hold, to whom it belongs to received by the Apostles from the mouth of Christ by his Apostles to every creature, as the fountain of the written books, and the unwritten traditions which, Scriptures, according to that ceives and venerates, with an equal affection of piety both as also the said traditions, as well those apper- clearly that this truth and discipline are contained in either by Christ's own word of mouth, or by the Holy Fathers. both saving truth and moral discipline; and seeing I also admit the Holy the unanimous consent of the following the examples of the orthodox Fathers, re- sense which our holy MothtT New Testament seeing that one God is the author of transmitted as it were from hand to hand ; the Synod, and reverence, all the books both of the Old and of the tion of the Holy Ghost, have come down even unto us, judge of the true sense and himself, or from the Apostles themselves by the dicta- take and interpret them otherwise than according to the Church has held, and does interpretation of the Scrip- taining to faith as to morals, as having been dictated, tures: neither will I ever