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24.) eternal (Esay 40. v. 28.) infinite (Jere. 23. v. 24. 

 Psal. 139. V. 7. 8. 9.) most good (Matth. 19. v. 17.) 

 almighty (Gen. 17. i. Revel, i. 8.) one in being, and 

 nature : one in providence : one in the making and 

 governing of all things ^Deur. 6. 5. Ephe. 4. 5.} But 

 distinguished by the persons of the Godhead and their 

 properties, the Father, the Sonne, and the holy Ghost 

 (Matth. 28. 19. & 3. 17.) God the Father the first 

 person of the Godhead creator of heaven and earth, and 

 all other thins^s (Gen. i. v. i. and in those that folow) 

 the upholder Sc governor of all (Psa. 115. 3. Heb. i. 3.) 

 Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (Psal. 2, 7. and verses 

 following) and our Father through him (Rom. 8. 15.) 

 keeper of our soules and bodies (Luke 12. 12.^ And 

 that Jesus Christ the second person of the Godhead is 

 the Sonne of God the Father (John i. 18. 6cc.) onely 

 begotten (John i. 29. Heb. i. 2.) equal to his Father 

 (i Chro. 17. 13. Joh. I. I.) true God (John i. 2. &:c.) 

 foreappointed before the creation of all things (i. Pet. i. 

 2c, Revel. 13. 8. &c.) and presently after mans fall 

 promised to be the Messias (Gene. 3. 15. 6cc.) published 

 eftsoones unto the holy Patriarches, as unto Abraham 

 (Gen. 12. 3. 6cc ) unto Isaac Gen. 26. 4.} unto Jacob 

 (Gene. 28. 14.) and confirmed by promises (Gen. 49. 

 9. Esa. II. I, 10.) prefigured by ye sacrifices of Moses 

 (Lev. I. 2. 6cc.) and by other types, as namely by the 

 offering of Isaac (Gen. 22.) by the lifting up of the 

 brasen serpent (Num. 21} by Jonas (Jonas 2. &:c.) pro- 

 claimed bv the testimony of the Prophets (Esa. ". 14.) 

 and at lenoth in the fulnesse of time truely exhibited : 

 true man (John i. 14. &:c. Gal. 4.) that he died for our 

 sinnes, and was raised againe for our iustification (Rom. 



4. 25. 6cc.) Ascending into heaven (Acts i. 9. iicc.) and 

 making intercession for us at the right hand of his Father 

 without ceasing (i. John 2. i. 6cc.) by his holy Spirit [I. 572.] 

 (which is the thirde person of the Godhead, coequall, 



and consubstantial to the Father and the Sonne, Acts. 



5. 4.) gathering the Church to himselfe by the Word, 



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