It is an argument, and there are only ways to refute an argument: show one of the premises to be false or show that conclusion does not follow from the premises. So here is the argument laid out in syllogistic form:
(1) Quix has the same authority as the Apostles,
(2) We do not need to obey Quix.
Therefore:
(3) We do not need to obey the Apostles. [from (1) & (2)]
(4) The NT is the writing of the Apostles
Therefore:
(5) We do not need to obey the NT: [from (3) and (4)]
- A8
I'm not sure if the tidy little box has shrunk or the . . . have bound up.
But I doubt I'll research it out very far.