 To be of no church is dangerous. Religion, of which the rewards are distant and which is animated only by Faith and Hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind unless it be invigorated and reimpressed by external ordinances, by stated calls to worship,...  Lives of English poets - Pagina 146door Samuel Johnson - 1801Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pagina’s
....• • . • P. of Abifliniv p. 40. RELIGION. V — -i l :.'• , • .'' ' '.: •:.'' . i •' TO be of no church, is dangerous. Religion, of which...faith and hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind, unlefs it be invigorated, and re-impreffed by external ordinandes ' , by ftateii calls to wodhip, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pagina’s
...approve. He has not aflbciated himfelf with any denomination of Proteftants : w» know rather what he was not, than what he was. He was not of the church...church is dangerous. Religion, of which the rewards arc diftant, and which is animated only by Faith and Hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind, unlefs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pagina’s
...approve. He has not afibciated himfelf with any denomination of Proteftants: w» know rather what lie was not, than what he was. He was not of the church of Rome; he was not of the church of England *. O To be of no church is dangerous. Religion, of which the rewards are diftant, and which is animated... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pagina’s
...approve. He has not affociated himfelf with any denomination of Proteftants : we know rather what he was not than what he was. He was not of the Church...Faith and Hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind, unlefs it be invigorated and reimpreffed by external ordinances, by ftated calls to worfhip, and thefalutary... | |
 | 1793 - 524 pagina’s
...of gratitude to his Creator! We would recommend to our writer thefe weighty words of JOHNSON: — " To be of no church, is dangerous. Religion, " of which...faith and hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind, un" lefs it be invigorated and re-impreffed by external ordinances, " by ftated calls to worfhip, and... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 540 pagina’s
...then, is certainly to be treacherous to one's self : for religion, of which the rewards are distant, and which is animated only by faith and hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind, unless it be invigorated and reimpressed by external ordinances, by stated calls to worship, and by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pagina’s
...approve. He has not aflbciated himfelf with any denomination of Proteftants : we know rather what he was not, than what he was. He was not of the church...Faith and Hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind, unlefs it be invigorated and reimprefled by external ordinances, by ftated calls to worfhip, and the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 pagina’s
...no poet." ' Dr. Johnfon condemns his theological opinions, and feys, " that we know rather what he was not, than what he was. He was not of the church of Rome ; he was not of the church of England." His political notions were thofe of an ac/imonious and furly republican. Of his juvenile performances... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pagina’s
...approve. He has not associated himself with any denomination of Protestant : we know rather what he was not than what he was. He was not of the church...church is dangerous. Religion, of which the rewards are distant, and which is animated only by Faith and Hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind, unless... | |
 | Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1801 - 368 pagina’s
...revelation opened and explained to them — If even in their inftance, religion,, the rewards of which are diftant, and which is animated only by faith and hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind, unlefs it be invigorated and reimprefled by external ordinances, by ftated calls to worfhip, and by... | |
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