religion will be unprofitable if it does not change our heart, pervade our manners, and transform us into new creatures. 3. The philosophers rightly condemn and banish with disgrace from their company those who profess to know the art of life, but who are in reality vain babblers. With much better reason Christians ought to detest those who have the gospel on their lips but not in their hearts. The exhortations of the philosophers are cold and lifeless if compared with the convictions, affections,