Quotation by Thomas Hobbes

And I profess still, that whatsoever the church of England (the church, I say, not every doctor) shall forbid me to say in matter of faith, I shall abstain from saying it, excepting this point, that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died for my sins. As for other doctrines, I think it unlawful, if the church define them, for any member of the church to contradict them.
Thomas Hobbes (1579–1688), British philosopher. English Works, "An Answer to Dr. Bramhall," vol. 4, p. 367, ed. Molesworth (1839-1845).
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