7. Such as the Father is,

Word was made flesh, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John i. 14. He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me. John xiv. 9. 11. O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. John xvii. 5. Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God? 1 Co. vi. 19. The Lord bless thee and keep thee; The Lord make his face shine upon thee. The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee. Nu. vi. 24, 25, 26. I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; above it stood the seraphims, and one cried unto another, and said, Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory. Is. vi. 1, 2, 3.-See also, John xii. 40, 41.-Ac. xxviii. 25, 26.—Ph. ii. 5, 6.—Ac. v. 3, 4.

7. He that sent me is true. John vii. 28. These this things saith he that is true. Re. iii. 7. It is the Son, and such Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is is the Holy truth. 1 John v. 6. That thou mayest love the

Ghost.

8. The Father uncre

Lord thy God, for he is thy life. De. xxx. 20. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Col. iii. 4. The Spirit is life because of righteousness. Ro. viii. 10. The Father raiseth up the dead and quickeneth them, even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. John v. 21. It is the Spirit that quickeneth. John vi. 63. Truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 1 John i. 3. communion [fellowship] of the Holy Ghost be with you. 2 Co. xiii. 14. To them that are sanctified by God the Father. Jude 1. He that sanctifieth, and they who are sanctified, are all of one. He. ii. 11. Being sanctified by the Holy Ghost. Ro. xv. 16.-See also the whole of this Creed, and the accompanying Quotations.

The

8. Before me there was no God formed. Is. ate, the Son xliii. 10. God that made the world and all things therein; in him we live, and move, and have pur being. Ac. xvii. 24. 28. In the beginning was

uncreate, and the Holy

Ghost uncre ate.

9 and 12.The Father in

ble, the Son

incompre.

the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God: all things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John i. 1. 3. By him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, all things were created by him, and for him; and he is before all things, and by him all things consist. Col. i. 16, 17. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Ge. i. 2. The Spirit of God hath made me. Job See also, Ge. i. 26.

xxxiii. 4.

9 and 12.

Behold, God is great, and we know comprehensi- him not. Job xxxvi. 26. Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty hensible, and unto perfection? it is as high as heaven; what Ghost incom- canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou prehensible. know? the measure thereof is longer than the earth are not three and broader than the sea. incompre- not I fill heaven and earth?

the Holy

As also there

hensibles, nor

three uncre- xxiii. 24. ated, but one

ble.

Job xi. 7, 8, 9.
saith the Lord.

Do

Je.

[He] filleth all in all. Ep. i. 23. Beheaven and heaven of heavens cannot

The whole earth is It is he that sitteth Is. xl. 22. Whither

uncreated, hold, the and one in- contain God. 1 Ki. viii. 27. comprehensifull of his glory. Is. vi. 3. upon the circle of the earth. shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? Ps. cxxxix. 7. Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. Job xxvi. 6. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight; but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. He. iv. 13. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! Ro. xi. 33. Where two or three are

gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Mat. xviii. 20. Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Mat. xxviii. 20. Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever; and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. Ps. lxxii. 18, 19.

10, 11. The

nal, the Son

eter

they are not

10, 11. Thou, O Lord, art our Father, thy name Father eter is from everlasting. Is. lxiii. 16. Unto the Son he eternal, and saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever. He. the Holy Ghost i. 8. I [Jesus Christ] am Alpha and Omega, the aal. And yet Beginning and the End, the First and the Last. three eter- Re. xxii. 13. Who through the eternal Spirit mais, but one offered himself without spot to God. He. ix. 14. From everlasting to everlasting thou art God. Ps. xc. 2. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. 1 Ti. i. 17.

eternal.

13, 14. So

Father is Al

ty, and the

Almighty.

Almighties,

13, 14. The Lord appeared to Abraham, and said kewise the unto him, I am the Almighty God. Ge. xvii. 1. mighty, the The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the Son Almigh- temple. Re. xxi. 22. I am Alpha and Omega, Holy Ghost the Beginning and the Ending, saith the Lord, [i. e. And yet they Jesus Christ, see Re. xxii. 13 and 16] which is, and are not three which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. but one Al- Re. i. 8. The breath of the Almighty hath given me life. Job xxxiii. 4. Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty. Re. xv. 3. Alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Re. xix. 6.—See also, Job xxxii. 8, compared with 1 Co. ii. 10.-xii. 8. and 2 Pe. i. 2. The POWER of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost is asserted, in Ep. iii. 7.-2 Co. xii. 9, and Ro. xv.

mighty.

