“Therefore we examine with considerable diligence the consensus of the true, learned, and purer antiquity, and we love and praise the testimonies of the fathers which agree with the Scripture.” FatherPraiseAgreeScriptureTestimonyConsensusDiligenceAntiquity Book:Examination of the Council of Trent Source: Examination of the Council of Trent
“For we can affirm with a good conscience that we have, after reading the Holy Scripture, applied ourselves and yet daily apply ourselves to the extent that the grace of the Lord permits to inquiry into and investigation of the consensus of the true and purer antiquity.” ReadingLordGraceHolyConscienceScripturePermitInvestigationInquiryConsensusAntiquityHoly Scriptures Book:Examination of the Council of Trent Source: Examination of the Council of Trent