Samuel Johnson: a Layman's ReligionUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - 240 pages |
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Page 151
... interpretation were trivial by comparison with the importance of attaining a firm religious conviction . When Johnson alluded , as he frequently did , to all Chris- tians agreeing on the " essentials " of faith , he undoubtedly meant ...
... interpretation were trivial by comparison with the importance of attaining a firm religious conviction . When Johnson alluded , as he frequently did , to all Chris- tians agreeing on the " essentials " of faith , he undoubtedly meant ...
Page 156
... interpret , enforce , and administer doc- trinal matters through the laws of polity . ' 10 Various quotations in the Dictionary indicate Johnson's general agreement with this interpretation . Under " doctrine " he quotes Hooker's ...
... interpret , enforce , and administer doc- trinal matters through the laws of polity . ' 10 Various quotations in the Dictionary indicate Johnson's general agreement with this interpretation . Under " doctrine " he quotes Hooker's ...
Page 170
... interpretation that seemed right to him , without thinking of himself as an apostate . The fact that some of these interpretations were basically Roman Cath- olic is not necessarily evidence of a personal predilection for that faith ...
... interpretation that seemed right to him , without thinking of himself as an apostate . The fact that some of these interpretations were basically Roman Cath- olic is not necessarily evidence of a personal predilection for that faith ...
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