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all-sufficient (y), eternal (z), unchangeable (a), incomprehensible (b), every where present (c), almighty (d), knowing all things (e), most wise (f), most holy (g), most just (h), most merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth (i).

Q. 8. Are there more Gods than one?

A. There is but One only, the living and true God (k). Q. 9. How many persons are there in the Godhead?

A. There be three persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one true, eternal God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory; although distinguished by their personal properties (1).

(y) Gen. 17. 1. I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

(z) Psal. 90. 2. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world: even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

(a) Mal. 3. 6. For I am the Lord, I change not.

(b) 1 Kings 8. 27. But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded.

(c) Psal. 139. 1. 13. O Lord, thou hast searched me and known me: Thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine up-rising, thou understandest my thoughts afar off, &c. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence, &c.

(d) Rev. 4. 8. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

(e) Heb. 4. 13. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight; but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

(f) Rem, 16. 27. To God

only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever, Amen.

(g) Isa. 6. 3. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of his glory.

(h) Deut. 32. 4. He is the rock, his work is perfect; for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth, and without iniquity, just and right is he.

(i) Exod. 34. 6. And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, the Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.

(k) Deut. 6. 4. Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God is one Lord. Jer. 10. 10. But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King.

(1)1 John 5. 7. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. Mat. 28. 19. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Fa ther, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 2 Cor. 13. 14. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be

Q. 10. What are the personal properties of the three persons in the Godhead?

A. It is proper to the Father to beget the Son (m), and to the Son to be begotten of the Father (n), and to the Holy Ghost to proceed from the Father and the Son from all eternity (o).

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Q. 11. How doth it appear that the Son and the Holy Ghost are God, equal with the Father?

A. The scriptures manifest that the Son and the Holy Ghost are God, equal with the Father, ascribing unto them such names (p), attributes (q), works (r),

with you all, Amen. John 10. 30. I and my Father are one.

(m) Heb. 1. 5. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son.

(n) John 1. 14. And the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth.

(0) John 15. 26. But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me. Gal. 4. 6. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

(p) Isa. 6. 3, 5. And one cried untó another, and said, Holy,holy, holy is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of his glory. Then said I, wo is me, for I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. Compared with John 12. 41. These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. 1 John 5. 20. And we know that the Son of

God is come, and hath given us an understanding that we may know him that is true and we are in him that is true, even in his son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. Acts 5. 3, 4. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost? Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

(9) Isa. 9. 6. For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. John 2. 24. But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men. 1 Cor. 2. 10. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea the deep things of God.

(r) Col. 1. 16. For by him were all things created that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him. Gen. 1. 2. And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep and the Spirit of God mov ed upon the face of the waters.,

and worship (3), as are proper to God only. Q. 12. What are the decrees of God?

A. God's decrees are the wise, free, and holy acts of the counsel of his will (t), whereby, from all eternity, he hath, for his own glory, unchangeably fore-ordained whatsoever comes to pass in time (v), especially concerning angels and men.

Q. 13. What hath God especially decreed concerning angels and men?

A. God, by an eternal and immutable decree, out of his mere love, for the praise of his glorious grace, to be manifested in due time, hath elected some angels to glory (w); and in Christ hath chosen some men to eternal life and the means thereof (x); and also, according to his sovereign power, and the unsearchable counsel of his own will (whereby he extendeth or withholdeth favour as he pleaseth), hath passed by, and fore-ordained the rest to dishonour and wrath, to be for their sin inflicted, to the praise of the glory of his justice (y).

(8) Mat. 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. 2 Cor. 13. 14. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.

(t) Eph. 1. 11. In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will. Rom. 9. 18. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will, he hardeneth.

(v) Rom. 9. 22. 23. What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured, with much long-suffering, the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory.

Psalm 33. 2. The counsel of the Lord standeth forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

(w) 1 Tim. 5. 21. I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels.

(x) Eph. 1. 4, 5. According as he hath chosen us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy, and without blame before him in love; Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children, by Jesus Christ, to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will. 2 Thess. 2. 13. Because God hath

from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth.

(y) Rom. 9. 12, 21, 22. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will, he hardeneth. Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the

Q. 14. How doth God execute his decrees?

A. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence, according to his infallible fore-knowledge and the free and immutable counsel of his own will (z). Q. 15. What is the work of creation?

A. The work of creation is that wherein God did in the beginning, by the word of his power, make of nothing the world and all things therein for himself, within the space of six days, and all very good (a).

Q. 16. How did God create angels?

A. God created all the angels (b), spirits (c), immortal (d), holy (e), excelling in knowledge (f), mighty in power (g); to execute his commandments, and to

same lump to make one vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor? What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured, with much long-suffering, the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction? Mat. 11. 25. At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hást revealed them unto babes. v. 26. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. Jude 4. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

(z) Eph. 1. 11. In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.

(a) (Gen. 1 chapter.) Heb. 11. 3. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

Prov. 16. 4. The Lord hath made all things for himself; yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

(b) Col. 1. 16. For by him were all things created that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.

(c) Psalm 104. 4. Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire.

(d) Matt. 22. 30. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels of God in heaven.

(e) Mat. 25. 31. When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory.

(f) 2 Samuel 14. 17. Then thine handmaid said, 'The word of my Lord the King shall now be comfortable for as an angel of God, so is my Lord the King to discern good and bad: there fore the Lord thy God will be with thee.

(g) 2 Thess. 1. 7. And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven, with his mighty angels.

praise his name (h), yet subject to change (i).

Q. 17. How did God create man?

A. After God had made all other creatures, he created man male and female (k); formed the body of the man of the dust of the ground (1), and the woman of the rib of the man (m); endued them with living, reasonable and immortal souls (n); made them after his own image (0), in knowledge (p), righteousness and holiness (q); having the law of God written in their hearts (r), and power to fulfil it (8), with dominion over the creatures (t); yet subject to fall (v).

(h) Psalm 103. 20. Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

(i) 2 Peter 2. 4. For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment.

(k) Gen. 1. 27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him: male and female created he them.

(1) Gen. 2.7. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.

(m) Gen. 2. 22. And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

(n) Gen. 2. 7. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life: and man became a living soul. Compared with Job 35. 11. Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven. And with Eccl. 12. 7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. And with Mat. 10, 28. And fear not them which

kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

o) Gen. 1. 27. So God crea ted man in his own image, in the image of God created he him: male and female created he them.

(p) Col. 3. 10. And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him.

(4) Eph. 4. 24. And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

(r) Rom. 2. 14, 15. For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts.

(8) Eccl. 7. 29. Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

(t) Gen. 1.28. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

(v) Gen. 3. 6. And when the

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