 | William Goodhugh - 1827 - 402 halaman
...took op Law'a Serious Call, expecting to find It a dull book, and perhaps to laugh at it, but I fouad Law quite an overmatch for me, and this was the first occasion of raj thinking seriously of Religion. Hfe by Baswfll. Dr. Johnson considered Law's Serious Call the finest... | |
 | 1827 - 854 halaman
...sympathize with the confession of Dr. Johnson, when he said ; — " I took up Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life, expecting to find it a dull book, as such books usually are, and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 halaman
...went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up ' Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull book (as such...religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry'." From this time forward religion was the predominant object of his thoughts ; though, with the just... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 604 halaman
...went to Oxford, where it would not^be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up ' Law's Serious Gall to a -Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull book (as...earnest of religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry1." From this time forward religion was the predominant object of his thoughts ; though, with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 halaman
...went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up 'Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull book (as such...books generally are), and perhaps to laugh at it. But 1 found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of... | |
 | 1832 - 592 halaman
...writers of the times." "When at Oxford," says Dr. Johnson, " I took APPENDIX. up Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life, expecting to find it a dull book, (as such...religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry." The same work, it is stated, produced such an effect on John Wesley, that no sooner had he perused... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 halaman
...went to Oxford, where it would not he suffered. When at Oxford, I took up ' Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull book (as such...religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry '." From this time forward religion was the predominant object of his thoughts; though, with the just... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 halaman
...to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up ' Law's (i) Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull book (as such...earnest of religion, after I became capable of rational enquiry." ( 2 ) From this time forward religion was (1) William Law was bora 1686, entered, in 1705,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 halaman
...suffered. When at Oxford, I took up ' Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull hook pi ` hecame capable of rational inquiry '." From this t:.-ne forward religion was the predominant object... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 510 halaman
...powers is furnished by Dr Johnson : " When at Oxford," says he, " I took up Law's ' Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull book, (as...religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry." The same work, it is stated, produced such an effect on John Wesley, that no sooner had he perused... | |
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Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull book (as such books generally are), and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion, after I... 
