Kudziŵa bwino nzeru zongopeka za m’nthaŵi yake kunamtheketsa kuvumbula zolakwa zake; ndipo mwa kuphunzira kwake malamulo a dziko ndi a tchalitchi anali wokonzeka kuchita nawo nkhondo yaikulu yomenyera ufulu wa anthu wamba ndi wachipembedzo. 
A thorough acquaintance with the speculative philosophy of his time enabled him to expose its errors; and by his study of national and ecclesiastical law he was prepared to engage in the great struggle for civil and religious liberty.