Five disputations of church-government and worship

§. 1. LEST men that are apt to run from one extreme into another, should make an ill use of that which I have before written, I shall here annex some Reasons to persuade men to just obedience, and preserve them from any sinful nonconformity to the commands of their Governors, and the evil effects that are like to follow thereupon.

§. 1. LEST men that are apt to run from one extream into another, should make an ill use of that which I have before written, I shall here annex some Reasons to perswade men to just obedience, and preserve them from any sinfull nonconformity to the commands of their Governours, and the evill effects that are like to follow thereupon.

§. 2. But first I will lay together some Propositions for decision of the Controversy; How far we are bound to obey mens precepts about Religion? Especially in case we doubt of the lawfulness of obeying them? and so cannot obey them in faith?

§. 2. But first I will lay together some Propositions for decision of the Controversie; How far we are bound to obey mens precepts about Religion? Especially in case we doubt of the lawfulness of obeying them? and so cannot obey them in faith?

§. 3. Briefly: 1. We must obey both Magistrates and Pastors in all things lawful which belong to their offices to command. 2. It belongs not to their office to make God a new worship; But to command the Mode and Circumstances of worship belongeth to their office: for guiding them wherein God hath given them general rules. 3. We must not take the Lawful commands of our Governors to be unlawful. 4. If we do through weakness or perverseness take Lawful things to be unlawful, that will not excuse us in our disobedience. Our error is our sin, and one