Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 2
I. 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 will,
[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 withal, most just, and terrible in His judgments,
[22] hating all sin,
[23] and who will by no means clear the guilty.
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II. God has 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 has 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 has most sovereign dominion over them, to do by them, for them, or upon them whatsoever Himself pleases.
[32] In His sight all things are open and manifest,
[33] His knowledge 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 counsels, 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.
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III. In the unity of the Godhead 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.
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[38] (Traditionally, I John 5:7 is placed here, but we have, for obvious reasons, omitted it in our online edition) MATT 3:16-17 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. MATT 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. II 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.
[39] JOHN 1:14,18 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. No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
[40] 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.
the Father is of none, neither begotten, nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father;p the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son.