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 73
... excellence ; it is , indeed , to exact from all that perfection which none ever can attain " ( Ram- bler 70 ) . Nevertheless , the ideal of Christian perfection as de- scribed by William Law was never far removed from his thoughts . And ...
... excellence ; it is , indeed , to exact from all that perfection which none ever can attain " ( Ram- bler 70 ) . Nevertheless , the ideal of Christian perfection as de- scribed by William Law was never far removed from his thoughts . And ...
Page 89
... excellence ; and that it is one of the characteristicks of this virtue , that it thinketh no evil of others . " Johnson's sermons are distinguished from the typical sermons of his time , and from most at any time , by the terse and mem ...
... excellence ; and that it is one of the characteristicks of this virtue , that it thinketh no evil of others . " Johnson's sermons are distinguished from the typical sermons of his time , and from most at any time , by the terse and mem ...
Page 142
... excellence . This notable passage , which so clearly echoes William Law's counsels on perfection , shows that Johnson understood the part that the spirit of love plays in Christianity . But this knowl- edge perhaps made him conscious ...
... excellence . This notable passage , which so clearly echoes William Law's counsels on perfection , shows that Johnson understood the part that the spirit of love plays in Christianity . But this knowl- edge perhaps made him conscious ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
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