A Brief and Pithy Sum of the Christian Faith

5 The Papists doth not acknowledge Jesus Christ to be the perfect declarer of the will of God, neither the holy Scriptures to be a sufficient doctrine of salvation.

5 The Papists doth not acknowledge Iesus Christ to be the perfect declarer of the wyll of God, neyther the holy Scriptures to bee a suffycient doctrine of saluation.

Concerning his office of a prophet, that is to say, declarer of the will of God, what man is there, of an upright judgement, which they can make believe ye Jesus Christ, neither by his own mouth nor by his apostles, did not sufficiently declare all that which is requisite to the Salvation of man? For them selves hath written the contrary^a. And if the Scriptures be sufficient, from whence cometh this infinite number of humane traditions ⟨p. 135⟩and commandments, imposed to the poor consciences, as necessary to salvation, not only above, but contrary to the Scriptures? For concerning the authority of Counsels, it hath been sufficiently declared how far it extendeth. And put the case it were that thing which they do say: how prove they that the Counsels were led and conducted by the spirit of God▪ the which be directly contrary to the Prophets and Apostles, and other counsels before?

COncerning his office of a prophet, that is to say, declarer of ye wyll of God, what man is there, of an vpright iudgement, whiche they can make beléeue ye Iesus Christ, neyther by his owne mouth nor by his apostles, dyd not suffycientlye declare all that whiche is requisyte to the Saluation of man? For them selues hath wrytten the contrarie^a. And if the Scriptures be suffycient, from whence commeth this infynite number of humayne tradycions ⟨p. 135⟩