For like as we are compelled by the Christian { Ver-ity to acknowledge every Person by himself to be God and Lord;

So are we forbidden by the Catholic Re- { li-gion to say, There be three Gods, or three { Lords.

:

The Father is made of none: neither created, nor be- {got-ten.

The Son is of the Father alone: not made, nor created, but be- { got-ten.

The Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the { Son neither made, nor created, nor begotten,* but pro-ceed-ing.

So there is one Father, not three Fathers;* one Son, not three Sons: one Holy Ghost, not three Holy Ghosts.

And in this Trinity none is afore or after } o-ther none is greater or less than an-o-ther. But the whole three persons are co-eternal to- { geth-er: and co- e-qual.

So that in all things, as is afore- { said: the Unity in Trinity, and the Trinity in Unity,* is to be { worship-ped.

(f) He therefore that will be sav-ed: must thus think of the Trini-ty.

Furthermore, it is necessary to everlasting

Tone 8. C. (1.) p. 15.

† (2.) p. 15.

sal-va-tion: that he also believe rightly* the

Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. {

(f) For the right Faith is,* that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God,* is God and { Man;

God, of the substance of the Father,* begotten

before the worlds: and Man, of the substance of his Mother,* born { in the world

Perfect God, and perfect } Man: of a reasonable soul and human flesh sub- { sist-ing.

Equal to the Father,* as touching his { Godhead and inferior to the Father,* as touching his Man-hood:

{

Who, although he be God and Man: yet he is not two, but one { Christ;

One;* not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh but by taking of the Manhood into { God.

One altogether;* not by confusion of Substance but by unity of { Per-son.

For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one { Man: so God and Man is one Christ;

+ Who suffered for our sal-va-tion: descended

into hell,* (f) rose again the third day from the { dead.

(f) He ascended into Heaven,* he sitteth on the right hand of the Father, God Al- { migh-ty: from whence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

† At whose coming all men shall rise again with their bo-dies: and shall give account for { their own works.

† And they that have done good shall go into life ever-last-ing: and they that have done evil into everlasting fire.

(f) This is the Catholic Faith: which except a man believe faithfully,* he cannot be { sav-ed. Glory be to the Father,* and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning,* is now, and ever { shall be world without end. { A-men.

THE heavens declare the glory of God: and

the firmament sheweth his

2 One day telleth ancerti- { fieth an-other.

han-dy-work.

o-ther: and one night

3 (f) There is neither speech nor lán-guage: but their voices are heard a- mong them.

4 (f) Their sound is gone out into all { lands:

and their words into the { ends of the world.

5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for the { sun which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of

his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course.

6 It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven,* and runneth about unto the end of it a- } gain: and there is nothing hid from the { heat there-of.

.

7 The law of the Lord is an indefiled law,* converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom unto the sim-ple. 8 The statutes of the Lord are right,* and rejoice the heart: the commandment of the Lord § * and giveth light unto the eyes.

is pure,

*

9 The fear of the Lord is clean,* and endureth for ev-er: the judgements of the Lord are true, and righteous alto- { geth-er.

10 More to be desired are they than gold,* yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey, and the ho-ney-comb.

11 Moreover, by them is thy servant { taught: and in keeping of them there is { great re-ward. 12 Who can tell how oft he of- fend-eth: O cleanse thou me from my se-cret faults.

13 † Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion { o-ver me: so shall I be undefiled,* and innocent from the { great of-fence.