Anf-02 vi.iii.i.vi Pg 79.1
Anf-03 iv.vi.iv Pg 7
Phil. iii. 15.
he himself, too, being accustomed to afford counsel though he had not the command of the Lord, and to dictate of himself396 396 [See luminous remarks in Kaye, pp. 371–373.]
as possessing the Spirit of God who guides into all truth. Therefore his advice has, by the warrant of divine reason, become equivalent to nothing less than a divine command. Earnestly now inquire of this teacher,397 397 [This teacher, i.e., right reason, under the guidance of the Holy Ghost. He is here foisting in a plea for the “New Prophecy,” apparently, and this is one of the most decided instances in the treatise.]
keeping intact your regard for tradition, from whomsoever it originally sprang; nor have regard to the author, but to the authority, and especially that of custom itself, which on this very account we should revere, that we may not want an interpreter; so that if reason too is God’s gift, you may then learn, not whether custom has to be followed by you, but why.
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, Chapter 3
VERSE (15) - Ro 15:1 1Co 2:6; 14:20 Col 1:28; 4:12 2Ti 3:17 Heb 5:14 *Gr:
