Those persons are quite mistaken who think, that the gospel can be rendered agreeable to natural men, as such: they may be changed into the spirit of it by the power of God, but the gospel remains the same. Or the preachers of it may leave out, or explain away its most exceptionable parts, and thereby obtain the character of rational and moderate men: but let it be remembered in that case, it is no longer Paul's gospel, or Christianity as taught by Christ and his apostles, they preach; rather something quite different from it, by which they may amuse mankind; but they have no just reason to believe it will be the means of their conversion.

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