a frightful emphasis

"[Tomorrow is] work, work, and more work from early until late. In fact, I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer." - Martin Luther

"Luther, examining his church, noted a frightful emphasis on works, but little value given faith. From this burning conviction sprang the reformation--a movement shifting balance from physical to spiritual; from works to faith. Someone aptly said, 'God requires soul worship and men give Him body worship: he asks for the heart and they present Him with their lips: He demands their thoughts and minds, and they give Him banners and vestments and candles.'"
- taken from No Easy Road by Eastman