 | William Goodhugh - 1827 - 402 pages
...4*. Dr. Johnson says, When at Oxford, I took up Law's Serious Call, expecting to find it a dull book, and perhaps to laugh at it, but I found Law quite an overmatch for me, and thii was the first occasion of my thinking seriously of Religion. l.ije by llasu'i-rt. Dr. Johnson... | |
 | William Goodhugh - 1827 - 402 pages
...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 pages
...it ; and this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up ' Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting...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 pages
...till I 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...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 pages
...it ; and this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up 'Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...against it; and this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not he suffered. When at Oxford, I took up ' Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting...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 pages
...lasted till I went 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...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 pages
...against it; and this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took A hook (as such books generally are), and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 266 pages
...higher testimony to Law's 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 such books generally are,J and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an over-match for me ; and this was the first... | |
 | 1848 - 508 pages
...When at Oxford, I took np Law's ' Serious Call to the Unconverted,' expecting to find it a dull book, and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch 1'or me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion, after I became capable... | |
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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... 
