De testimonio humano legis & sententiae.
Testimonium humanum est commune, aut proprium.
KNowing that a humane testimony doth rest upon the artificial arguments, it cannot be so strong as
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Testimonium humanum est commune, aut proprium.
KNowing that a humane testimony doth rest upon the artificial arguments, it cannot be so strong as
divinum is: yet it may be true. Est commune, aut pro∣prium, because the more witnesses it hath, the stronger it is: that which is testified by one man alone is wea∣ker, because one man may sooner be deceived than many: he may see onely one artificial argument, they may see more, yea all: so that as a divine testimony is to be preferred before an humane, so a humane that is common, is to be preferred and received before an humane that is proper.