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 39
... means of obtaining remission of sins , but he believes it to be much more than a commemorative rite . Unlike Clarke , he regards it as the means by which the will is strengthened and by which the Christian in his desire for amendment ...
... means of obtaining remission of sins , but he believes it to be much more than a commemorative rite . Unlike Clarke , he regards it as the means by which the will is strengthened and by which the Christian in his desire for amendment ...
Page 108
... means much more than benevolence . In the first place it is love . In the second place it is a theological virtue , by which he means the love of God and , subsumed under that , the love of one's fellow man . Under his definition of ...
... means much more than benevolence . In the first place it is love . In the second place it is a theological virtue , by which he means the love of God and , subsumed under that , the love of one's fellow man . Under his definition of ...
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... means of addressing or praising the Deity . But one must not be too harsh on his translator . In this instance he ran into difficulty because he chose to translate into English couplets a poem that consisted of eleven lines . As a ...
... means of addressing or praising the Deity . But one must not be too harsh on his translator . In this instance he ran into difficulty because he chose to translate into English couplets a poem that consisted of eleven lines . As a ...
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