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 74
... favour . . . constitute a large part of every religion . " But the problem of how to practice expiation and how to know when one has sufficiently atoned for sin perplexed him . He says : " He that reviews his life in order to determine ...
... favour . . . constitute a large part of every religion . " But the problem of how to practice expiation and how to know when one has sufficiently atoned for sin perplexed him . He says : " He that reviews his life in order to determine ...
Page 149
... favour are not always felt by the sincerest penitents . " " Intimations " and " radiations " are un- common terms in Johnson's vocabulary . He might not even have mentioned the possibility of this kind of inner awareness if it had not ...
... favour are not always felt by the sincerest penitents . " " Intimations " and " radiations " are un- common terms in Johnson's vocabulary . He might not even have mentioned the possibility of this kind of inner awareness if it had not ...
Page 221
... favour once more permitted to make : fill me with faith , hope and charity . " ( The page references are to the text of the first edition of Prayers and Meditations . ) 18 Numbered VIII , IX , X , XI , in Volume III of the 1756 edition ...
... favour once more permitted to make : fill me with faith , hope and charity . " ( The page references are to the text of the first edition of Prayers and Meditations . ) 18 Numbered VIII , IX , X , XI , in Volume III of the 1756 edition ...
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