Scripture can still be the first principle of faith though it is neither evident nor self-proving
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So in the matter of faith we must come down to some principle that is neither evident of itself nor able to prove itself, yet hangs on no prior principle and of itself deserves authority and belief.Though Scripture is neither evident of itself nor able to prove itself, it does not follow that Scripture is not that first principle of faith which borrows its authority from nowhere else.
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VI. Inde ergo planum est in fidei negotio deveniendum esse ad principium aliquod, quod neque ex se sit evidens, neque etiam possit per seipsum probari, et tamen a nullo priori principio pendeat, sed per se authoritatem et fidem mereatur. Quamvis igitur Scriptura neque ex se sit evidens, nec seipsam probare possit, inde tamen concludi non potest illam non esse primum istud fidei principium quod authoritatem suam aliunde non mutuatur.