 After reading Ecclesiastes 3.8 on a time for war and a time of peace, he said this is the time of war. He proceeded by taking off his cleric robe to receive a Continental Army uniform underneath. Peter Frederick, who first argued that ministers should have nothing to do with politics, went on to become the first Speaker of the House of Representatives. Uniting colonists across denominational lines, the Great Awakening prepared the hearts of the people to fight for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.