Why irritate to madness these hordes of enthusiasts, who were now entirely pacific, and who marched back to the city, after conclusion of divine service, with perfect decorum?
All classes of the population went eagerly to the sermons.

The gentry of the place, the rich merchants, the notables, as well as the humbler artisans and laborers, all had received the infection.

The professors of the Reformed religion outnumbered the Catholics by five or six to one.

On Sundays and other holidays, during the hours of service, Tournay was literally emptied of its inhabitants.

The streets were as silent as if war or pestilence had swept the place.