Classics

Of God, and of the Holy Trinity

I. There is but one only,^a living, and true God,^b who is infinite in being and perfection,^c a most pure spirit,^d invisible,^e without body, parts,^f or passions;^g immutable,^h immense,ⁱ eternal,^j incomprehensible,^k almighty,^l most wise,^m most holy,ⁿ most free,^o most absolute;^p working all things according to the counsel of His own immutable and most righteous will,^q for His own glory;^r most loving,^s gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin;^t the rewarder of them that diligently seek Him;^u and withal, most just, and terrible in His judgments,^v hating all sin,^w and who will by no means clear the guilty.^x

II. God has all life,^y glory,^z goodness,^aa blessedness,^ab in and of Himself; and is alone in and unto Himself all-sufficient, not standing in need of any creatures which He has made,^ac nor deriving any glory from them,^ad but only manifesting His own glory in, by, unto, and upon them. He is the alone fountain of all being, of whom, through whom, and to whom are all things;^ae and has most sovereign dominion over them, to do by them, for them, or upon them whatsoever Himself pleases.^af In His sight all things are open and manifest,^ag His knowledge is infinite, infallible, and independent upon the creature,^ah so as nothing is to Him contingent, or uncertain.^ai He is most holy in all His counsels, in all His works, and in all His commands.^aj To Him is due from angels and men, and every other creature, whatsoever worship, service, or obedience He is pleased to require of them.^ak

III. In the unity of the Godhead there be three Persons of one substance, power, and eternity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.^al The Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father;^am the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son.^an