¶ Articles agreed vpō in the Conuocacion, and published by the Kinges Maiestie. — ¶ Of faith in the holy Trinitie.
The One God in Three Persons
This pericope declares the oneness of God and the triune persons of the Godhead.
There is only one living and true God, and he is everlasting, without body, parts, or passions, of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness, the maker and preserver of all things, both visible and invisible.1 And in the unity of this Godhead there are three persons, of one substance, power, and eternity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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THeare is but one lyuing, and true God: and he is euerlasting: with out bodie, partes, or passions: of infinite power, wisdome, and goodnesse: the maker, and preseruer of all thinges, both visible, & inuisible. And in vnitie of thys Godheade ther be thre persones, of one substaunce, power, and eternitie: the father, the sōne, & the holy Ghost.
Notes
- 1 ↩"Passions" here means impassibility: God is not subject to changeable emotions or suffering, not that he lacks love or mercy.
John Ponet's Short Catechisme (1553) companion
Rule yourself daily, not just on retreat
Chosen Portion turns the mirror into a daily practice — a short reading and examining question each morning before you lead anyone.
Chosen Portion makes the mirror daily: the ruler-formation questions this collection preserves become a two-minute morning examination in the app.
- A daily formation reading drawn from centuries of counsel to those in authority
- One pointed examination question a day — two minutes, before the meetings start
- Track your practice over weeks and watch the examined life become a habit