Samuel Johnson: a Layman's ReligionUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - 240 pages |
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Page 90
... instance : " Nothing is more common than for men to make partial and absurd dis- tinctions between vices of equal enormity , and to observe some of the Divine commands with great scrupulousness ; while they violate others equally ...
... instance : " Nothing is more common than for men to make partial and absurd dis- tinctions between vices of equal enormity , and to observe some of the Divine commands with great scrupulousness ; while they violate others equally ...
Page 116
... instances , his rule was to be guided , not by the merits of a situation or by personal esteem for the individual , but by his commiseration for anyone in distress . For instance , he had little respect for the talents of the dramatist ...
... instances , his rule was to be guided , not by the merits of a situation or by personal esteem for the individual , but by his commiseration for anyone in distress . For instance , he had little respect for the talents of the dramatist ...
Page 222
... instance , W. S. Lewis , Private Charity in England , 1747-1757 ( New Haven , 1938 ) . 4 Boswell , III , 401 . Cecil A. Moore , " Shaftesbury and the Ethical Poets , " Back- grounds of English Literature ( Minneapolis , 1953 ) , and Rob ...
... instance , W. S. Lewis , Private Charity in England , 1747-1757 ( New Haven , 1938 ) . 4 Boswell , III , 401 . Cecil A. Moore , " Shaftesbury and the Ethical Poets , " Back- grounds of English Literature ( Minneapolis , 1953 ) , and Rob ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
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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