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Is the Wesleyan Quadrilateral present in Luther or in any other pre-Wesley theologians, Protestant or Catholic?

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The Wesleyan Quadrilateral , also known as the Methodist Quadrilateral, is a method of theological reflection and of arriving at theological conclusions based on *scripture, tradition, reason,* and *experience.* According to the Wikipedia article linked above, it is attributed to John Wesley , founder of Methodism, though the term "the Wesleyan Quadrilateral" was coined by 20th century American Methodist scholar Albert C. Outler . My question: Is the substance of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral (drawing theological conclusions based on scripture, tradition, reason, and experience) present in Martin Luther's writings, or in any other pre-Wesley theologians in the Western Christian tradition, Protestant or Catholic? I am especially looking for clear or fairly clear formulations of this four-point system, though I would also be interested in more implicit appearances of this method in pre-Wesley Protestant or Catholic theologians.
Asked by Lee Woofenden (8662 rep)
Jul 28, 2015, 04:07 PM
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