The Martin Rule: No More Than the Text Proves
A doctrinal reconstruction may conclude no more than its declared textual corpus explicitly states or necessarily entails.
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The Archival-Continuity Safeguard: Preserve the Record of Change
Material revisions, corrections, and retractions must preserve a dated record of what changed, why it changed, and which version is current.
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The Text-Stewardship Safeguard: A Scan Is Not a Verified Text
Facsimile, OCR, diplomatic transcription, corrected transcription, modern-reader edition, translation, excerpt, and quotation must remain visibly distinct.
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The Provenance Safeguard: Name the Source Actually Consulted
Research must identify the source actually consulted and disclose whether access was direct, derivative, incomplete, uncertain, or dependent on another report.
Open record →The Pastoral-Purpose Safeguard: Defend, Protect, Correct, and Recover
Polemics must aim at defending truth, protecting readers, correcting error, and recovering offenders—not merely punishing enemies.
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