Therefore religion again degenerated into formalism; and errors and superstitions which would have been cast aside had the church continued to walk in the light of God's word, were retained and cherished.
Kwa hiyo dini tena ilififia katika desturi; na makosa na mapokeo ambayo yangekuwa yametupiliwa mbali kama Kanisa lingekuwa limeendelea kutembea katika nuru ya neno la Mungu, vilihifadhiwa na kukubaliwa.