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
... present discussion . After at- tending services on Good Friday , he wrote , " In the morning I had at Church some radiations of comfort . " " Radiations " was not a customary term for him , but , as we shall see , he employed it on ...
... present discussion . After at- tending services on Good Friday , he wrote , " In the morning I had at Church some radiations of comfort . " " Radiations " was not a customary term for him , but , as we shall see , he employed it on ...
Page 174
... present in a devout com- municant upon partaking of the Lord's Supper , or that the elements take on the virtues of Christ's Body and Blood , or that Christ is present in some other special way beyond the figurative one.13 of 43 Johnson ...
... present in a devout com- municant upon partaking of the Lord's Supper , or that the elements take on the virtues of Christ's Body and Blood , or that Christ is present in some other special way beyond the figurative one.13 of 43 Johnson ...
Page 202
... present fervours hap- pen to furnish it with , which sometimes are more affecting , and carry the soul more powerfully to God , than any expres- sions that were ever used before . " 44 Johnson , it would appear , had learned this lesson ...
... present fervours hap- pen to furnish it with , which sometimes are more affecting , and carry the soul more powerfully to God , than any expres- sions that were ever used before . " 44 Johnson , it would appear , had learned this lesson ...
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