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Excerpt from The American Text-Book of Popery: Being an Authentic Compend of the Bulls, Canons and Decretals of the Roman Hierarchy The timidity of a sincere disciple may be fostered by similar negligence. We should deem it highly dishonorable fora child not to feel interested in some information respecting the resi dence, habits, opinions and character of his ancestors. Impor tant effects may flow from his intimate acquaintance with their past history. His corrupt propensities may be counteracted by the remembrance of their'piety; and his virtuous resolutionsmay be fortified by the example of their courage in adversity. It is much more the duty of every Christian to know the pilgrimage of his predecessors in the faith; and hence the study of the holy Bible is continually urged upon us with the utmost earnestness, by precept, search the scriptures; and by example, the Bereans were more noble than those of Thessalonica, because they te 'ceived the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether these things were so. While we do not exalt the fragile records of the Church by human pens, to the authority or to an equality with the imperishable dictates of divine inspiration the former are supplementary to the sacred Oracles, and should maintain the second rank in our regard and attention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
George Bourne was one of the early American republic’s first immediate abolitionists, an influential figure who paved the way for the campaign against slavery in the antebellum period. His approach to reform was shaped by a conservative Protestant outlook that became increasingly hostile to Catholicism. In To Preach Deliverance to the Captives, Ryan C. McIlhenny examines the interplay of Bourne’s pioneering efforts in abolitionism and his intensely anti-Catholic views. McIlhenny portrays Bourne as both a radical and a conservative, a reformer who desired to get back to the roots of Christianity for the purpose of completely dismantling slavery. Bourne’s commentary on a variety of controversial topics—slavery, race, and citizenship; the role of women; Christianity and republicanism; the importance of the Bible; and the place of the church in civil society—put him at the center of many debates. He remains a complex figure: a polymath situated within the political, social, and cultural possibilities of an early republic that he was eager to play a part in shaping. Bourne’s religious radicalism gave rise to his hope for an emerging post-revolutionary republic that would focus mainly on its religious foundations. The strength of the American nation, in Bourne’s mind, rested not only on institutions indicative of a republican form of government but also on a pure Christianity, exemplified best in historical Protestantism. To Bourne, the future of the fledgling nation depended not only on principles and institutions but also on the activism of Protestant leaders like himself.