The Prefczce. eaU exprefly on the Natn.e of the Father, or of the Soil; or of the Holy Spirit ; whether we do it abfolurely or relatively, that is, with refpea unto the Relation of one Perfon to the other; as calling 011 God, as the F~ther of our Lord J efi1s Chrifl: ; on Chrifl: as the Son of his Love; on the l-!oly Spirit as proceeding frmn them both, we do formally invocate and call on the Divine Nature, and confequently the whole Trinity, and each Perfon therein.. This Truth they principally cold1rm– ed \Vith the fonn of our initiation into·Chrift at Bap- , tifm ; I l?aptizs the! in the Name ofthe Father; and ofthe Son, and of the Holy G!Joft. For a5 thefe is contained tLerein the fiunme of all Divine Honour, fo it is di– rected unto the fame Name, not the Natnes of the Father, Son and Spirit, which is the Lune Deity or Di'– vine Nature alone. So fpeak the Fathers of the fecondGeneral Councel in their Letters unto the Biiliops of the Weft; as they are exprdfed in Theodoret. lib. 5. cap. 9· 'This form of Baptifm teacheth us, ITui&UGiV es 7d 3vof-{g; -rfi 7ra:re)s, ~ rzi; < "' \ "-' C I 1 fi':::J s:--,. ~ C, _I I \ (\ I \ Ut'<!, '!J '1"13 Cl. )A~ 7rV~U f--{9-7~, orJACl.aTJ, n.J"CO'Tl1'T05 'TE '!J OrJVCl.f.!./UJJ~ '!J ~ I (\J "' ry \ \ rv c ~ \ ,....; c I 1 ~ ~uiiX.S f.MlXS 7'6 7rel. le,9~, v.gt 7'd Vl'd' XCGI 7'd ct;yH>' 7rV&Vf.LCX.7~ 'm'711- . A . I c I _<: 't i I (\I <: () I ' \ c;'C!VOf.L~V'i1S, OfJ!)'T!f.L'd 'T Cl.c;,lel.S, Xel.l avvnto IH 'T pel.OlAGia.S,. eV 'TeJ.Ol ni\8a.s uc·nt'la.Clfoz, To belielJe in the Name of the Father, and of the ~on, and' of the Holy GJJofl ; feeh~~ that the Deity, Substance and Power of t!Je Father, Son, an4 Holy Spirit, is one and the fame, tbeir Vignity equal, their J\Jngdom eo:: · eternal
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