The Belgic Confession, Article IV (2)

Our Confession states concerning these canonical books that against them "nothing can be alleged." This is, of course, already implied in the very idea of the canon. The canon is normative. It is the only infallible rule for the faith and life of believers. A canon against which things can be alleged would be a very untrustworthy norm; in fact, it would not be worthy at all of being acknowledged as a norm. This is true in everyday life. If a carpenter has a measuring rule against which it can...