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 116
... friends to assist the needy . His appeals to wealthier as- sociates , like the Thrales , Reynolds , Langton , and Garrick , were usually answered . In fact , it was largely through these requests that his intimates came to understand ...
... friends to assist the needy . His appeals to wealthier as- sociates , like the Thrales , Reynolds , Langton , and Garrick , were usually answered . In fact , it was largely through these requests that his intimates came to understand ...
Page 126
... friends , conversation were a constant source of pleasure . Although his reflections were often painful , he delighted in the play of the intellect : in the power of his first - rate mind to absorb , to compare , to ana- lyze ideas and ...
... friends , conversation were a constant source of pleasure . Although his reflections were often painful , he delighted in the play of the intellect : in the power of his first - rate mind to absorb , to compare , to ana- lyze ideas and ...
Page 199
... friends , he had time to put his house in or- der , to clear accounts , and , as a final act of charity , to use his situation as a warning to others to prepare for their own end . From his old friend Joshua Reynolds he exacted three ...
... friends , he had time to put his house in or- der , to clear accounts , and , as a final act of charity , to use his situation as a warning to others to prepare for their own end . From his old friend Joshua Reynolds he exacted three ...
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