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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... composition . Because Johnson had read so widely in religious literature , it would be presumptuous to assume that William Law was the sole source of his knowledge about the meaning of perfection . Me might , for instance , have learned ...
... composition . Because Johnson had read so widely in religious literature , it would be presumptuous to assume that William Law was the sole source of his knowledge about the meaning of perfection . Me might , for instance , have learned ...
Page 87
... composition he wrote on the death of his wife , with the intention of having Taylor preach it at her funeral . In addition to those left by Taylor , two other printed ser- mons have been definitely identified as Johnson's . The first is ...
... composition he wrote on the death of his wife , with the intention of having Taylor preach it at her funeral . In addition to those left by Taylor , two other printed ser- mons have been definitely identified as Johnson's . The first is ...
Page 210
... composition for three of the sermons . The one delivered by Aston was written in 1745 , the one on Mrs. Johnson's death , in 1752 , and The Convict's Address , in 1777. Word - counting is tedious business , but while confined to a New ...
... composition for three of the sermons . The one delivered by Aston was written in 1745 , the one on Mrs. Johnson's death , in 1752 , and The Convict's Address , in 1777. Word - counting is tedious business , but while confined to a New ...
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