404. THE Church, as we have said,¹ has two methods of attaining satisfaction respecting the entire collection of the Scriptures — that of science and that of faith: that of science, which appeals to history; and that of faith, which appeals to a doctrine. We have hitherto proceeded along the first; we now enter on the second. These two methods are sure, rational, and accessible; and each has its advantages; yet the most excellent, the most rational, the most indispensable, and the most sure, is the method of faith.

1) Prop. 5, p. 2.