![...[sacred] doctrine is especially based upon arguments from authority, inasmuch as its principles are obtained by revelation: thus we ought to believe on the authority of those to whom the revelation has been made. Nor does this take away from the dignity of this doctrine, for although the argument from authority based on human reason is the weakest, yet the argument from authority based on divine revelation is the strongest.](/assets/img/quote-photos/sacred-doctrine-is-especially-based-upon-arguments-from-authority-inasmuch.jpg)
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