Aphorisms 16–18: New Testament canonical books; four integral parts; evangelical part
XVI. And thus far the Apocrypha also. There follow the canonical books of the New Testament, which are the tables of the most holy contract between God and the human race, established by the blood of the Lamb of God already slain — written by eight scribes, most excellent men, witnesses beyond all exception, inspired by the Holy Spirit.
XVII. And the integral parts of the New Testament are four: one Evangelical, another practical, a third epistolary, and finally a fourth Apocalyptic.
XVIII. The Evangelical part was written by the four Evangelists — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John — concerning the conception, birth, teaching, life, wonderful works, passion, death, departure to the Father, and return of Jesus of Nazareth, with great agreement in the matter, to demonstrate that this one is the promised Messiah.
Latin
XVI. Et hucusque fuerunt etiam Apocryphi: Sequuntur libri Canonici N.T. qui sunt tabulae sacrosancti contractus inter Deum & genus humanum, agni Dei jam mactati sanguine constabiliti, conscriptae ab octo amanuensibus, viris optimis, testibus omni exceptione majoribus, a Spiritu sancto afflatis. XVII. Partes vero N.T. integrales sunt quatuor: una Euangelica, altera practica, tertia epistolica, quarta denique Apocalyptica. XVIII. Euangelica pars a quatuor Euangelistis, Matthaeo, Marco, Luca, & Johanne de conceptione, nativitate, doctrina, vita, mirandis operibus, passione, morte, abitu ad patrem, redituque Jesu Nazareni, magno in re consensu conscripta est ad demonstrandum, hunc esse promissum Messiam.