[Alia]

It's a strain that runs through certain channels in Anglicanism

... and other faiths, I add. It's the thinking that one can outthink Scripture. And that one can subvert Scripture to man-made laws and prescriptions.

[BelegStrongbow]

"It's the thinking that one can outthink Scripture. And that one can subvert Scripture to man-made laws and prescriptions."

I think you're right. The issue is particularly acute for Anglicans because we have to preserve Catholicity but have no official Magisterium. So, there's nobody to say "Here and no farther."

(Or, that is, no one with the prophetic gift to recognize that it must be said, whether folk mind or not)