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 32
... mind , concerning the reasonableness and fitness of the thing that his actions should be conformed to such or such a rule or law , is the truest and formall- est obligation ; even more properly and strictly so than any opinion ...
... mind , concerning the reasonableness and fitness of the thing that his actions should be conformed to such or such a rule or law , is the truest and formall- est obligation ; even more properly and strictly so than any opinion ...
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... mind . Not Baptism itself ; not the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper ; not even the mirac- ulous gifts and graces of the Holy Ghost are of any avail to an unrighteous person . " " " Clarke's notions of what constitutes Christianity are ...
... mind . Not Baptism itself ; not the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper ; not even the mirac- ulous gifts and graces of the Holy Ghost are of any avail to an unrighteous person . " " " Clarke's notions of what constitutes Christianity are ...
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... mind , or a con- version from sin to God . Not some one bare act of change , but a lasting , durable state of new life , which I told you was called also regeneration . " This definition , significantly , John- son quotes in his ...
... mind , or a con- version from sin to God . Not some one bare act of change , but a lasting , durable state of new life , which I told you was called also regeneration . " This definition , significantly , John- son quotes in his ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
Copyright | |
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