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 107
... distinguished from temperance , fortitude , wisdom , and justice , all of which had been known and prac- tised in pre - Christian eras . Similarly , benevolence , when moti- vated by a prudential sense of doing good to others , might be ...
... distinguished from temperance , fortitude , wisdom , and justice , all of which had been known and prac- tised in pre - Christian eras . Similarly , benevolence , when moti- vated by a prudential sense of doing good to others , might be ...
Page 116
... distinguished between the two . In friendship , he observes , both affection and duty nat- urally lead to reciprocated acts of kindness . But friendship was known even to the Ancients who lived before Christ intro- duced the idea of ...
... distinguished between the two . In friendship , he observes , both affection and duty nat- urally lead to reciprocated acts of kindness . But friendship was known even to the Ancients who lived before Christ intro- duced the idea of ...
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... distinguished author , Aldous Huxley , The Perennial Philosophy ( New York , 1945 ) ; for a sympathetic treatment of the subject by a scientist , Raynor C. Johnson , The Watcher on the Hills ( New York , 1959 ) . Works , VI , 287 . 32 ...
... distinguished author , Aldous Huxley , The Perennial Philosophy ( New York , 1945 ) ; for a sympathetic treatment of the subject by a scientist , Raynor C. Johnson , The Watcher on the Hills ( New York , 1959 ) . Works , VI , 287 . 32 ...
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