True theological science

Image: Erasmus of Rotterdam, by Albrecht Dürer (1526)

“True theological science consists in defining nothing which is not prescribed in Scripture, and these instructions should be set forth in simplicity and in good faith… One will not be condemned for being ignorant of whether the procession of the Holy Spirit is single or double, but one will not avoid damnation if one does not try to possess the fruits of the Spirit, which are love, joy, patience, goodness, sweetness, faith, modesty, continence…”

Desiderius Erasmus, Letter to the Archbishop of Palermo (published at Basel in 1523 as the preface to his edition of the works of Hillary)