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 30
... called a Christian deist . As such he might be considered as the chief intellectual light of what was called the Low Church Party . " Like the Deists , Clarke affirmed that the basic evidence for believing in God was to be found in ...
... called a Christian deist . As such he might be considered as the chief intellectual light of what was called the Low Church Party . " Like the Deists , Clarke affirmed that the basic evidence for believing in God was to be found in ...
Page 108
... called charity , the soul Of all the rest . ( XII , 581-85 ) As Johnson indicates , the ultimate source of his knowledge about charity is the Bible . Nevertheless , his views may have been reinforced by his familiarity with A Serious ...
... called charity , the soul Of all the rest . ( XII , 581-85 ) As Johnson indicates , the ultimate source of his knowledge about charity is the Bible . Nevertheless , his views may have been reinforced by his familiarity with A Serious ...
Page 148
... called , in the most solemn manner , perhaps a few hours be- fore we die , is the highest act of Christian worship . At that aw- ful moment it will become us to drop for ever all worldly thoughts , to fix our hopes solely on Christ ...
... called , in the most solemn manner , perhaps a few hours be- fore we die , is the highest act of Christian worship . At that aw- ful moment it will become us to drop for ever all worldly thoughts , to fix our hopes solely on Christ ...
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 religious kind Law's London mankind means ment mercy mind Miscellanies mystical never Nevertheless obedience observes one's particular penitent person petitions piety prays preach propitiatory nature Puritans quotation quotes Rambler reason religion remarks repentance Richard Hooker Roman Catholic Sacrament salvation Samuel Clarke Samuel Johnson Scripture seems sense of charity sentence length Serious Call sermons sincere sins sometimes sorrow soul specific statement Taylor theological things Thirty-nine Articles thought Thrale tion transubstantiation Trinity various vicarious virtue vols William Law writes wrote