III–V. Modes of governing humans: instinct, institution, and teaching
III. Second, governance is one thing by way of instinct, another by way of institution, another by way of fulfillment. IV. By way of institution God governs human beings by teaching. V. Thus in a more notable respect God teaches humans both immediately and mediately. Immediately, when by Himself, by the Son and Holy Spirit, by angels, by revealed word, by the law of nature impressed, by conscience, by dreams and visions, by miracles and wonders, by special inspiration. Mediately, when through parents, teachers, ministers of the word, magistrates, and other humans to whom He commits His word. Those mediately called are to be obeyed with this proviso: if they add nothing to the principles, take nothing away, or teach nothing contrary (1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 John 4:1).
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III. Secundo alia est per modum instinctus, alia per modum institutionis, alia per modum impletionis. IV. Per modum institutionis Deus homines gubernat docendo. V. Sic insigniore respectu tum immediate tum mediate Deus homines docet. Immediate, cum per se ipsum, per Filium et Spiritum Sanctum, per angelos, per verbum revelatum, per legem naturae impressam, per conscientiam, per somnia et visiones, per miracula et prodigia, per inspirationem specialem. Mediate, cum per parentes, magistros, ministros verbi, magistratus, et alios homines, quibus verbum suum commendat. Mediate vocatis cum hac adiunctione est obtemperandum, si nihil principiis addant, demant aut contrarium doceant (1 Thess. 5:21; 1 Ioh. 4:1).