"An
almost Christian is one of the most hurtful creatures in the
world; he is a wolf in sheep's clothing: he is one of those
false prophets, our blessed Lord bids us beware of in his sermon
on the mount, who would persuade men, that the way to heaven
is broader than it really is; and thereby, as it was observed
before, "enter not into the kingdom of God themselves, and those
that are entering in they hinder."