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 67
... contrition , or sorrow for sin , is genuine , it is considered that the penitent must necessarily will and resolve to refrain from offending God in the future . Thus the desire to amend one's life is im- plicit in the act of detestation ...
... contrition , or sorrow for sin , is genuine , it is considered that the penitent must necessarily will and resolve to refrain from offending God in the future . Thus the desire to amend one's life is im- plicit in the act of detestation ...
Page 70
... contrition , however , in rec- ognizing the Roman Catholic belief in the efficacy of both at- trition and contrition . The distinction made by Roman Cathol- icism is that " perfect contrition " is sorrow for sin based on a love of God ...
... contrition , however , in rec- ognizing the Roman Catholic belief in the efficacy of both at- trition and contrition . The distinction made by Roman Cathol- icism is that " perfect contrition " is sorrow for sin based on a love of God ...
Page 71
... contrition " in the Dictionary , without designating the first as a peculiarly Catho- lic doctrine . To be sure , he calls " attrition " " the lowest de- gree of repentance . " Though not an inaccurate definition , it sounds ...
... contrition " in the Dictionary , without designating the first as a peculiarly Catho- lic doctrine . To be sure , he calls " attrition " " the lowest de- gree of repentance . " Though not an inaccurate definition , it sounds ...
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