A Libertine and An Author (from About 1740 To About 1751/52)
It was during this period of Hart's life that he left off doing his good works, and became a libertine, believing that there is no need to be righteous, all you need is to believe in God, then salvation is certain. It was then that he wrote The Unreasonableness Of Religion, in an effort to convince John Wesley that he should not be doing good works only believing in God. Evidently the pamphlet had no effect upon Wesley, being accounted mere blasphemy. Later Hart repented of writing the pamphlet, giving his universal apology to John Wesley.
During this period, Hart also translated Phycolides from the original Greek in 1744, and Herodian from its original Latin in 1749.
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