The divine right of church-government and excommunication

Ans. I speak of these more distinctly hereafter, here I answer, that as there be some actions in man purely and spiritually, but supernaturally moral, as to believe in Christ for Remission of sins, to love God in Christ: These the Gospel doth regulate. 2. There be some actions naturally moral in the substance of the act, as many things commanded, and forbidden in the Moral Law; and these are to be regulated by the Law of nature and the Moral Law: 3. There be ⟨p. 73⟩some actions mixed, as such actions in which nature, or concealed instincts of nature are the chief principles, yet in, and about these actions, as in their modification of time, place, and manner, and measure, there is a special morality, in regard of which they are to be ruled by the word, such mixed actions as these, that are mentioned by Hooker, As to move, sleep, take the cup at the hand of a friend, cannot be called simply moral, for to move may be purely natural, as if a man against his will fall off a high place, or off a horse, to start in the sleep are so natural, that I know not any morality in them; but sure I am, for Nathaniel to come to Christ, which was also done by a natural motion, is not a mere natural action, proceeding from the most concealed instincts of nature; so to sleep hath somewhat natural in it, for beasts do sleep, beasts do move; I grant they cannot take a cup at the hand of a friend, they cannot salute one another: (It is Hookers instance) but fancy sometimes in men do these, whereas conscience should do them: What is natural in moving and sleeping, and what is common to men with beasts, I grant, Scripture doth not direct or regulate these acts of moving and sleeping; we grant actions natural and common to us, with beasts, need not the rule of the Word to regulate them: But this I must say (I speak it, my Record is in Heaven, not to offend any) Formalists, as such, and as Prelatical, are irreligious and Profane: One of them asked a godly man, Will you have Scripture for giving your horse a peck of Oats, and for breaking wind, and easing or obeying nature? And therefore they bring in these instances to make sport: But I conceive, sleeping moderately, to enable you to the service of God, as eating, drinking, that God may be glorified, 1 Cor. 10. 31.

Ans. I speak of these more distinctly hereafter, here I answer, that as there be some actions in man purely and spiritually, but supernaturally morall, as to believe in Christ for Remission of sins, to love God in Christ: These the Gospel doth regulate. 2. There be some actions naturally morall in the substance of the act, as many things commanded, and forbidden in the Morall Law; and these are to be regulated by the Law of nature and the Morall Law: 3. There be