They believe that this situation may result from the fact that the material prosperity which the Calvinist settlers of this country were able to enjoy was inconsistent with the idea that man is sinful and must suffer accordingly.

• 他们认为，造成这种情况的原因是，加尔文教派的移民所能享受的丰富的物质生活，同那种认为人罪孽深重因而必须受苦的思想是互相矛盾的。