15, 16. So

God, the Son

the Holy

Ghost is God.

are not three

God.

19.

1 Ti.

15, 16. Blessed be the God and Father of our the Father is Lord Jesus Christ. Ep. i. 3. Great is the mystery is God, and of godliness, God was manifest in the flesh. iii. 16. Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to And yet they the Holy Ghost? thou hast not lied unto men, but Gods, but one unto God. Ac. v. 3, 4. I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt have no other gods before me. Ex. xx. 2, 3. That thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him. De. iv. 35. 17, 18. At that time Jesus answered and said, I likewise the thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth. Lord, the Son Mat. xi. 25. The word which God sent unto the Lord, and the Holy Ghost children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ; Lord. And (he is Lord of all.) Ac. x. 36. Now the Lord is Lords, but that Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is,

17, 18. So

Father is

there is liberty. 2 Cor. iii. 17. In that day there shall be one Lord, and his name One. Zech. xiv. 9.-See also, Rom. x. 12.-Luke ii. 11.—Phil. ii. 11.—Rom. xi. 34, compared with Isa. xl. 13.— Ps. lxxxiii. 18.

19. For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity, to acknowledge every Person by himself to be God and Lord;

19. See the foregoing Sections.

20. So are we forbidden by the Catholic Religion, to say, there be three Gods, or three Lords.

21,22,23. The

Father is

neither created, nor be

Father alone,

created, but

20. The Lord our God is one Lord. Deut. vi. 4. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism. Ephes. iv. 4, 5. Prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only. 1 Sam. vii. 3.-See also, Matt. iv. 10.

21, 22, 23. The Lord he is God, there is none made of none, else beside him. Deut. iv. 35. And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM. Exod. iii. 14. The gotten. The Father hath life in himself. John v. 26. The eternal Son is of the God is thy refuge, and underneath are the evernot made, nor lasting arms. Deut. xxxiii. 27. The Father hath given to the Son to have life in himself. John v. 26. No man hath seen God at any time; the only bethe Father gotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, Son; neither he hath declared him. John i. 18. Thou art my made, nor Son, this day have I begotten thee. He. i. 5. God begotten, but gave his only begotten Son; he that believeth on proceeding. him is not condemned; but he that believeth not

begotten.
The Holy
Ghost is of

and of the

created, nor

is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John iii. 16. 18. The Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name. John xiv. 26. When the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me. John xv. 26. He shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. John xvi. 14. Being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath

shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. Ac. ii. 33.

24, 25, 26. So there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Ghost, not three Holy Ghosts. And in this Trinity none is afore, or after other; none is greater, or less than another; But the whole three persons are co-eternal together and co-equal.

as is afore

ty in Trinity,

is to be wor

shipped.

24, 25, 26. One God and Father of all. Ephes. iv. 6. As the body is one, so also is Christ. 1 Cor. xii. 12. There is one Spirit. Ephes. iv. 4. It is the same God which worketh all in all. 1 Cor, xii. 6. Christ is all, and in all. Col. iii. 11. But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit. 1 Cor. xii. 11. See also Quotations in Section 7.

27. So that 27. They rest not day and night, saying, Holy, in all things, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and said, the Uni- is, and is to come. Rev. iv. 8. Thou shalt worship and the Tri- the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. nity in Unity Matt. iv. 10. Teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Matt. xxviii. 19. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. The Lord [i. e. the Holy Ghost] direct your hearts into the love of God, [i. e. the Father] and into the patient waiting for Christ, [i. e. the Son.] 2 Thess. iii. 5.

28. He there

be saved, must

think of the Trinity.

28. God our Saviour will have all men to be fore that will saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the thus truth. 1 Tim. ii. 3, 4. The Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 1 John iv. 14. Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Tit. iii. 5.-See the concluding Section.

29. Furthermore, it is necessary to

salvation,

29. How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation? Heb. ii. 3. The gospel of God, coneverlasting cerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was that he also made of the seed of David according to the flesh; belleve right- and declared to be the Son of God with power, nation of our according to the Spirit of holiness. Rom. i. 1. 3, 4. The word was made, flesh, and dwelt among us.

ly the Incar

Lord Jesus

Christ.