They were primarily motivated by priestly fraud or "priestcraft". For a historical setting, players simply disregard the priestcraft and witchcraft rules. These Edward Elliott identified as atheism, revolution and priestcraft. He attached extensive notes which mocked "priestcraft" and corrupt priests. They referred to this manipulation of religious doctrine as "priestcraft," an intensely derogatory term. Deists saw it as their mission to strip away "priestcraft" and "mysteries". John Dennis also replied to Sacheverell in "The Danger of Priestcraft to Religion and Government".