Over and above the regulatory principle, "That which is not expressly permitted is forbidden" and the adiaphora principle, "That which is not expressly forbidden is permitted", we have the Christian liberty principle expressed by the early Reformers: "Without a reasonable cause, nothing should change" (Apology to the Augsburg Confession). The Roman church violated that principle when they introduced veneration of physical objects contrary to scripture and the traditions of the Church Catholic.

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