He saw value in the fathers because they had discovered insights into the scriptures that he might not have found, and because many of his Catholic opponents placed great weight on arguments from patristic authority.
Ia menghargai bapa-bapa tersebut karena ia menemukan pencerahan dalam kitab-kitab suci yang tak ia temukan, dan karena beberapa lawan Katolik-nya sangat memberatkan arhumen dari otoritas patristik.