Pophunzitsidwa kudalira ntchito zawo zabwino kuti ziwapulumutse, iwo anali kudziyang’anira okha, maganizo awo akukhazikika pa chikhalidwe chawo chauchimo, akudziona okha akukumana ndi mkwiyo wa Mulungu, akuvutitsa moyo ndi thupi, koma osapeza mpumulo. 
Taught to trust to their good works to save them, they were ever looking to themselves, their minds dwelling upon their sinful condition, seeing themselves exposed to the wrath of God, afflicting soul and body, yet finding no relief