Proof is fast piling up against Mr. West's profession of faith, recent though it is. Truly, some reformation of morals counts for very little at all if it does not have its origin in a regenerate heart.
From the start, the most concerning thing was that he didn't join with the visible church, as I would think he would have been counseled to do by the pastor who was (?) speaking with him, but was rather set to do his own thing.