we must resolve to avoid further transgressions and to restrain ourselves " by watching and fasting , by a steady temperance and perpetual vigilance . " Above all , it should be ...
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