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Gregory Thaumaturgus - A Declaration of Faith
A Declaration of Faith. [18]
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There is one God, the Father of the living Word, who is His subsistent Wisdom and Power and Eternal Image: [19] perfect Begetter of the perfect Begotten, Father of the only-begotten Son. There is one Lord, Only of the Only, [20] God of God, Image and Likeness of Deity, Efficient Word, [21] Wisdom comprehensive [22] of the constitution of all things, and Power formative [23] of the whole creation, true Son of true Father, Invisible of Invisible, and Incorruptible of Incorruptible, and Immortal of Immortal and Eternal of Eternal. [24] And there is One Holy Spirit, having His subsistence [25] from God, and being made manifest [26] by the Son, to wit to men: [27] Image [28] of the Son, Perfect Image of the Perfect; [29] Life, the Cause of the living; Holy Fount; Sanctity, the Supplier, or Leader, [30] of Sanctification; in whom is manifested God the Father, who is above all and in all, and God the Son, who is through all. There is a perfect Trinity, in glory and eternity and sovereignty, neither divided nor estranged. [31] Wherefore there is nothing either created or in servitude [32] in the Trinity; [33] nor anything superinduced, [34] as if at some former period it was non-existent, and at some later period it was introduced. And thus neither was the Son ever wanting to the Father, nor the Spirit to the Son; [35] but without variation and without change, the same Trinity abideth ever. [36]