2._____God, having all life, glory, goodness, blessedness, in and of
himself, is alone in and unto himself all-sufficient, not standing in need
of any creature which he hath made, nor deriving any glory from them, 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,
and he hath most sovereign dominion over all creatures, to do by them,
for them, or upon them, whatsoever himself pleaseth; in his sight all things
are open and manifest, his knowledge is infinite, infallible, and independent
upon the creature, so as nothing is to him contingent or uncertain; he
is most holy in all his counsels, in all his works, and in all his commands;
to him is due from angels and men, whatsoever worship, service, or obedience,
as creatures they owe unto the Creator, and whatever he is further pleased
to require of them.
(
John
5:26; Psalms
148:13; Psalms
119:68; Job
22:2, 3; Romans
11:34-36; Daniel
4:25, 34, 35; Hebrews
4:13; Ezekiel
11:5; Acts
15:18; Psalms
145:17; Revelation
5:12-14 )
3._____ In this divine and infinite Being there are three subsistences,
the Father, the Word or Son, and Holy Spirit, of one substance, power,
and eternity, each having the whole divine essence, yet the essence undivided:
the Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding; the Son is eternally
begotten of the Father; the Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father and
the Son; all infinite, without beginning, therefore but one God, who is
not to be divided in nature and being, but distinguished by several peculiar
relative properties and personal relations; which doctrine of the Trinity
is the foundation of all our communion with God, and comfortable dependence
on him.
(
1
John 5:7; Matthew
28:19; 2
Corinthians 13:14; Exodus
3:14; John
14:11; 1
Corinthians 8:6; John
1:14,18; John
15:26; Galatians
4:6 )