The churches called for a national synod, and they did this as by divine right.

"My Lords the States-General must observe," they said, "that this assembly now demanded is not a human institution but an ordinance of the Holy Ghost in its community, not depending upon any man's authority, but proceeding from God to the community." They complained that the true church was allowed to act only through the civil government, and was thus placed at a disadvantage compared even with Catholics and other sects, whose proceedings were winked at.

"Thus the true church suffered from its apparent and public freedom, and hostile sects gained by secret connivance." A crisis was fast approaching.

The one church claimed infallibility and superiority to the civil power.

The Holy Ghost was placed in direct, ostentatious opposition to My Lords the States-General.