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... Lord , " he has relatively few al- lusions to the Second Person of the Trinity in his earlier prayers . As we shall see , references to Christ do become more frequent in prayers he composed late in life . Although invocations of Christ ...
... Lord , " he has relatively few al- lusions to the Second Person of the Trinity in his earlier prayers . As we shall see , references to Christ do become more frequent in prayers he composed late in life . Although invocations of Christ ...
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... Lord . Amen . In this prayer we see the various elements that both Law and Johnson describe as necessary in the process of self - exami- nation and repentance . The whole prayer is a confession of sorrow for sin , based on an ...
... Lord . Amen . In this prayer we see the various elements that both Law and Johnson describe as necessary in the process of self - exami- nation and repentance . The whole prayer is a confession of sorrow for sin , based on an ...
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... Lord's Supper . Johnson discusses this subject at length in two sermons ( IX and XXII ) , and Clarke in four related sermons.27 In Sermon IX Johnson several times compares the Lord's Supper with the sacrament of Baptism . He observes ...
... Lord's Supper . Johnson discusses this subject at length in two sermons ( IX and XXII ) , and Clarke in four related sermons.27 In Sermon IX Johnson several times compares the Lord's Supper with the sacrament of Baptism . He observes ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
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