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 57
... specific allusions to the propitiatory nature of the sacrifice are not evident until the last few years of his life . Most of these , as we shall see , appear in the Latin prayers he composed as he prepared for death , though specific ...
... specific allusions to the propitiatory nature of the sacrifice are not evident until the last few years of his life . Most of these , as we shall see , appear in the Latin prayers he composed as he prepared for death , though specific ...
Page 108
... specific acts . But charity means much more than benevolence . In the first place it is love . In the second place it is a theological virtue , by which he means the love of God and , subsumed under that , the love of one's fellow man ...
... specific acts . But charity means much more than benevolence . In the first place it is love . In the second place it is a theological virtue , by which he means the love of God and , subsumed under that , the love of one's fellow man ...
Page 118
... specific institution , he prob- ably had in mind places like the Foundling Hospital for or- phans ; the British Lying - In Hospital , instituted in 1749 ; St. Luke's Hospital for Lunatics , established in 1751 ; and the Magdalen House ...
... specific institution , he prob- ably had in mind places like the Foundling Hospital for or- phans ; the British Lying - In Hospital , instituted in 1749 ; St. Luke's Hospital for Lunatics , established in 1751 ; and the Magdalen House ...
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