Full and easy satisfaction which is the true and safe religion in a conference…Full and easie satisfaction which is the true and safe religion in a conference…

P. I shall make you understand it if you are willing: But 1. Note that [Religion] being a larger word than [faith] includeth also [Practice] or [Manners], we must give you a distinct account of each: For they have not the same Causes: Our Faith is Divine; But our Manners or Practice must follow the Laws of the Church, as well as the Immediate Laws of God: These must not be confounded.

R. Man hath three faculties, Intellective, Volitive and Vitally-Executive, or Active: Our Religion subjectively must be in all, viz. The Sanctity of all, by Holy Life, Light and Love: And therefore the Rule which is our objective Religion doth extend to all, (to Intellect, Will and Practice). And surely for All, there is a Rule directly Divine, given by Inspiration of the Holy Ghost or Christs own words, and subordinate Rules by Christs Ministers, which are directly Humane, and no otherwise Divine than as God hath in General authorized them thereto. Even as the Sovereign hath the only Universal Legislative power, and Magistrates by Him are authorized to subordinate mandates and acts of Government. And so we have a Divine Faith and Revelation, and a subordinate Humane faith and Ministerial Revelation or Preaching: We have Divine Persuasions, and subordinate Persuasions of men: We have Divine Laws, yea and executions; and we have Humane subordinate Laws and executions. If you resolve to call the Humane, Divine so far as they are indeed Authorized by God, I will not quarrel about words: But remember, 1. That so you must do also on the same reasons, by the Laws of Kings and the Commands of ⟨p. 27⟩Parents, who are as much authorized by God to their proper Government. 2. And I hope you mean not to Confound these Humane Laws, with Gods own Universal Laws, nor humane faith with Divine faith. And be it known to you, It is the Divine Revelations and Laws as distinct from the Humane, which we are now calling our Religion, and disputing of; though this Religion teach us to obey Parents, Pastors and Princes, and that obedience may be consequentially and reductively called Religious if you please. But if really your Religion be not Divine, but Humane, let us know it. For by the word [Religion] we essentially mean that which is [Divine.]