Samuel Johnson: a Layman's ReligionUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - 240 pages |
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... nature . He differed from many Deists in insisting there was no conflict between reason and revelation , and in asserting that Scripture confirms the existence of the God seen in nature . Such convictions were far from uncommon among ...
... nature . He differed from many Deists in insisting there was no conflict between reason and revelation , and in asserting that Scripture confirms the existence of the God seen in nature . Such convictions were far from uncommon among ...
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... nature certain fitnesses and unfitnesses . These , perceived by the intellect of man , determine the rule of action or the law of nature , and by complying with this su- preme law , man is enabled to pursue what is good . Not to com ...
... nature certain fitnesses and unfitnesses . These , perceived by the intellect of man , determine the rule of action or the law of nature , and by complying with this su- preme law , man is enabled to pursue what is good . Not to com ...
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... Nature . " He re- plies , " To live according to Nature is to act always with due regard to the fitness arising from the relations and qualities of causes and effects ; to concur with the great and unchangeable scheme of universal ...
... Nature . " He re- plies , " To live according to Nature is to act always with due regard to the fitness arising from the relations and qualities of causes and effects ; to concur with the great and unchangeable scheme of universal ...
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