Samuel Johnson: A Layman's ReligionUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - 240 pages Influence of Johnson's own religious interpretation on his life and work. |
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Page 52
... essay is the importance of repentance . God is merciful and will forgive the sins of a truly repentant person , he affirms , but curiously there is no mention of Christ and his mercy . Several times in the course of the essay the word ...
... essay is the importance of repentance . God is merciful and will forgive the sins of a truly repentant person , he affirms , but curiously there is no mention of Christ and his mercy . Several times in the course of the essay the word ...
Page 74
... essay he appears to be weighing the argu- ments for and against the validity of expiatory acts of satisfac- tion . He remarks that history reveals , among various nations at widely separated periods of time , " a general and uniform ...
... essay he appears to be weighing the argu- ments for and against the validity of expiatory acts of satisfac- tion . He remarks that history reveals , among various nations at widely separated periods of time , " a general and uniform ...
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... essays , published between 1750 and 1752 , the average length of the sentences is 43.1 words ; in the major Lives of ... essays , and 1758-60 , the time of the Idler essays , sentence length diminished from an average of 43.1 words to an ...
... essays , published between 1750 and 1752 , the average length of the sentences is 43.1 words ; in the major Lives of ... essays , and 1758-60 , the time of the Idler essays , sentence length diminished from an average of 43.1 words to an ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
Copyright | |
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