Of God and 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
a. Deut. 6:4; I Cor. 8:4, 6. b. I Thess. 1:9; Jer. 10:10.
c. Job 11:7-9; 26:14. d. John 4:24.
e. I Tim. 1:17. f. Deut. 4:15-16; John 4:24; Luke 4:39.
g. Acts 14:11, 15. h. James 1:17; Mal. 3:6.
i. I Kings 8:27; Jer. 23:23-24. j. Ps. 90:2; I Tim. 1:17.
k. Ps. 145:3. l. Gen. 17:1; Rev. 4:8.
m. Rom. 16:27. n. Isa. 6:3; Rev. 4:8.
o. Ps. 115:3 p. Exod. 3:14.
q. Eph. 1:11. r. Prov. 16:4; Rom. 11:36.
s. I John 4:8, 16. t. Exod.34:6-7.
u. Heb. 11:6. v. Neh. 9:32-33.
w. Ps. 5:5-6. x. Nah. 1:2, 3; Exod.34:7.
II. God has all life,a glory,b
goodness,c blessedness,d in and of Himself; and is alone in and unto
Himself all-sufficient, not standing in need of any creatures which He has made,e
nor deriving any glory from them,f 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;g and has most sovereign dominion over them, to do by them,
for them, or upon them whatsoever Himself pleases.h In His sight all things are
open and manifest,i His knowledge is infinite, infallible, and independent upon
the creature,j so as nothing is to Him contingent, or uncertain.k He
is most holy in all His counsels, in all His works, and in all His commands.l To
Him is due from angels and men, and every other creature, whatsoever worship, service, or
obedience He is pleased to require of them.m
a. John 5:26.
b. Acts 7:2.
c. Ps. 119:68.
d. I Tim. 6:15; Rom. 9:5.
e. Acts 17:24-25.
f. Job 22:2-3.
g. Rom. 11:36.
h. Rev. 4:11; I Tim. 6:15; Dan 4:25, 35.
i. Heb. 4:13.
j. Rom. 11:33-34; Ps. 147:5.
k. Acts 15:18; Ezek. 11:5
l. Ps. 145:17; Rom. 7:12.
m. Rev. 5:12-14.
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:a the Father is of none, neither begotten, nor proceeding; the Son is
eternally begotten of the Father;b the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the
Father and the Son.c
a. I John 5:7; Matt. 3:16-17; 28:19; II Cor. 13:14.
b. John 1:14, 18.
c. John 15:26; Gal. 4:6.
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