Of the Trinity of persons, in the unity of the divine essence, and of their proprieties, and of the creation of the world. Chap. 5.Of the Trinitie of persons, in the vnitie of the diuine essence, and of their proprieties, and of the creation of the worlde. Chap. 5.
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Of the Trinity of persons, in the unity of the divine essence, and of their proprieties, and of the creation of the world. Chap. 5.
Of the Trinitie of persons, in the vnitie of the diuine essence, and of their proprieties, and of the creation of the worlde. Chap. 5.
Further, albeit that there is but one only God, in one only divine essence, this notwithstanding,1 the Christian faith doth acknowledge in that divine essence, the Father, the Son, and the holy Ghost, accordingly, as God hath declared himself in his word, the which albeit he be distinguished in three persons, yet notwithstanding those three divine persons are but one only God, in one self same essence: in the which, the faith doth consider the father, as the fountain of all divinity, and the Creator of all things, visible and invisible: and the Son as the eternal word and wisdom of him, by the which all things are made, ordained and placed as they are: ⟨p. 7⟩and the holy Ghost, as his infinite power, by the which he doth sustain and govern them, according to his eternal providence.
FVrther, albeit that there is but one only God, in one only diuine essence, this notwithstanding,1 the Christian faith doth acknowledge in that diuine essence, the Father, the Son, and the holy Ghoste, accordingly, as God hath declared himselfe in his worde, the whiche albeit he be distinguished in thrée persons, yet notwithstāding those thrée diuine persons are but one only God, in one selfe same essence: in the which, the faith doth cōsider ye father, as the fountayn of all diuinitie, and the Creator of all things, visible and inuisible: and the Son as the eternal word and wisedom of him, by the whiche all things ar made, ordeined and placed as they are: ⟨p. 7⟩and the holy Ghost, as his infinite power, by the which he doth susteyn and gouerne them, accordyng to hys eternall prouidence.