The Humble Advice of the Assembly of Divines/Chapter 2

by Westminster Assembly

Chap. II.

Of God, and of the holy Trinity.

THere is but one only^[1], living, and true God ^[2]: who is infinite in Being and Perfection^[3], a most pure Spirit^[4], invisible^[5] without body, parts^[6], or passions^[7], immutable^[8], immense^[9], eternal^[10], incomprehensible^[11], almighty^[12], most wise^[13], most holy^[14], most free^[15], most absolute^[16], working all things according to the Counsel of his own immutable and most righteous wil^[17], for his own glory^[18], most loving^[19], gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin^[20], the rewarder of them that diligently seek him^[21]; and withall, most just and terrible in his iudgmens^[22], hating all sin^[23], and who wil by no means cleer the guilty^[24].

II. God hath all life^[25], glory^[26], goodness^[27], blessedness^[28], in, and of himself, and is alone in, and unto himself all-sufficient, not standing in need of any creatures which he hath made^[29], nor deriving any Glory from them^[30], 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^[31]; and hath most Soveraign Dominion over them, to do by them, for them, or upon them whatsoever himself pleaseth^[32]. In his sight all things are open and manifest^[33], his knowledg is infinite, infallible, and independent upon the creature^[34], so as nothing is to him contingent or uncertain^[35]. He is most holy in all his councels, in all his works, and in all his commands^[36]. To him is due from Angels and Men, and every other creature, whatsoever worship, service, or obedience he is pleased to require of them^[37].

III. In the Unity of the God-head there be Three Persons, of one substance, power and eternity; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost^[38]. The Father is of none, neither begotten, nor proceeding: The Son is eternally begotten of the Father^[39]: the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son^[40].

1. Deut. 6. 4
   1 Cor. 8 4. 6
2. 1 Thes. 1. 9
   Ier. 10. 10
3. Iob 11. 7, 8. 9
   Iob 26. 14
4. Iohn 4. 24
5. 1 Tim. 1. 17
6. Deut. 4. 5, 6
   Ioh. 4. 24. with Luke 24. 39
7. Act. 14. 11. 15
8. Iam. 1. 17.
   Mal. 3. 6.
9. I King. 8:27
   Ier. 23. 23, 24
10. Psal. 90. 2
    1 Tim. 1. 17
11. Psal 145. 3
12. Gen. 17. 1.
    Rev. 4. 8.
13. Rom. 16. 27.
14. Isa. 6. 3.
    Rev 4. 8.
15. Psal. 115. 3.
16. Exod. 3. 14.
17. Eph. 1.11.
18. Prov. 16. 14.
    Rom. 11. 36.
19. 1 Iohn 4 8 16.
20. Exod. 34 6, 7.
21. Heb. 11. 6.
22. Nehem. 9 32, 33.
23. Psal. 5. 5, 6.
24. Nah 1. 2, 3.
    Exod 34. 7.
25. Iohn 5. 26
26. Acts 7. 2
27. Psa. 119. 68
28. 1 Tim. 6, 15
    Rom, 9, 5,
29. Acts 17, 24, 25,
30. Iob, 2, 2, 23.
31. Rom. 11, 36,
32. Rev, 4, 11.
    1 Tim 6, 15,
    Dan. 4, 25. 35.
33. Heb. 4, 13.
34. Rom, 11, 33. 34,
    Psal, 147, 5,
35. Acts 15, 18,
    Ezek, 11, 5,
36. Psal. 145, 17.
    Rom. 7, 12,
37. Rev, 5, 12, 13, 14,
38. 1 Iohn 5, 7,
    Mat, 3, 16, 17,
    Mat, 28, 19,
    2 Cor, 13, 14,
39. Ioh, 1, 14, 18,
40. Ioh, 1, 15, 26
    Gal, 4, 6