Religious controversy had become suddenly distasteful to him.

The Questions and other books of the theological faculty appeared to him futile and unsatisfactory.

He had definitely resolved upon the secular life for himself; and although that did not mean that his convictions were shaken, or that his faith was in any way less precious to him, it gave to him a certain sense of elasticity and freedom of thought and spirit.
He could take Dr.Langton as his standard of what a man should be.
He did not mix himself up with the burning and controverted questions of the day.

He followed his studies in medicine and Greek.

His house was a resort of learned men of all schools of thought.