1280. Concerning its first state, that all had one doctrine (verse 1); its second state, that it began to decline (verse 2); its third, that the falsities of cupidities began to reign (verse 3); its fourth, that men began to exercise dominion by means of Divine worship (Genesis 11:4) and therefore the state of the church was changed (verses 5-6); so that none had the good of faith (verses 7-9).