In this divine and infinite Being there is the Father,¹ the Word,² and the Holy Spirit;³ each having the whole divine⁴ essence, yet the essence undivided; all infinite without any beginning, therefore but one⁵ God; who is not to be divided in nature, and being, but distinguished by several peculiar relative properties.

1. 1 Corinthians 1:3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ↩︎
2. John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ↩︎
3. John 15:26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. ↩︎
4. Exodus 3:14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’” ↩︎
5. 1 Corinthians 8:6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. ↩︎