The magistrates had fully appropriated the ideas of Calvin, and the direction of spiritual affairs, the organs of which were the "ministers of the word" and "the consistory", was founded on a solid basis.
Para magistrat sepenuhnya menerima ide-ide Calvin, dan pengarahan urusan rohani, badan yang terdiri dari "ministers of the word" (=pelayan Firman) dan "consistory", ditetapkan dengan dasar kuat.