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The faith of the fathers. Or, The articles of the true religion, all of…
The faith of the fathers. Or, The articles of the true religion, all of them exhibited in the express words of the Old Testament. Partly, to confirm those who do possess that religion of God, and His Messiah. But chiefly, to engage the Jewish nation, unto the religion of their patriarchs; and, bring down the hearts of the fathers into the children, and the disobedient unto the wisdom of the just; and so, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Four lines of quotation]
printed by B. Green, 1699
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A. Yes. It is written, Psal. 147.5. Great is our Lord, and of Great Power, His understanding is Infinite. And again; Psal. 145.8, 17. The Lord is Gracious, and full of Compassion; slow to Anger, and of Great Mercy; The Lord is Righteous in all His ways, and Holy in all His works.
Q. Are there not Three Persons in the One God; Namely, The LORD, the WORD of the Lord, and the SPIRIT of the Lord?
A. Yes. It is written, Psal. 33.5, 6 The Earth is full of the Goodness of the Lord; By the Word of the ⟨p. 6⟩Lord were the Heavens made; And all the Host of them by the Spirit of His Mouth.
Q. Can there be One God in Three Persons?