I believe they were speaking of what THEY had taught..seeing that the weight of the rest of the teachings of Jesus and the apostles speak against man made tradition.. that is why I ask for the scripture regarding things like statues,purgatory, prayer for the dead,the mass, confession to a priest, apostolic succession and on and on... if it was not a New Testament teaching it is one of the man made traditions that scripture WARNS us about...
And yet it was that very same tradition that gave you the New Testament.