Still, he kept reminding fellow believers “to be in subjection and be obedient to governments and authorities as rulers, to be ready for every good work, to speak injuriously of no one [no, not even of their most ardent persecutors], not to be belligerent, to be reasonable, exhibiting all mildness toward all men.”
Hata hivyo, aliendelea kuwakumbusha waamini wenzake “kuwa katika ujitiisho na kutii serikali na mamlaka kama watawala, na kuwa tayari kwa ajili ya kila kazi njema, wasiseme vibaya juu ya yeyote [hata watesi wao wakali zaidi], wasimtusi mtu yeyote [hata watesi wao wakali sana]. kuwa wapiganaji, kuwa wa kiasi, wakionyesha upole wote kwa watu wote."