[T]hey which God hath made governors in the world ought to rule if they be Christian. They ought to remember that they are heads and arms, to defend the body to minister peace health and wealth and even to save the body, and that they have received their offices of God to minister and to do service unto their brethren. King, subject, master, servant, are names in the world: but not in Christ. In Christ we are all one and even brethren. No man is his own but we are all Christ’s servants bought with Christ’s blood. Therefore ought no man to seek himself or his own profit: but Christ and his will. In Christ no man ruleth as a king his subjects, or a master his servants: but serveth as one hand doth to another and as the hands do unto the feet and the feet to the hands, as thou seest (1 Corinthians 13). We also serve not as servants unto masters: but as they which are bought with Christ’s blood serve Christ himself. We be here all servants unto Christ. For whatsoever we do unto another in Christ’s name that do we unto Christ, and the reward of that shall we receive of Christ. The king counteth his commons of Christ himself and therefore doeth them service willingly seeking no more of them than is sufficient to maintain peace and unity and to defend the realm. And they obey again willingly and lovingly as unto Christ. And of Christ every man seeketh his reward (William Tyndale, The obedience of a Christian Man, 183).