Chapter II: The efficient cause of Scripture is either principal or instrumental. The principal cause is the true God, o
CHAPTER II: ON THE EFFICIENT CAUSE OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
§ 11. We [now] make the transition from the nomenclature to the factual material, which begins correctly with an explanation of causes, because knowing a thing is a matter of understanding it through its causes. In fact, it could appear that we should first consider the question of the 
: whether Scripture is something sacred, divine, and God-breathed, seated on the lofty throne of canonical authority. But because the sons of the Church entertain no doubt about this and because the decision for proving this question against the heathen depends on the authority of Scripture, and the authority [depends on] the efficient cause, therefore, for easier teaching, we shall first have to discuss the efficient cause.