[John Leland 1789]

The picture appears to be that many use the following equation:

This is what WE are.
+ This is what WE do.
+ This is what WE are told by our priests.
+ This is what OUR tradition says.
+ This is what our councils have come up with.
+ WE feel beautiful about it all.
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= That must be, therefore, what the Bible is talking about.

[Quix]

WELL PUT.

VERY WELL PUT.

Thanks.

[Petronski]

You complicate things. The formula:

God-breathed scriptures (all 73 books)
+ Holy-Spirit-inspired traditions
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= The Church founded by Christ