The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their…

8. Their sufficiency and perfection is not to be measured by humane presumptions, or by Carnal wit, that would teach God what to speak, and how: and then accuse his Law of material or modal imperfections, because it is not such as they think it should be; or else affirm that to be there which is not there, because they judge that it ought to be there: But it consisteth in their perfect Aptitude to their proper ends.

9. It is wise and valid reasoning to prove first that it is Gods Law, and thence to infer that it is sufficient and perfect: But it is a foolish Reasoning to being with the more uncertain assumptions, and to argue that It is not perfect, Ergo it is not Gods Laws; or to dream, that to be Gods Law, and to be imperfect are consistent.

10. When we say it is Perfect, we mean only as is said, formaliter and respectively as to the proper end, but not, 1. Materialiter, 2. modaliter, 3. vel finaliter absolute & simpliciter; As if the Angels in Heaven had not, 1. more perfect work prescribed them, 2. and by a more perfect mode of Revelation, 3. or to more perfect immediate ends: But as the sinless Saints in Heaven may be less perfect in positive Holiness than some Angels, and yet as perfectly Innocent and free from all sin; even so Gods Law for the Government of imperfect man on earth, is positively in the foresaid respects less perfect than the Heavenly Laws; and yet as blameless and perfect in its kind as to its proper use and ends.