Samuel Johnson: a Layman's ReligionUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - 240 pages |
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... grace all wisdom is folly , grant , I beseech thee , that in this my undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be withheld from me , but that I may promote thy glory , and the Salvation both of myself and others . " 24 For the most part ...
... grace all wisdom is folly , grant , I beseech thee , that in this my undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be withheld from me , but that I may promote thy glory , and the Salvation both of myself and others . " 24 For the most part ...
Page 19
... Grace to use all diligence in redeeming the time which I have spent in Sloth , Vanity and Wickedness . " On March 24 , 1759 , he implores , " Grant me the grace of thy Holy Spirit , that the course which I am now be- ginning may proceed ...
... Grace to use all diligence in redeeming the time which I have spent in Sloth , Vanity and Wickedness . " On March 24 , 1759 , he implores , " Grant me the grace of thy Holy Spirit , that the course which I am now be- ginning may proceed ...
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... grace . Clarke , instead of seeing grace as an important supernatural element in Christianity , regards it chiefly as a part of man's rational faculties . To him , it is a gift of God in the same sense that nature or reason is . He ...
... grace . Clarke , instead of seeing grace as an important supernatural element in Christianity , regards it chiefly as a part of man's rational faculties . To him , it is a gift of God in the same sense that nature or reason is . He ...
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