right is equally obligatory on one church as well as on another. And it is so obligatory on all persons, states, and degrees, that none ought to be exempted from that church government which is of divine right, nor to be _tolerated_ in another church government, which is but of human invention; nor ought any Christian to seek after, or content himself with any such exemption or _toleration_; for in so doing, the inventions of men should be preferred before the ordinances of God; our own wisdom, will, and authority, before the wisdom, will, and authority of Christ: and we should in effect say, _We will not have this man to reign over us_, Luke xix. 27. _Let us break their bands asunder, and cast their cords away from us_, Psalm ii. 3. CHAPTER III. _Of the Nature of a_ DIVINE RIGHT _in particular. How many ways a thing may be of_ DIVINE RIGHT. _And first, of a_ DIVINE RIGHT _by the true light of nature._ Thus we see in general what a divine right is: now in particular let us come to consider how many ways a thing may be said to be of divine right by scripture-warrant, keeping still our eye upon this subject of church government, at which all particulars are to be levelled for the clearing of it. A thing may be said to be of divine right, or (which is the same for substance) of divine institution, divers ways. 1. _By the true light of nature._ 2. _By obligatory scripture examples._ 3. _By divine approbation._ 4. _By divine acts._ 5. _By divine precepts or mandates._ All may be reduced to these five heads, ascending by degrees from the lowest to the highest divine right. I. _By light of nature._ That which is evident by, and consonant to the true light of nature, or natural reason, is to be accounted of divine right in matters of religion. Hence two things are to be made out by Scripture. 1. What is meant by the true light of nature. 2. How it may be proved, that what things in religion are evident by, or consonant to this true light of nature, are of divine right.