asinasuddenrebellionanymanthatcansuppressitbyhisownpowerinthecountrywhereitbegins，withoutexpresslaworcommission，maylawfullydoit，andprovidetohaveitratified，orpardoned，whilstitisindoing，orafteritisdone。Also，itisexpresslysaid，“Whosoevershallkillthemurderershallkillhimuponthewordofwitnesses“：*2butwitnessessupposeaformaljudicature，andconsequentlycondemnthatpretenceofjuszelotarum。TheLawofMosesconcerninghimthatenticethtoidolatry，thatistosay，inthekingdomofGodtoarenouncingofhisallegiance，forbidstoconcealhim，andcommandstheaccusertocausehimtobeputtodeath，andtocastthefirststoneathim；*3butnottokillhimbeforehebecondemned。Andtheprocessagainstidolatryisexactlysetdown：forGodtherespeakethtothepeopleasJudge，andcommandeththem，whenamanisaccusedofidolatry，toenquirediligentlyofthefact，andfindingittrue，thentostonehim；butstillthehandofthewitnessthroweththefirststone。*4Thisisnotprivatezeal，butpubliccondemnation。Inlikemannerwhenafatherhatharebelliousson，thelawisthatheshallbringhimbeforethejudgesofthetown，andallthepeopleofthetownshallstonehim。*5Lastly，bypretenceoftheselawsitwasthatSt。Stephenwasstoned，andnotbypretenceofprivatezeal：forbeforehewascarriedawaytoexecution，hehadpleadedhiscausebeforethehighpriest。Thereisnothinginallthis，norinanyotherpartoftheBible，tocountenanceexecutionsbyprivatezeal；which，beingoftentimesbutaconjunctionofignoranceandpassion，isagainstboththejusticeandpeaceofaCommonwealth。
Inthethirty-sixthChapterIhavesaidthatitisnotdeclaredinwhatmannerGodspokesupernaturallytoMoses：notthatHespokenottohimsometimesbydreamsandvisions，andbyasupernaturalvoice，astootherprophets；forthemannerhowHespokeuntohimfromthemercyseatisexpresslysetdowninthesewords，“Fromthattimeforward，whenMosesenteredintoTabernacleofthecongregationtospeakwithGod，heheardavoicewhichspakeuntohimfromoverthemercyseat，whichisovertheArkofthetestimony；frombetweenthecherubimshespakeuntohim。“*Butitisnotdeclaredinwhatconsistedthepre-eminenceofthemannerofGod’sspeakingtoMoses，abovethatofHisspeakingtootherprophets，astoSamuelandtoAbraham，towhomHealsospokebyavoicethatis，byvision，unlessthedifferenceconsistintheclearnessofthevision。For“facetoface，“and“mouthtomouth，“cannotbeliterallyunderstoodoftheinfinitenessandincomprehensibilityoftheDivineNature。
*Numbers，7。89
Andastothewholedoctrine，Iseenotyet，buttheprinciplesofitaretrueandproper，andtheratiocinationsolid。ForIgroundthecivilrightofsovereigns，andboththedutyandlibertyofsubjects，upontheknownnaturalinclinationsofmankind，anduponthearticlesofthelawofnature；ofwhichnoman，thatpretendsbutreasonenoughtogovernhisprivatefamily，oughttobeignorant。
Andforthepowerecclesiasticalofthesamesovereigns，IgrounditonsuchtextsasarebothevidentinthemselvesandconsonanttothescopeofthewholeScripture，andthereforeampersuadedthathethatshallreaditwithapurposeonlytobeinformed，shallbeinformedbyit。Butforthosethatbywritingorpublicdiscourse，orbytheireminentactions，havealreadyengagedthemselvestothemaintainingofcontraryopinions，theywillnotbesoeasilysatisfied。Forinsuchcases，itisnaturalformen，atoneandthesametime，bothtoproceedinreadingandtolosetheirattentioninthesearchofobjectionstothattheyhadreadbefore：ofwhich，inatimewhereintheinterestsofmenarechangedseeingmuchofthatdoctrinewhichservethtotheestablishingofanewgovernmentmustneedsbecontrarytothatwhichconducedtothedissolutionoftheold，therecannotchoosebutbeverymany。