Views During The Time of the Reformation (7): Views on the Church

THE TIME OF THE REFORMATION VIEWS ON THE CHURCH FORMAL PRINCIPLE (continued) THE TIME OF THE REFORMATION VIEWS ON THE CHURCH FORMAL PRINCIPLE (continued) It is indeed an historical fact that the Scriptures have been made of no account wherever the authority of tradition has been admitted. As soon as tradition and decrees of churches are viewed as having equal value and authority with the Word of God, or as soon as people simply accept the decrees and decisions of ecclesiastical...