The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded

And here the sleights of Satan have from time to time been wonderful, who not able to wring out of mens minds, the opinion of a God so strongly settled in them, hath cunningly abused the World, by bringing in an imaginary multitude of gods, bewitching them to worship, partly, feigned powers, partly, bare creatures, neglecting the Creator blessed for ever, Amen. By how much¹ the more we are to strive for the holding fast of this Truth, as the Pillar of Faith, and ground of all Piety: howsoever it be a truth, of all other most true and certain, that there is nor can be but one only God, for the causes before alleged, ye the Scripture telleth us, that in this most simple and single essence there be three subsistences or persons, truly subsisting, whereof every one ⟨p. 28⟩is distinct from other, and each hath the whole God-head in him.

And here the sleights of Satan haue from time to time beene wonderfull, who not able to wring out of mens minds, the opinion of a God so strongly settled in them, hath cunningly abused the World, by bringing in an imaginary multitude of gods, bewitching them to worship, partly, fained powers, partly, bare creatures, neglecting the Creatour blessed for euer, Amen. By how much¹ the more wee are to striue for the holding fast of this Truth, as the Piller of Faith, and ground of all Pietie: howsoeuer it bee a truth, of all other most true and certayne, that there is nor can be but one onely God, for the causes before alleaged, ye the Scripture telleth vs, that in this most simple and single essence there bee three subsistences or persons, truely subsisting, whereof euery one ⟨p. 28⟩is distinct from other, and each hath the whole God-head in him.

1. 1The three persons are, each of them, that one Jehovah diversly subsisting, and are the Father and the Sonne and the Holy Ghost.The three persons are, each of them, that one Iehouah diuersly subsisting, and are the Father and the Sonne and the Holy Ghost.