. The life of Samuel Johnson, , comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons. every man is a worse man in proportionas he is unfit for the married have always loved the simplicity of manners, and the spiritual-mindedness of the Quakers and, talking with Mr. Lloyd, I observedthat the essential part of religion was piety—a devout intercourse withthe Divinity, and that many a man was a Quaker without knowing it. As Dr. Johnson had said to me in the morning, whi
. The life of Samuel Johnson, , comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons. every man is a worse man in proportionas he is unfit for the married have always loved the simplicity of manners, and the spiritual-mindedness of the Quakers and, talking with Mr. Lloyd, I observedthat the essential part of religion was piety—a devout intercourse withthe Divinity, and that many a man was a Quaker without knowing it. As Dr. Johnson had said to me in the morning, while we walkedtogether, that he liked individuals among the Quakers, but not thesect, when we were at Mr. Lloyds I kept clear of introducing anyquestions concerning the peculiarities of their faith. But I havingasked to look at Baskervilles edition of Barclays Apology, Johnsonlaid hold of it; and the chapter on baptism happening to open,.Johnson remarked, He says there is neither precept nor practice forbaptism in the scriptures. That is false. Here he was the aggressor,by no means in a gentle manner: and the good Quakers had theadvantage of him, fur heiiad read negligently, and had not observed that. MB. 150SWELls LIFE OF JOHNSON 285 Barclay speaks oiinfant baptism, which they calmly made him Lloyd, however, was in a great mistake ; for, when insisting that therite of baptism by water was to cease when the spiritual administi-ationof Christ began, he maintained that John the Baptist said, My baptismshall decrease, but his shall increase. Whereas the words are, Hemust increase, but I must decrease. ^ One of them having objected to the observance of days, and months,and years, Johnson answered, The Church does not superstitiouslyobserve days merely as days, but as memorials of important might be kept as weU upon one day of the year as another ;but there should be a stated day for commemorating the birth of ourSaviour, because there
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