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 136
... fear of death and damnation were ancillary to his fear of God . Both fears were regarded as necessary aids to salvation . The fear of God , he says ( Sermon III ) , is a holy fear , for a constant apprehension of offending the Deity is ...
... fear of death and damnation were ancillary to his fear of God . Both fears were regarded as necessary aids to salvation . The fear of God , he says ( Sermon III ) , is a holy fear , for a constant apprehension of offending the Deity is ...
Page 137
... fear of God . No- where , certainly , does he write more clearly in the spirit and temper of William Law than in Sermon III , on the text , " Happy is the man that feareth alway ; but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief ...
... fear of God . No- where , certainly , does he write more clearly in the spirit and temper of William Law than in Sermon III , on the text , " Happy is the man that feareth alway ; but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief ...
Page 138
... fear- ing always , by preserving in the mind a constant apprehension of the Divine presence , and a constant dread of the Divine displeasure . " One may ask how he could write in this manner when , quite clearly , in his own experience ...
... fear- ing always , by preserving in the mind a constant apprehension of the Divine presence , and a constant dread of the Divine displeasure . " One may ask how he could write in this manner when , quite clearly , in his own experience ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
Copyright | |
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