Five disputations of church-government and worship

§. 65. The sum of all that I have said, is this; that Man may determine of modes and circumstances of worship, Necessary and Commanded in genere, but not determined by God in specie. But to make new worship-ordinances, or institute Sacraments, or Sacramental signs, or any thing else, for which in genere he hath no commission, this is simply unlawful.

§. 65. The summ of all that I have said, is this; that Man may determine of modes and circumstances of worship, Necessary and Commanded in genere, but not determined by God in specie. But to make new worship-ordinances, or institute Sacraments, or Sacramental signs, or any thing else, for which in genere he hath no commission, this is simply unlawfull.

§. 66. But this is not all: There is a second thing unlawful also; and that is the misdetermining of those same modes and circumstances, which he is authorized to determine. For he is (as is said) to do it by Gods General Rule. Here therefore we must thus conclude. 1▪ that every misordering of such great affairs, is the sin of them that do it. 2. But yet that the subject is not exempted from obedience by every such mistake of the Governor: but by some, he is.

§. 66. But this is not all: There is a second thing unlawfull also; and that is the misdetermining of those same modes and circumstances, which he is authorized to determine. For he is (as is said) to do it by Gods General Rule. Here therefore we must thus conclude. 1▪ that every misordering of such great affairs, is the sin of them that do it. 2. But yet that the subject is not exempted from obedience by every such mistake of the Governor: but by some, he is.