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 43
... power and providence which governs the world , and brings about his own designs by wise , though ofttimes ( for the present ) secret and inscrutable methods . " ... Clarke then quotes several passages of Scripture to show that misery ...
... power and providence which governs the world , and brings about his own designs by wise , though ofttimes ( for the present ) secret and inscrutable methods . " ... Clarke then quotes several passages of Scripture to show that misery ...
Page 44
... Power which in the frame and construc- tion of the natural world has adjusted all things by weight and measure ; that Power which with exquisite artifice has made every thing in the exactest harmony and proportion , to con- spire ...
... Power which in the frame and construc- tion of the natural world has adjusted all things by weight and measure ; that Power which with exquisite artifice has made every thing in the exactest harmony and proportion , to con- spire ...
Page 196
... power of speech . In this instance , as he explained to Mrs. Thrale , he wrote in Latin as a means of determining whether or not his mental powers were impaired . This was a matter of great con- cern with him . He also studied Dutch ...
... power of speech . In this instance , as he explained to Mrs. Thrale , he wrote in Latin as a means of determining whether or not his mental powers were impaired . This was a matter of great con- cern with him . He also studied Dutch ...
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