"Yes," said Mr. Roscoe, "the religion which is embraced from a mere sense of duty, is the religion of forms and ceremonies; while the religion which is the source of mental bliss, is the religion of principle and of feeling. The one may be assumed or laid aside as fancy or as convenience may dictate; but the other, taking up its abode in the heart, liveth and abideth for ever. All false religions take man as he is; they accommodate themselves to his errors and his passions; they leave him essentially the same as they found him; _they_ follow the man, they are formed after _his_ likeness: whereas in genuine religion the _man_ changes--he is modelled after the image of Jesus Christ. The gospel, instead of flattering, tells him that in his present state he is incapable of performing its duties or of relishing its joys; that he _must_ be transformed, or he cannot enter into the kingdom of God; and what it requires it produces; hence all is order and harmony. For everything in the dispensation of the gospel and the constitution of the Christian church is _new_; we have 'a _new_ covenant;' we 'approach God by a _new_ and living way;' we 'sing a _new_ song;' we are called by a _new_ name; according to his promise we look for '_new_ heavens and a _new_ earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.' 'He that sitteth upon the throne saith, Behold I create _all_ things _new_.' Can we wonder then that we are required to 'put off the old man with his deeds, and to put on the _new_ man;' 'to walk in _newness_ of life;' 'to serve him in the _newness_ of the spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter?' that we are assured 'that neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but a _new_ creature;' '_that if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away, behold, all things are become new_?'" "I feel," said Mrs. John Roscoe, "under the impulse of strong excitement. Some strange emotions--conflicting emotions--which I know not how to embody in distinct and appropriate forms of expression. I have been religious--scrupulously religious--and yet my religious ideas have been vague and indefinite; my religion has never engaged my affections. I felt charmed while listening to the chaste eloquence of Mrs. Stevens, when speaking of the practical influence of the love and grace of Christ on her soul; and your correct distinctions between the religion of mere form and the religion of principle, confound and subdue me; but I want two things, which you, Sir, and Mrs. Stevens seem to possess--I want a spirit to discern the distinction, and a heart to feel it. Yes, there must be a mental change in me before I can see as you see, and feel as you feel." Her husband, interrupting her, exclaimed, "My dear, you must put a curb on your imagination, or before you leave for the sober quietude of home, you will become an evangelical enthusiast."