to interconnect Spirit with matter and the inner with the outer, much as South German-Austrians. Yet we can ask whether they set their ideals too high. They expected people born from the divine nature, who participated in Christ’s exalted flesh, to maintain a continuous holy, even if not perfect, walk. Frequent failures led to multiple regulations and ugly disciplinary procedures (cf. chap two). This high, harsh moralism could portray even repentance and therefore personal salvation much like a work.