First of all / I both believe and know / that there is but one god / one alone for all sufficient: and him self to be naturally good / true / almighty, just, wise,1 the creator & curate of all things visible and invisible, and even the same my god to be the father, the son, & the holy ghost, three parsons, but one only in substance. I believe as concerning the unite of the godhead & the trinity of these names or persons in all things according unto the exposition of the Creed of Nicene & Athanasu. I believe & know it firmly,2 that the son toke unto him the hole nature of man which consisteth of body & soul receiving it verily of the immaculate and perpetual virgin Mary, so that this hole and perfect man thus assumpte into the unite of the person of the son of god be not so assumpt that the man should constitute a peculiar person as is every other name? but so was the man head taken up unto the Godhead to be the person of the son of god / inseparable / indivisible / and indissociable.3 For albeit that both the natures that is to wit the divine and human ⟨image 6⟩so held their properties that either of them in him be seen & espied verily and naturally:4 yet do not these distinct properties & works of these two natures dissever & dissociate the unite of the person: no more then in a man the mind & the flesh make two persons For like as these two, are naturally greatly distinct / so are they endowed with distinct properties & operations.5 And yet is not the man constituted of these twain, two persons, but one: even as is god and man one christ, the perpetual son of god from everlasting but the son of man from the time appointed and determined, one person, & one Christ perfect God, perfect man / not so that of the one nature the to•her be made, or be mixed together, but that either of them both abide in her own property, and yet is not the unite of the persons through this sundry properties dissevered. And thus, this same person one Christ, very God and man, as touching the property of his manhood, he wailed, he cried, and wept in his cradle, he grew and waxed / and increased in wisdom / desired to eat and drink,6 he suffered heat and cold / he was beaten, did sweet, was wounded and slain, feared and was heavy. &c.
Fyrste of all / I both beleue and knowe / that there is but one god / one alone for all sufficient: and hym self to be naturally good / true / almyghty, iuste, wyse,1 the creatour & curate of all thynges visible and inuisible, and euen the same my god to be the father, the sone, & the holy ghoste, thre parsones, but one onely in substaunce. I beleue as concerning the vnyte of the godhed & the trinite of these names or persones in all thynges accordynge vnto the exposiciō of the Crede of Nicene & Athanasu. I beleue & knowe it fermly,2 that the sone toke vnto hym ye hole nature of mā whiche consisteth of body & soule receyuyng it veryly of the immaculate and perpetuall virgyn Mary, so that this hole and perfite man thus assumpte into the vnite of the person of the sone of god be not so assumpt that the man shulde constitute a peculyar person as is euerye other name? but so was the man hed taken vp vnto the Godhed to be the persone of the sone of god / inseperable / indiuisible / and indissociable.3 For albeit that bothe the natures that is to wyt the diuine and humayn ⟨image 6⟩so helde theyr properties that either of them in hym be sene & espyed verely and naturally:4 yet do not these distinct properties & workes of these two natures disseuer & dissociat the vnite of the person: no more then in a man the mynde & the fleshe make two persōs For lyke as these two, are naturally greatly distincte / so are they endewed with distincte properties & operacions.5 And yet is not the man cōstituted of these twein, two persones, but one: euen as is god and man one christe, the perpetuall sone of god from euerlastyng but the sone of man from the tyme apointed and determyned, one persone, & one Christe perfect God, perfect man / not so that of the one nature the to•her be made, or be myxt togyther, but that eyther of them both abyde in her owne propertie, and yet is not the vnite of the persons throughe this sondrye properties disseuered. And thus, this same pe•sone one Christe, verye God and man, as towchynge the propertie of his manhod, he wayled, he cryed, and wept in his cradle, he grewe and waxed / and encreased in wysdome / desyred to eate and drynke,
- 1His confession of the unite & trinity of God.His confessiō of the vnite & trinite of God.
- 2His faith of Christ the •one of god & man.His faythe of Chr•ste the •one of god & man.
- 3Of the .ii. natures.
- 4In one person.
- 5The distinct properties and operations of the .ii. natures in christ divide not the person.The distinct ꝓperties and operacions of the .ii. natures in christ diuide not the person.
- 6Luc•. ii.
