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 63
... honour and obedience should at all times be paid by all creatures to all the laws and commands of God . 2ndly , that this honour due to the laws of God is diminished , as much as in us lies , by the sins and impieties of men . 3dly ...
... honour and obedience should at all times be paid by all creatures to all the laws and commands of God . 2ndly , that this honour due to the laws of God is diminished , as much as in us lies , by the sins and impieties of men . 3dly ...
Page 80
... a man who feels remorse only at the end of his existence " can give no proof to himself of his own sincerity , because he cannot repair God's honour , he can make no conquest over Satan , 80 Samuel Johnson : A Layman's Religion.
... a man who feels remorse only at the end of his existence " can give no proof to himself of his own sincerity , because he cannot repair God's honour , he can make no conquest over Satan , 80 Samuel Johnson : A Layman's Religion.
Page 138
A Layman's Religion Maurice James Quinlan. honour with moderation ; who can pass undefiled through a pol- luted world ; and , among all the vicissitudes of good and evil , have his heart fixed only where true joys are to be found . Such ...
A Layman's Religion Maurice James Quinlan. honour with moderation ; who can pass undefiled through a pol- luted world ; and , among all the vicissitudes of good and evil , have his heart fixed only where true joys are to be found . Such ...
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