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100 1 _aHoare, Edward,
_d1812-1894
245 1 0 _aPopery: The Accommodation of Christianity to the Natural Heart
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2013-03-09
508 _aTranscribed from the 1848 J. H. Jackson edition by David Price. Many thanks to Ramsgate Library for allowing their copy to be used for this transcription
520 _a"Popery: The Accommodation of Christianity to the Natural Heart" by Edward Hoare is a theological lecture delivered in the mid-19th century, specifically in 1848. The book explores the dangers of Roman Catholic practices, referred to as "Popery," and how these practices appeal to the unregenerate human heart through various modifications of Christian truth. The work is a critical examination of the interplay between authentic Christianity and the adaptations made by Popery to accommodate human inclinations and desires. In this lecture, Hoare delves into the inherent struggles of the natural heart when confronted with the Gospel and highlights the tendency of individuals to seek assurance and peace through external rituals and interventions rather than genuine transformation of the heart. He argues that Popery modifies core Christian principles to create a false sense of reconciliation and spirituality, which does not fulfill the deeper spiritual needs for true holiness and divine relationship. Hoare emphasizes that the remedy for such tendencies lies in a return to the simple, sovereign grace and truth found in authentic Christianity, urging believers to embrace the transformative power of faith in Christ alone. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCatholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Protestant authors
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42280
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