Negative argument from Scripture — reject what lacks Scriptural foundation
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Hence we argue negatively from Scripture's authority.
Of what God revealed through the Prophets and Apostles, nothing certain has reached us except what they themselves divinely committed to writing.To reject something as not belonging to faith, it is enough that it has no foundation in Scripture and cannot be proved or drawn from it.
Latin
XXXVII. Atque hinc est quod a sacrae Scripturae authoritate negative argumentamur. Quandoquidem enim eorum quae Deus per Prophetas & Apostolos revelavit, nihil omnino certi ad nos pervenit, praeter ea quae ipsi divinitus scripto mandarunt, ut aliquid rejiciamus tanquam ad fidem non pertinens, satis est ut in Scriptura fundamentum non habeat, nec possit ex ea probari & deduci.