The natural wickedness of his heart had not been removed, but only reinforced, by the profession of religion.

Do I judge him harshly?
God forbid.

Facts _are_ facts.Capt.Auld made the greatest profession of piety.

His house was, literally, a house of prayer.

In the morning, and in the evening, loud prayers and hymns were heard there, in which both himself and his wife joined; yet, _no more meal_ was brought from the mill, _no more attention_ was paid to the moral welfare of the kitchen; and nothing was done to make us feel that the heart of Master Thomas was one whit better than it was before he went into the little pen, opposite to the preachers' stand, on the camp ground.
Our hopes (founded on the discipline) soon vanished; for the authorities let him into the church _at once_, and before he was out of his term of _probation_, I heard of his leading class! He distinguished himself greatly among the brethren, and was soon an exhorter.