THE PREEMINENT ROLE OF SCRIPTURE

Charles Bridges, from "The Christian Ministry: With an Inquiry into the Causes of its Inefficiency":

"In the hidden book of Scripture, and no where else, are opened the secrets of the more sacred wisdom. Whatever is not drawn from them--whatever is not built upon them--whatever does not most exactly accord with them--however it may recommend itself by the appearance of the most sublime wisdom, or rest upon ancient tradition, consent of learned men, or the weight of plausible argument--it is vain, futile, and, in short, a very lie."