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...the writings of Law, we entirely 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...

...reluctance to go to church. I then became a sort of lax talker against religion, ibr I did not much think against it ; and this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not be mf/ered. When at Oxford, I took up ' Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull...

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...reluctance to go to church. I then became a sort of lax talker against religion, for I did not much think against it ; and this lasted till I went to Oxford,...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...

...reluctance to go to church. I then became a sort of lax talker against religion, for I did not much think against it ; and this lasted 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...

...agreeable and ingenious writers of the times." "When at Oxford," says Dr. Johnson, " I took APPENDIX. up Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life, expecting to...are,) and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an over-match for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion,...

...reluctance to go to church. I then became a aort of lax talker against religion, for I did not much think 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 to find it a...

...reluctance to go to church. I then became a sort of lax talker against religion, for I did not much think ` hook (as such books generally are), and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch...

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