Samuel Johnson: a Layman's ReligionUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - 240 pages |
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Page 88
... sermons are addressed to an audience of about the same sort intellectually as that Johnson had in mind when writing his Idler essays . Johnson shared the prevalent assumption of his age that sermons should be directed , not to the ...
... sermons are addressed to an audience of about the same sort intellectually as that Johnson had in mind when writing his Idler essays . Johnson shared the prevalent assumption of his age that sermons should be directed , not to the ...
Page 92
... sermons that can be specifically dated the Aston sermon ( 1745 ) , the one on the death of his wife ( 1752 ) , and The Convict's Address ( 1777 ) . In these , the average sentence length diminishes significantly , according to the order ...
... sermons that can be specifically dated the Aston sermon ( 1745 ) , the one on the death of his wife ( 1752 ) , and The Convict's Address ( 1777 ) . In these , the average sentence length diminishes significantly , according to the order ...
Page 211
... sermons , all having , on the average , a high word count in their sentences , were probably works Johnson was commissioned to write for particular occasions , at a time in his career when , be- cause of poverty , he would have welcomed ...
... sermons , all having , on the average , a high word count in their sentences , were probably works Johnson was commissioned to write for particular occasions , at a time in his career when , be- cause of poverty , he would have welcomed ...
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