Sola Scriptura

Ben Witherington has a typically balanced post on Sola Scriptura on his blog.  The ripe (and I guess obvious) insight is that the church existed for hundreds of years without a canon of scripture which it could be solely committed to!  Thus the importance of tradition as Witherington notes.  But also you'd think the same argument could be made for Reason and Experience as these early Christians grappled with the parameters of their faith.