There was the same spiritual stupor, the same respect for the opinions of men, the same spirit of worldliness, the same substitution of human theories for the teachings of God's word. Pride and extravagance were fostered under the guise of religion. The churches became corrupted by allying themselves with the world.
Kulikuwa na uhitaji wa kiroho ule ule, kuheshimu maoni ya wanadamu kule kule, roho ile ile ya walimwengu, hali ile ile ya kuweka nadharia za mwanadamu juu ya mafundisho ya neno la Mungu. Majivuno na kutumia vibaya pesa vilitendeka katika vazi la kinafiki la dini. Makanisa yenyewe yalipotoka kwa kufanya mapatano pamoja na ulimwengu.