nam ely , ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁par al yz ing ▁asc et ism , ▁the ▁ref us al ▁to ▁accept ▁state ▁office ▁and ▁thereby ▁develop ▁un polit ically , ▁and ▁the ▁doctrine ▁of ▁control ▁by ▁conscience ▁which ▁caused ▁rig orous ▁hon esty . ▁ ▁What ▁We ber ▁argued , ▁in ▁simple ▁terms : ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Protest ant ▁relig ions , ▁an ▁individual ▁was ▁religious ly ▁comp elled ▁to ▁follow ▁a ▁sec ular ▁voc ation ▁( G erman : ▁Beruf ) ▁with ▁as ▁much ▁ze al ▁as ▁possible . ▁A ▁person ▁living ▁according ▁to ▁this ▁world ▁view ▁was ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁accum ulate ▁money . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁relig ions ▁( in ▁particular , ▁Cal vin ism ▁and ▁other ▁more ▁aust ere ▁Protest ant ▁sect s ) ▁effectively ▁forb ade ▁waste fully ▁using ▁hard ▁earned ▁money ▁and ▁identified ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁lux uries ▁as ▁a ▁sin . ▁Don ations ▁to ▁an ▁individual ' s ▁church ▁or ▁con greg ation ▁were ▁limited ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁re jection ▁by ▁certain ▁Protest ant ▁sect s ▁of ▁icons . ▁Finally , ▁don ation ▁of ▁money ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁or ▁to ▁char ity ▁was ▁generally ▁f rown ed ▁on ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁further ing ▁begg ary . ▁This ▁social ▁condition ▁was ▁perce ived ▁as ▁la z iness , ▁bur den ing ▁their ▁fellow ▁man , ▁and ▁an ▁aff ront ▁to ▁God ; ▁by ▁not ▁working , ▁one ▁failed ▁to ▁gl or ify ▁God . ▁ ▁The ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁this ▁d ile m ma