The due right of presbyteries, or, A peaceable plea for the government of the…

Hear a reply again to this of the ^mApology; such promises as leave a man in an absolute estate as he was before, and engage only his act, not his person, these lay no forcing band on any man, but as every man is tied to keep his lawful promise, are tied: But yet such promises or covenants as are made according to the Ordinances of God, and do put upon men a relative estate, they put on them a forcing band to perform such duties, such as are the promises of marriage betwixt man and wife, master and servant, magistrate and subject, minister and people, brother and brother in Church-state; these put on men a divine tie, and bind by a divine Ordinance to perform such duties. But these Scriptures make not these relations, these places make not every man who can teach, a Pastor to us, except we call him to be our Pastor; indeed if we call him, we engage our selves in subjection to him: you might as well say, It is not the covenanting of a wife to her husband, or the subject to the magistrate, that giveth the husband power over his wife, and the magistrate power over his subject, but the word of God that giveth power to both, and yet you know well the husband cannot call such an one his wife, but by covenant made in marriage.

Heare a reply againe to this of the ^mApologie; such promises as leave a man in an absolute estate as he was before, and ingage onely his act, not his person, these lay no forcing band on any man, but as every man is tied to keepe his lawfull promise, are tied: But yet such promises or covenants as are made according to the Ordinances of God, and doe put upon men a relative estate, they put on them a forcing band to performe such duties, such as are the promises of marriage betwixt man and wife, master and servant, magistrate and subject, minister and people, brother and brother in Church-state; these put on men a divine tie, and binde by a divine Ordinance to performe such duties. But these Scriptures make not these relations, these places make not every man who can teach, a Pastor to us, except we call him to be our Pastor; indeed if we call him, we ingage our selves in subjection to him: you might as well say, It is not the c•venanting of a wife to her husband, or the subject to the magistrate, that giveth the husband power over his wife, and the magistrate power over his subject, but the word of God that giveth power to both, and yet you know well the husband cannot call such an one his wife, but by covenant made in marriage.