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 148
... perhaps even approaching an elementary mystical ex- perience . This unusual incident may have a bearing on an uncharac- teristic remark that appears in a sermon he composed the fol- lowing year . In his address to Dodd's fellow convicts ...
... perhaps even approaching an elementary mystical ex- perience . This unusual incident may have a bearing on an uncharac- teristic remark that appears in a sermon he composed the fol- lowing year . In his address to Dodd's fellow convicts ...
Page 165
... Perhaps the best key to his sentiments on members of monastic orders is the comment , " surely it cannot be said that they have reached the perfection of a religious life . " 23 What he meant by " perfection , " of course , was the mode ...
... Perhaps the best key to his sentiments on members of monastic orders is the comment , " surely it cannot be said that they have reached the perfection of a religious life . " 23 What he meant by " perfection , " of course , was the mode ...
Page 166
... Perhaps the biographer distrusted his testi- mony , or perhaps he felt that , if printed , it might lead to mis- constructions . There is still a question as to how much weight Compton's assertions should carry . It is quite possible ...
... Perhaps the biographer distrusted his testi- mony , or perhaps he felt that , if printed , it might lead to mis- constructions . There is still a question as to how much weight Compton's assertions should carry . It is quite possible ...
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