When confronted with religious controversies, he appealed neither to his vast wisdom nor to his unparalleled experience. Instead, he held up the Scriptures as the final authority.
زمانی که در مورد موضوعات مذهبی بحث و گفتگو می‌شد ،‏ از حکمت وسیع و تجربهٔ بی‌نظیرش بهره نمی‌گرفت ،‏ بلکه کلام خدا را به کار می‌بست .‏