One writer has likened the attempt to change the law of God to an ancient mischievous practice of turning in a wrong direction a signpost erected at an important junction where two roads met. The perplexity and hardship which this practice often caused was great.

En skribent har sammenlignet forsøget på at forandre Guds lov med en gammel, ondsindet skik, som gik ud på at dreje skiltet ved et vejkryds, så det viste den forkerte vej. Dette trick bragte ofte de vejfarende i store vanskeligheder.