6. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty:
7. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
8. I believe in the Holy Ghost:
9. I believe in the Holy Catholic Church: the communion of saints:
10. The forgiveness of sins:
11. The resurrection of the body:
12. And the life everlasting.
8. LORD’S DAY.
*24. How are these articles divided?
Into three parts: the first is of God the Father, and our Creation; the second, of God the Son, and our Redemption; the third, of God the Holy Ghost, and our Sanctification.
25. Since there is but one divine essence, why speakest thou of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost?
Because God has so revealed himself in his word, that these three and distinct persons (Matt. 28;19), are the one, true, and eternal God (Matt. 12;29).
Matt. 28;19.—Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.—John 14;16, 17.—John 5;32.—John 15;26.—John 10;33.—Matt. 3;16, 17.—Heb. 1;8.—Acts 5;3, 4.—2 Cor. 13;13.—1 Cor. 12;4-6.
Matt. 12;29.—The first of all the commandments is, Hear O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord. 1 Cor. 8;4.—Eph. 4;6.—Isa. 44;6.—Isa. 45;5.
