butnotdrawnfromAristotle，norfromanyotheroftheheathenphilosophers。Fornoneofthemdenybutthatinthepowerofmakinglawsiscomprehendedalsothepowerofexplainingthemwhenthereisneed。AndarenottheScriptures，inallplaceswheretheyarelaw，madelawbytheauthorityoftheCommonwealthand，consequently，apartofthecivillaw？
OfthesamekinditisalsowhenanybutthesovereignrestrainethinanymanthatpowerwhichtheCommonwealthhathnotrestrained；astheydothatimpropriatethepreachingofthegospeltoonecertainorderofmen，wherethelawshaveleftitfree。Ifthestategivemeleavetopreachorteach；thatis，ifitforbidmenot，nomancanforbidme。IfIfindmyselfamongsttheidolatersofAmerica，shallIthatamaChristian，thoughnotinorders，thinkitasintopreachJesusChrist，tillIhavereceivedordersfromRome？OrwhenIhavepreached，shallnotIanswertheirdoubtsandexpoundtheScripturestothem；thatis，shallInotteach？Butforthismaysomesay，asalsoforadministeringtothemthesacraments，thenecessityshallbeesteemedforasufficientmission；whichistrue。
Butthisistruealso，thatforwhatsoeveradispensationisdueforthenecessity，forthesamethereneedsnodispensationwhenthereisnolawthatforbidsit。Thereforetodenythesefunctionstothosetowhomthecivilsovereignhathnotdeniedthemisatakingawayofalawfulliberty，whichiscontrarytothedoctrineofcivilgovernment。
Moreexamplesofvainphilosophy，broughtintoreligionbythedoctorsofSchooldivinity，mightbeproduced；butothermenmayiftheypleaseobservethemofthemselves。Ishallonlyaddthis，thatthewritingsofSchooldivinesarenothingelse，forthemostpart，butinsignificanttrainsofstrangeandbarbarouswords，orwordsotherwiseusedthaninthecommonuseoftheLatintongue；suchaswouldposeCicero，andVarro，andallthegrammariansofancientRome。
Which，ifanymanwouldseeproved，lethimasIhavesaidoncebeforeseewhetherhecantranslateanySchooldivineintoanyofthemoderntongues，asFrench，English，oranyothercopiouslanguage：forthatwhichcannotinmostofthesebemadeintelligibleisnotintelligibleintheLatin。Whichinsignificancyoflanguage，thoughIcannotnoteitforfalsephilosophy，yetithathaquality，notonlytohidethetruth，butalsotomakementhinktheyhaveit，anddesistfromfurthersearch。