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THis rule, which almighty God hath prouided, as a sufficient meanes, to direct mē, to the knowledge of true faith, necessary to saluation; must haue three conditions or properties.
First it must be certaine & infallible; for otherwise it cannot be a sufficient foūda∣tion, whereupon to build faith, which (as is proued before) is absolutely infallible.
Secondly it must bee such, as may bee certainely, and plainely knowne, of all sortes of men. For if to any sorte, it could not be knowen, or not certainly known, it could not be to them a rule or meanes, wherby they might direct themselues, to the certaine knowledge of the true faith.
Thirdly, it must bee vniuersall, that it may not only make vs know certainely, what is the true faith in some one, two, or moe pointes, but absolutely in all pointes of faith. For otherwise it were not a suffi∣cient meanes, whereby we may attaine to an entire faith; which integrity of faith is necessary to saluation, in such wise, as hath beene declared, and proued before.