The Preface.

Roman Catholics original: "Papists"; a derogatory term for Roman Catholics common in the 17th century. do in that most absurd doctrine of transubstantiation original: "transubstantion"; the belief that the bread and wine in the Eucharist become the actual body and blood of Christ. of theirs, and so on. So then, the principles of knowing must be combined, so that divine revelation may provide us with belief; and reason, understanding, and sense with certainty. And they must be used in this order (in natural things, I say): we begin with sense and end in revelation (acting, as it were, as the setting of the seal of God). For by this order, every subsequent degree will
☞ receive from the previous one both evidence, certainty, and correction original: "Emendation". For as there is nothing in the
☞ understanding which was not first in the
☞ senses, so there is nothing in belief which was not first in the understanding. For he who believes must know what is appropriate to be believed. Hence the Scripture frequently invites us to hear, see, taste, and consider; and affirms that faith also comes by hearing. I mentioned
☞ certainty as well. For the closer reason is to sense (that is, by how...