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 115
... sense of charity was never befuddled by the kind of sentimentalism we see in Goldsmith's Man in Black or in Smollett's Matthew Bramble . These fictional characters , as if ashamed of their good deeds , engage in hypocritical evasions in ...
... sense of charity was never befuddled by the kind of sentimentalism we see in Goldsmith's Man in Black or in Smollett's Matthew Bramble . These fictional characters , as if ashamed of their good deeds , engage in hypocritical evasions in ...
Page 147
... sense of a union between the soul and God , achieved through prayer ( Sermon III ) . In either sense , the awareness is most often stimulated by religious devotions . In Sermon III , for instance , Johnson observes that those who absent ...
... sense of a union between the soul and God , achieved through prayer ( Sermon III ) . In either sense , the awareness is most often stimulated by religious devotions . In Sermon III , for instance , Johnson observes that those who absent ...
Page 148
... sense of the Di- vine presence " ( Sermon XVI ) . Here he was speaking of a kind of non - mystical realization de- veloped by Christian teaching , and that is what he undoubtedly meant in most instances by a sense of God's presence ...
... sense of the Di- vine presence " ( Sermon XVI ) . Here he was speaking of a kind of non - mystical realization de- veloped by Christian teaching , and that is what he undoubtedly meant in most instances by a sense of God's presence ...
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