The doctrine of instituted churches explained and proved from the word of God

They should particularly Vindicate the Truth, and bear their Testimony against those Errors that are Springing up, Act. 15.24. It is meet also in case of Corruptions in manners, that they do declare what the mind of God is, and Vindicate the Rule; that, if it be possible, they may root out such Licentious principles as are prevailing amongst the People, and advise them to repent of such degeneracies as bring down the Judgments of God. Yet no Man is bound to receive the Doctrines, or practise the Rules held forth by a Synod, because they are taught by them. A Synod is not infallible, and ⟨p. 33⟩therefore no Rule, or Doctrine, is to be taken up on trust from them; Men do owe that respect to a Synod, as 'tis an Ordinance of God, solemnly to weigh the Doctrines held forth thereby, but they are not to receive them by an implicit faith; we are bound to prove all things, and if a Man do practise against the Light of his own Conscience, because a Synod hath otherwise determined, he greatly sins, Rom. 14.23. The Synod may direct him in a wrong way, and no Man can be bound to any thing that God has forbidden, Deut. 13.3.

They should particularly Vindicate the Truth, and bear their Testimony against those Errors that are Springing up, Act. 15.24. It is meet also in case of Corruptions in manners, that they do declare what the mind of God is, and Vindicate the Rule; that, if it be possible, they may root out such Licentious principles as are prevailing amongst the People, and advise them to repent of such degeneracies as bring down the Judgments of God. Yet no Man is bound to receive the Doctrines, or practise the Rules held forth by a Synod, because they are taught by them. A Synod is not infallible, and ⟨p. 33⟩therefore no Rule, or Doctrine, is to be taken up on trust from them; Men do owe that respect to a Synod, as 'tis an Ordinance of God, solemnly to weigh the Doctrines held forth thereby, but they are not to receive them by an implicite faith; we are bound to prove all things, and if a Man do practise against the Light of his own Conscience, because a Synod hath otherwise determined, he greatly sins,