Michael Patton finds that many of the early Church Fathers were pretty good on the authority of Scripture — for instance:
Early Church Fathers on Sola Sciptura | Parchment and Pen
Augustine (354–430)Many more examples.
“In order to leave room for such profitable discussions of difficult questions, there is a distinct boundary line separating all productions subsequent to apostolic times from the authoritative canonical books of the Old and New Testaments. The authority of these books has come down to us from the apostles through the successions of bishops and the extension of the Church, and, from a position of lofty supremacy, claims the submission of every faithful and pious mind….In the innumerable books that have been written latterly we may sometimes find the same truth as in Scripture, but there is not the same authority. Scripture has a sacredness peculiar to itself.” – Augustine (Reply to Faustus the Manichaean, 11:5)
“Every sickness of the soul hath in Scripture its proper remedy.” (Expositions on the Psalms, 37:2)
Early Church Fathers on Sola Sciptura | Parchment and Pen
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