Johnson uses the word to assert his love and respect for published writing.
Explanation:
From the question given, the statements that best describes Johnson's treatment of the underlined word from the Excerpts of Samuel Johnson's preface is, he made use of the word to declare also maintain his approval and respect towards published writing.
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